We’re all sick & tired of election experts lecturing us about how vitally important it is to win as many state legislative races as possible; states are the laboratories of democracy, state legislatures control redistricting, voting laws and abortion rights, etc etc etc.
Here’s the problem: Unlike statewide races, where most people know which ones are blue, purple or red...hardly anyone knows whether “Michigan’s 54th State House District” or “Iowa’s 43rd State Senate District” are remotely winnable. Hell, most people who live in the district probably don’t know.
There's nearly 7,400 state legislative districts nationally, but 4 states hold their legislative elections in odd-numbered years. In the other 46 states, around ~1,200 are considered competitive; I have ~380 of those listed below w/more on the way.
All districts listed below include the partisan lean rating according to Dave's Redistricting.
With a handful of exceptions, all are ranked R/D +10 or closer.
As of this writing I've raised over $470,000 for Democrats up & down the ballot this cycle. I'm hoping to reach $3 million by Election Day.
It's important to note that I do not have a PAC! The links below simply go to ActBlue pages which allow you to donate to multiple candidates at once.
100% of donations raised through these links goes directly to the individual candidate campaigns & left-leaning organizations listed on the pages linked to.
Scroll down to see the lists of individual candidates.
Donations are split evenly across all listed races by default, but you can also pick & choose which to donate to using the "customize amounts" option at each link.
States where Republicans currently control both the state House and Senate but Democrats have a decent chance at flipping one or both:
States where Republicans currently control one chamber, Democrats control the other, and either could flip either way:
States where Democrats currently control both chambers but one or both are at risk of being lost to GOP control:
States where Republicans currently control both chambers; little chance of flipping either one blue, but supermajorities can be broken/prevented:
Here’s the actual candidates included at each link. “TBD” will be filled in after the primary passes. A few may change due to the nominee having to drop out/etc:
- SD-02 (R+05): Jeanne Casteen
- SD-04 (R+04): Christine Marsh
- SD-09 (D+02): Eva Burch
- SD-13 (R+02): Cindy Hans
- SD-16 (R+06): Taylor Kerby
- HD-002A (R+05): Judy Schwiebert
- HD-004A (R+04): Laura Terech
- HD-009A (D+02): Lorena Austin
- HD-009B (D+02): Seth Blattman
- HD-013A (R+02): Jennifer Pawlik
- HD-016A (R+06): Keith Seaman
- HD-017A (R+09): Dana Allmond
- HD-017B (R+09): Brian Radford
- SD-03 (D+03): Nick Hinrichsen
- SD-08 (D+08): Dylan Roberts
- SD-11 (D+03): Tony Exum
