Going into the election today, we already know who will hold some of the seats in the General Assembly.
Of the 120 seats in the state House, 59 are unopposed or are challenged by a libertarian candidate; 35 of those are held by democrats and 24 by republicans. Twenty of the 50 state Senate seats are either unopposed or have only a libertarian challenger; 9 of those are held by democrats and 11 by republicans.
The democrats will have to win 26 of the challenged seats in the House to maintain control and the republicans will have to win 37 to take over. In the Senate, democrats will have to win 17 of the contested seats to keep control while the republicans need 15 to take control.
Political analysts say that many of these remaining contested seats are not really in play because they are held by strong incumbents or heavily favored candidates in strong partisan districts, leaving only a handful of the races actually competitive. But then, anything can happen. As Hood mentioned in today?s Daily Journal, the Locker Room and all the regional blogs will have updates throughout the evening.
