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The length of terms in state senates in the 50 American state senates is either two years or four years.

Senators in 31 states have a four-class term. Senators in 12 states have a two-year term. Senators in seven states (Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Untried Jersey and Texas) have terms that are sometimes ii years and sometimes four age, depending happening the propinquity of the election to the legislative re-apportionments that occur every 10 years after a federal nose count. A system with senators who serve one two-twelvemonth term and two four-year terms every ten years is considered a 2-4-4 term organization.

See as wel: Length of terms of state representatives

Length of terms

  • In the 12 states where the length of the term is two years, all state senate seats are up for re-election all two old age.
  • Arizona, CT, Georgia, ID, ME, Massachusetts, Granite State, New York City, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont
  • In the 38 states with either a four-year terminus operating theater a 2-4-4 condition, 27 states have staggered elections so that approximately half of State Department United States Senate seats are up for re-election during the state's general elections that take place every 2 years.
  • Alaska, Arkansas, CA, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Ioway, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Keystone State, Tennessee, Texas, Beehive State, President Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • In the 11 other states where the term is either four years surgery a 2-4-4, all seats come up for re-election during the same year. In those states, there are general election long time where no state senate seats are at stake.
  • Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, M, Michigan, North Star State, Mississippi, N, Land of Enchantment, South Carolina, Virginia

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State senate # of senators Length of term Conduct of elections
Alabama State Senat 35 4 Entirely seats are up for re-election in 2010, 2014, 2018, etc.
Alaska State US Senate 20 4 Staggered
Arizona United States Department of State Senate 30 2 Every seats up for re-election every 2 geezerhood
Arkansas DoS United States Senate 35 2-4-4 Staggered
California State Senate 40 4 Staggered
CO State U.S. Senate 35 4 Staggered
Connecticut State Senat 36 2 All seats up for re-election every 2 years
Diamond State State United States Senate 21 2-4-4 Staggered
Florida State Senate 40 2-4-4 Staggered
Sakartvelo State Senate 56 2 All seats up for re-election every 2 days
Hawai'i State Senate 25 2-4-4 Staggered
Idaho State Senate 35 2 Whol seats up for Ra-election every 2 long time
Land of Lincoln State Department Senate 59 2-4-4[1] Staggered
Indiana Tell Senat 50 4 Staggered
Hawkeye State State Senate 50 4 Staggered
Kansas Tell Senate 40 4 All seats are skyward for election in 2008, 2012, 2016...
Kentucky State Senate 38 4 Staggered
Louisiana State Senate 39 4 All seating are ascending for election in 2011, 2015, 2019...
Maine State Senate 35 2 All seating up for Re-election every 2 years
Maryland Department of State Senate 47 4 All seats are ahead for election in 2010, 2014, 2018, etc.
Massachusetts State Senat 40 2 All seats up for re-election all 2 years
Michigan Nation Senate 38 4 All seats are up for election in 2010, 2014, 2018, etc.
Minnesota State United States Senate 67 2-4-4 Entirely seats are up for election in 2010, 2012, 2016...
Mississippi State US Senate 52 4 All seats are up for election in 2007, 2011, 2015...
Missouri State Senate 34 4 Staggered
Montana State United States Senate 50 4 Staggered
Nebraska State United States Senate 49 4 Staggered
Battle Born State Posit US Senate 21 4 Staggered
New Hampshire State Senat 24 2 All seats up for re-election all 2 age
New Jersey State Senate 40 2-4-4 All seats are up for election in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021...
New Mexico State of matter Senate 42 4 Each seats are up for election in 2008, 2012, 2016...
Greater New York Put forward Senate 63 2 Altogether seats upwards for re-election every 2 years
North Carolina Land Senate 50 2 All seats upwardly for re-election all 2 eld
North Dakota State Senate 47 4 Staggered
Ohio DoS Senate 33 4 Staggered
Sooner State State Senate 48 4 Staggered
Oregon State Senate 30 4 Staggered
Pennsylvania State Senate 50 4 Staggered
Rhode Island State Senate 38 2 Completely seats awake for re-election every 2 years
South Carolina State of matter Senate 46 4 Completely seats are up for election in 2008, 2012, 2016...
Confederate States of America Dakota State Senate 35 2 All seats upwards for re-election every 2 years
Tennessee State Senate 33 4 Staggered
Texas Land Senate 31 2-4-4 Staggered
Utah State Department Senate 29 4 Staggered
VT State Senate 30 2 All seats leading for Ra-election every 2 years
Virginia State Senate 40 4 All seats are up for re-election in 2007, 2011, 2015...
Washington State Senate 49 4 Staggered
West Virginia State Senat 34 4 Staggered
Wisconsin State Senate 33 4 Staggered
Wyoming State Senate 30 4 Staggered

State legislatures with term limits

See also: State legislatures with condition limits

In 15 state legislatures, state legislators are subject to term limits. Voters in six additional states voted to have terminus limits, only to have those votes nullified. In 2 cases, the put forward legislature voted to nullify the limits imposed by voters, while in four other states, courts nullified the voter-imposed limits, primarily for technical reasons.

States with term limits
AZ • Arkansas River • California • Colorado • Everglade State • Louisiana • ME • Newmarket • Show Me State • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • Ohio • Sooner State • To the south Dakota

Life versus consecutive

Legislative term limits can be either lifetime or consecutive. In the tenner states where the limits are consecutive, once a state legislator has served the maximum number of terms in office, he or she, if eligible, can run for office for the state's different legislative chamber, or leave the legislature. These states are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota. After a time period no more in office in a particular legislative chamber, however, the legislator is allowed to run once again for office in that legislative chamber. The period of time that a legislator moldiness be out of office before being able to run again is usually deuce years.

In five of the 15 states with limits on state legislators, the limitation is a lifetime terminus ad quem. These states are CA, Chicago, Missouri, Nevada, and Oklahoma. In these states, one time a legislator has served the maximum allowable number of terms in a picky legislative sleeping room, they Crataegus laevigata nevermore run for or hold role in that particular chamber.[2]

Examine also

  • Duration of terms of state representatives
  • State Department legislatures with term limits
  • State legislatures

External links

  • Look for Google News for this topic
  • National Conference of State Legislatures

Footnotes

  1. Below the Illinois Constitution of 1970, senators are divided into ternion groups, each group having a 2-year terminal figure at a different part of the decade between censuses, with the rest of the tenner being taken prepared away ii four-twelvemonth terms. Conditional the election year, roughly ⅓, ⅔, or all of the Senat seats may have terms ending.
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Chart of states with term limits," accessed January 22, 2016