- SD-15 (D+01): Janice Marchman
- SD-20 (D+09): Lisa Cutter
- SD-24 (D+09): Kyle Mullica
- SD-27 (D+06): Tom Sullivan
- SD-30 (R+08): Braeden Miguel
- HD-013 (D+06): Julie McCluskie
- HD-016 (R+01): Stephanie Vigil
- HD-018 (D+02): Marc Snyder
- HD-019 (Even): Jennifer Lea Parenti
- HD-024 (D+09): Lindsey Daugherty
- HD-025 (Even): Tammy Story
- HD-026 (D+04): Meghan Lukens
- HD-034 (D+08): Jenny Willford
- HD-037 (D+10): Ruby Dickson
- HD-038 (D+05): David Ortiz
- HD-043 (R+04): Robert Marshall
- HD-046 (D+06): Tisha Lyn Mauro
- HD-050 (D+05): Mary Young
- HD-059 (D+03): Barbara McLachlan
- HD-061 (D+02): Eliza Hamrick
- SD-03 (D+04): Loranne Ausley
- SD-10 (R+01): Joy Goff-Marcil
- SD-12 (R+10): Veysel Dokur
- SD-14 (D+02): Janet Cruz
- SD-18 (R+05): Eunic Ortiz
- SD-36 (D+08): Raquel Pacheco
- HD-022 (R+03): TBD
- HD-028 (R+06): John Navarra
- HD-029 (R+07): Rick Karl
- HD-033 (R+07): Anthony Yantz
- HD-035 (D+02): TBD
- HD-036 (D+01): TBD
- HD-037 (D+09): Carlos Guillermo Smith
- HD-038 (D+03): TBD
- HD-039 (R+04): Tiffany Hughes
- HD-045 (R+02): Allie Braswell
- HD-058 (R+07): TBD
- HD-061 (R+05): Janet Varnell Warwick
- HD-065 (R+01): Jen McDonald
- HD-066 (R+10): David Tillery
- HD-069 (R+06): Andrew Learned
- HD-084 (R+02): Forest Blanton
- HD-085 (R+04): Curtis Tucker
- HD-100 (Even): Linda Thompson Gonzalez
- HD-114 (D+05): Adam Benna
- HD-115 (D+03): Christie Cantin Davis
- HD-118 (R+06): Johnny Farias
- HD-119 (D+03): TBD
- HD-120 (Even): TBD
- SD-07 (D+09): Nabilah Islam
- SD-14 (D+09): Josh McLaurin
- HD-035 (D+07): Lisa Campbell
- HD-048 (R+10): Mary Robichaux
- HD-050 (D+07): Michelle Au
- HD-053 (R+04): Kelly Coffman
- HD-054 (D+09): Betsy Holland
- HD-099 (R+05): Om Duggal
- HD-101 (D+05): Gregg Kennard
- HD-105 (D+01): Farooq Mughal
- HD-106 (D+08): Shelly Hutchinson
- HD-108 (Even): Jasmine Clark
- HD-133 (R+10): Hoganne Walton
- HD-151 (R+06): Joyce Barlow
- HD-154 (D+06): John Hayes
- SD-01 (D+03): Michael Griffin
- SD-29 (D+07): J.D. Ford
- SD-31 (R+08): Jocelyn Vare
- HD-007 (R+08): Ross Deal
- HD-010 (D+09): Chuck Moseley
- HD-019 (R+09): Lisa Beck
- HD-027 (D+06): Sheila Klinker
- HD-032 (R+03): Victoria Wilburn
- HD-036 (R+04): Terri Jo Austin
- HD-043 (D+07): Tonya Pfaff
- HD-062 (D+01): Penny Githens
- HD-071 (Even): Rita Fleming
- HD-089 (D+04): Mitch Gore
- SD-01 (R+05): Jackie Smith
- SD-14 (R+07): Sarah Trone Garriott
- SD-21 (R+05): Todd Brady
- SD-23 (R+18): Matt Pries
- SD-37 (D+06): Molly Donahue
- SD-41 (R+06): Deb VanDergaast
- SD-46 (R+13): Kevin Kinney
- SD-47 (R+09): Kathleen Figaro
- HD-001 (D+07): J.D. Scholten
- HD-020 (R+05): Josh Turek
- HD-027 (R+06): Kenan Judge
- HD-031 (D+08): Mary Madison
- HD-039 (D+06): Rick Olson
- HD-040 (R+04): Mackenzie Bills
- HD-041 (R+05): Molly Buck
- HD-042 (R+04): Heather Matson
- HD-043 (R+04): Suresh Reddy
- HD-044 (D+06): John Forbes
- HD-052 (Even): Sue Cahill
- HD-059 (Even): Sharon Steckman
- HD-069 (D+01): Jennifer Hansen
- HD-073 (Even): Elizabeth Wilson
- HD-080 (D+03): Art Staed
- HD-081 (D+07): Craig Lynn Cooper
- HD-096 (R+07): Michelle Servadio Elias
- HD-099 (D+03): Dennis Cohoon
- HD-014 (R+06): Dennis Miller
- HD-015 (R+06): Allison Hougland
- HD-016 (D+01): Linda Featherston
- HD-017 (D+05): Jo Ella Hoye
- HD-020 (D+04): Mari-Lynn Poskin
- HD-028 (R+05): Ace Allen
- HD-030 (R+03): Courtney Eiterich
- HD-039 (R+07): Vanessa Vaughn West
- HD-048 (R+01): Dan Osman
- HD-049 (R+03): Brad Boyd
- HD-052 (R+10): Derik Flerlage
- HD-053 (D+06): Kirk Haskins
- HD-060 (R+02): Mic McGuire
- HD-067 (Even): Kim Zito
- HD-078 (R+10): W. Michael Shimeall
- HD-087 (R+09): Chris Strong
- HD-088 (D+01): Chuck Schmidt
- HD-095 (D+02): Tom Sawyer
- HD-108 (D+10): Brandon Woodard
- HD-117 (R+10): Courtney Tripp
- HD-121 (R+07): Mel Pinick
- SD-09 (D+04): Joe Baldacci
- SD-11 (Even): Glenn Curry
- SD-14 (R+04): Craig Hickman
- SD-31 (D+08): Donna Bailey
- HD-088 (R+06): Kathleen Shaw
- HD-089 (Even): Adam Lee
- HD-095 (D+04): Mana Abdi
- SD-04 (D+09): Darrin Camilleri
- SD-09 (R+01): Padma Kuppa
- SD-11 (D+06): Veronica Klinefelt
- SD-12 (R+02): Kevin Hertel
- SD-30 (R+02): David LaGrand
- SD-32 (R+03): Terry Sabo
- SD-35 (D+04): Kristen McDonald Rivet
- HD-021 (D+09): Kelly Breen
- HD-022 (D+01): Matt Koleszar
- HD-027 (R+01): Jaime Churches
- HD-028 (Even): Robert Kull
- HD-029 (R+02): Alex Garza
- HD-031 (D+05): Reggie Miller
- HD-038 (D+05): Joey Andrews
- HD-042 (R+09): Justin Mendoza
- HD-044 (D+01): Jim Haadsma
- HD-046 (D+02): Maurice Imhoff
- HD-048 (D+04): Jennifer Conlin
- HD-054 (R+02): Shadia Martini
- HD-055 (R+02): Patricia Bernard
- HD-057 (R+03): Aisha Farooqi
- HD-058 (R+02): Nate Shannon
- HD-061 (D+03): Denise Mentze
- HD-062 (R+03): Michael Brooks
- HD-068 (R+04): Cheri Hardmon
- HD-076 (D+04): Angela Witwer
- HD-081 (D+07): Rachel Hood
- HD-083 (D+05): John Fitzgerald
- HD-084 (D+04): Carol Glanville
- HD-092 (R+05): Anthony Feig
- HD-103 (Even): Betsy Coffia
- HD-109 (D+04): Jenn Hill
- SD-02 (R+09): Alan Roy
- SD-03 (D+06): Grant Hauschild
- SD-04 (D+01): Rob Kupec
- SD-07 (D+02): Ben DeNucci
- SD-11 (R+08): Michelle Boyechko
- SD-14 (D+02): Aric Putnam
- SD-23 (R+07): Brandon Lawhead
- SD-24 (R+03): Aleta Borrud
- SD-26 (R+02): Daniel Wilson
- SD-32 (R+01): Kate Luthner
- SD-33 (D+01): Nancy McLean
- SD-34 (D+09): John Hoffman
- SD-35 (D+03): Kari Rehrauer
- SD-36 (D+07): Heather Gustafson
- SD-37 (D+01): Farhio Khalif
- SD-41 (D+02): Judy Seeberger
- SD-48 (R+03): Dan Kessler
- SD-54 (R+05): Alicia Donahue
- SD-57 (R+09): Jackie Craig
- SD-58 (R+02): Clarice Grabau
- HD-002A (R+03): Reed Olson
- HD-003A (D+01): Rob Ecklund
- HD-011A (D+08): Pete Radosevich
- HD-014A (D+02): Tami Calhoun
- HD-018A (D+07): Jeff Brand
- HD-020A (R+05): Laurel Stinson
- HD-023B (D+01): Tom Stiehm
- HD-032A (R+07): Ashton Ramsammy
- HD-032B (D+04): Matt Norris
- HD-033A (R+07): Hanna Valento
- HD-033B (D+08): Josiah Hill
- HD-034A (R+05): Brian Raines
- HD-035A (D+03): Zack Stephenson
- HD-035B (D+03): Jerry Newton
- HD-036A (Even): Susie Strom
- HD-037A (R+08): Caitlin Cahill
- HD-037B (D+10): Kristin Bahner
- HD-041A (D+02): Pat Driscoll
- HD-041B (D+03): Tina Folch
- HD-045A (R+03): Lauren Bresnahan
- HD-048B (D+05): Lucy Rehm
- HD-054A (D+05): Brad Tabke
- HD-055A (D+08): Jess Hanson
- HD-057B (R+02): Erin Preese
- HD-058A (D+10): Kristi Pursell
- SD-01 (D+05): Michael Sinclair
- SD-08 (R+08): Antoine Jennings
- SD-24 (D+06): Tracy McCreery
- SD-30 (R+05): Raymond Lampert
- SD-34 (R+10): Sarah Shorter
- HD-001 (R+47): Jessica Piper
- HD-012 (D+01): Jamie Johnson
- HD-014 (D+03): Ashley Aune
- HD-015 (D+07): Maggie Nurrenbern
- HD-016 (R+01): Fantasia Rene Bernauer
- HD-017 (D+03): Mark Ellebracht
- HD-021 (D+01): Robert Sauls
- HD-029 (Even): Aaron Crossley
- HD-030 (R+06): Sonia Nizami
- HD-031 (R+10): Robert McCourt
- HD-034 (Even): Kemp Strickler
- HD-035 (D+07): Keri Ingle
- HD-047 (D+03): TBD
- HD-092 (D+03): Michael Burton
- HD-093 (D+08): Bridget Walsh Moore
- HD-094 (R+06): Kyle Kerns
- HD-096 (R+02): Leslie Derrington
- HD-098 (D+01): Deb Lavender
- HD-100 (R+05): Colin Lovett
- HD-101 (R+06): Melissa Greenstein
- HD-104 (R+09): Gregory Upchurch
- HD-105 (Even): Cindy Berne
- HD-106 (R+04): Ron Odenthal
- HD-132 (D+04): Crystal Quade
- HD-133 (R+03): Amy Blansit
- HD-135 (D+03): Betsy Fogle
- HD-136 (R+04): Stephanie Hein
- SD-08 (D+04): Marilyn Dondero Loop
- SD-12 (D+09): Julie Ann Pazina
- HD-002 (R+02): Nick Christenson
- HD-013 (R+07): Will Rucker
- HD-021 (D+07): Elaine Marzola
- HD-025 (D+08): Selena La Rue Hatch
- HD-029 (D+09): Lesley Elizabeth Cohen
- HD-035 (D+07): Michelle Gorelow
- HD-037 (D+03): Shea Backus
- HD-007 (Even): Danny Bernal, Jr.
- HD-020 (D+10): Meredith Dixon
- HD-022 (R+10): Augustine Montoya
- HD-023 (R+06): Ramon Montano
- HD-027 (D+09): Marian Matthews
- HD-028 (D+09): Pamelya Herndon
- HD-031 (R+02): Athena Christodoulou
- HD-032 (R+04): Candie Sweetser
- HD-036 (D+09): Nathan Small
- HD-038 (D+07): Tara Jaramillo
- HD-039 (D+10): Rudy Martinez
- HD-044 (D+08): Kathleen Cates
- HD-057 (D+01): Michelle Sandoval
- HD-068 (D+07): Charlotte Little
- SD-03 (D+07): Valerie Jordan
- SD-04 (R+04): Toby Fitch
- SD-11 (D+02): Mark Speed
- SD-17 (D+02): Sydney Batch
- SD-18 (D+02): Mary Wills Bode
- SD-21 (R+01): Frank McNeill
- SD-24 (R+01): Darrel (BJ) Gibson Jr
- HD-005 (D+02): Howard Hunter III
- HD-009 (D+03): Brian Farkas
- HD-012 (R+05): Lillie Williams
- HD-020 (R+01): Amy Block DeLoach
- HD-024 (D+04): Linda Cooper-Suggs
- HD-025 (D+04): James Gailliard
- HD-035 (D+02): Terence Everitt
- HD-037 (R+05): Christine Kelly
- HD-043 (R+01): Elmer Floyd
- HD-054 (D+08): Robert Reives
- HD-062 (D+01): Brandon Gray
- HD-063 (D+04): Ricky Hurtado
- HD-073 (D+02): Diamond Staton-Williams
- HD-074 (R+05): Carla Catalan Day
- HD-098 (R+03): Christy Clark
- HD-103 (D+02): Laura Budd
- HD-104 (D+08): Brandon Lofton
- SD-03 (D+03): Tina Maharath
- SD-13 (R+01): Anthony Eliopoulos
- SD-27 (D+02): Patricia Goetz
- SD-33 (R+10): Bob Hagan
- HD-004 (D+06): Mary Lightbody
- HD-005 (D+02): Richard Brown
- HD-010 (D+01): Russell Harris
- HD-011 (D+06): Anita Somani
- HD-014 (D+07): Sean Brennan
- HD-016 (D+05): Bride Rose Sweeney
- HD-017 (D+01): Troy Greenfield
- HD-023 (R+01): Dan Troy
- HD-027 (D+03): Rachel Baker
- HD-028 (D+02): Jessica Miranda
- HD-031 (D+01): Rita Darrow
- HD-032 (D+01): Matt Shaughnessy
- HD-034 (D+03): Casey Weinstein
- HD-036 (Even): Addison Caruso
- HD-039 (D+02): Leronda Jackson
- HD-041 (D+02): Nancy Larson
- HD-042 (D+02): Erika White
- HD-049 (D+03): Thomas West
- HD-052 (D+01): Regan Phillips
- HD-053 (D+09): Joseph A. Miller III
- HD-058 (D+01): Bruce Neff
- HD-059 (D+03): Lauren McNally
- HD-072 (R+01): Kathleen Clyde
- HD-075 (R+08): Jan Materni
- SD-06 (D+02): Ann Marie Mitchell
- SD-16 (R+07): Mark Pinsley
- SD-24 (Even): Jill Dennin
- SD-40 (D+03): Jennifer Shukaitis
- SD-44 (D+09): Katie Muth
- HD-003 (D+04): Ryan Bizzarro
- HD-007 (R+05): Tim McGonigle
- HD-016 (D+06): Robert Matzie
- HD-026 (D+09): Paul Friel
- HD-030 (D+03): Arvind Venkat
- HD-033 (D+08): Mandy Steele
- HD-044 (R+01): Debbie Turici
- HD-082 (D+09): Paul Takac
- HD-088 (D+04): Sara Agerton
- HD-119 (R+05): Vito Malacari
- HD-131 (R+09): Kevin Branco
- HD-137 (Even): Anna Thomas
- HD-142 (D+05): Mark Moffa
- HD-143 (R+04): Gwen Stoltz
- HD-144 (D+04): Brian Munroe
- HD-147 (R+09): Alexandra Wisser
- HD-160 (D+01): Cathy Spahr
- HD-176 (R+09): Hope Christman
- HD-178 (R+07): Ilya Breyman
- SD-05 (D+01): Jessica Katzenmeyer
- SD-19 (R+02): Kristin Alfheim
- SD-25 (R+10): Kelly Westlund
- SD-31 (R+04): Jeff Smith
- HD-004 (R+08): TBD
- HD-021 (R+05): Nathan Jurowski
- HD-031 (R+10): Brienne Brown
- HD-033 (R+02): Don Vruwink
- HD-037 (R+10): Maureen McCarville
- HD-049 (R+04): Lynne Parrott
- HD-051 (D+06): Leah Spicer
- HD-054 (D+10): Lori Palmeri
- HD-055 (R+09): Stefanie Holt
- HD-071 (D+09): Katrina Shankland
- HD-073 (D+04): Laura Gapske
- HD-074 (D+02): John Adams
- HD-084 (R+03): LuAnn Bird
- HD-085 (R+04): Kristin Conway
- HD-088 (R+10): Hannah Beauchamp-Pope
- HD-093 (R+10): Alison Page
- HD-094 (D+01): Steve Doyle
- HD-096 (R+04): Jayne Swiggum
(and yes, I’m still adding more states every week...Montana is next on the list...)