(THREAD) Who wants to go over each party's biggest misses in the State Legislature so far? A miss here is essentially failing to contest a seat. This only covers states that have had their state legislative filings yet too. With that out of the way, let's get to it! (1/???)

ARIZONA:

Democrats House Miss: HD-12 in the Gilbert Area (Trump+24)

Republican House Miss: HD-30 in Phoenix (Clinton+30)

Democratic Senate Miss: SD-15 in Phoenix (Trump+17)

Republican Senate Miss: SD-09 in the Tucson area (Clinton+19)

Not really big misses yet!

ARKANSAS:

Democrats House Miss: HD-25 in Hot Springs (Trump+15)

Republican House Miss: HD-51 in West Memphis (Trump+11)

Democratic Senate Miss: SD-07 in the Springdale area (Trump+23)

Republican Senate Miss: None

Republicans didn't contest two Democratic/Trump districts!

CALIFORNIA:

Democratic Assembly Miss: AD-38 in Santa Clarita (Clinton+5)

Republican Assembly Miss: AD-21 in Modesto/Merced (Clinton+15)

Democratic Senate Miss: None

Republican Senate Miss: SD-31 in Riverside (Clinton+20)

Top-two lockout in AD-38 means it's flipped red

GEORGIA:

Democratic House Miss: HD-120 in the Athens area (Trump+18)

Republican House Miss: HD-177 in Valdosta (Clinton+6)

Democratic Senate Miss: SD-18 in the Macon area (Trump+25)

Republican Senate Miss: SD-33 in Cobb County (Clinton+26)

No real big misses here either

IDAHO:

Democratic House Miss: HD-04 in Coeur d'Alene (Trump+26)

Republican House Miss: HD-29 in Pocatello (Trump+10)

Democratic Senate Miss: SD-33 in Idaho Falls (Trump+27)

Republican Senate Miss: SD-29 in Pocatello (Trump+10)

Republicans didn't contest two Trump/Dem seats!

ILLINOIS:

Dem House Miss: HD-52 in the Barrington area (Trump+3)

Rep House Miss: HD-112 in the STL Suburbs (Trump+6)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-37 in NW Illinois (Trump+22)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-34 in Rockford (Clinton+10)

Mostly missed districts in ancestral D/R areas

INDIANA:

Dem House Miss: HD-84 in Fort Wayne (Trump+29)

Rep House Miss: HD-08 in South Bend (Clinton+2)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-50 in Evansville (Trump+17)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-10 in South Bend (Clinton+25)

Nothing really major here, just some reach districts from both parties

IOWA:

Dem House Miss: HD-09 in Fort Dodge (Trump+16)

Rep House Miss: HD-13 in Sioux City (Trump+10)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-48 in Linn/Delaware Counties (Trump+16)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-34 in Marion (Clinton+3)

There's still a few Dem/Trump districts hanging around!

KENTUCKY:

Dem House Miss: HD-59 in the Louisville suburbs (Trump+32)

Rep House Miss: HD-94 in Pikeville (Trump+61!)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-03 in Western Kentucky (Trump+38)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-37 in Louisville (Trump+6)

Ancestral Dems still somewhat kicking in Kentucky!

MAINE:

Dem House Miss: HD-23 in Standish (Trump+13)

Rep House Miss: HD-35 in Westbrook (Clinton+17)

Dem Senate Miss: None

Rep Senate Miss: SD-28 in Portland (Clinton+40)

Both parties did a really good job at finding candidates this year

MICHIGAN:

Dem House Miss: None

Rep House Miss: HD-06 in Detroit (Clinton+83)

It's very easy to file for the State Legislature in Michigan (it only takes $100), so that's why almost every single district is contested save for the one in the heart of Detroit

MISSOURI:

Dem House Miss: HD-32 in the KC Suburbs (Trump+20)

Rep House Miss: HD-18 in Kansas City (Clinton+10)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-21 in West-Central Missouri (Trump+42)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-11 in the KC Suburbs (Trump+6)

Not many big misses here, aside from SD-11

MONTANA:

Dem House Miss: HD-86 in Hamilton (Trump+26)

Rep House Miss: HD-41 in SE Montana (Trump+10)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-23 in Billings (Trump+25)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-16 in NE Montana (Clinton+9)

A lot of the Republican misses came in Native American regions

NEBRASKA:

Dem Senate Miss: SD-01 in SE Nebraska (Trump+43)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-13 in the Omaha outskirts (Clinton+27)

Nebraska is weird because technically everyone is running as a non-partisan, but I think I've deduced what party everyone belongs to

NEVADA:

Dem Assembly Miss: AD-25 in Reno (Trump+4)

Rep Assembly Miss: AD-01 in North Las Vegas (Clinton+16)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-19 in Central Nevada (Trump+43)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-07 in Paradise (Clinton+21)

Dems' second biggest miss also came in Reno

NEW MEXICO

Dem House Miss: HD-49 in South-Central NM (Trump+8)

Rep House Miss: HD-21/HD-26 in Albuquerque (Both are Clinton+22)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-40 in Rio Rancho (Trump+9)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-06 in Taos County (Clinton+44)

Dems missed on some reach districts

NORTH CAROLINA:

Dem House Miss: HD-110 in Gaston/Cleveland Counties (Trump+44)

Rep House Miss: HD-50 in Caswell/Orange Counties (Clinton+15)

Dem Senate Miss: None

Rep Senate Miss: SD-41 in Northern Charlotte (Clinton+18)

Both parties did a really good job at filing

NORTH DAKOTA:

Dem House Miss: HD-30 in Bismarck (Trump+46)

Rep House Miss: None

Dem Senate Miss: SD-40 in Minot (Trump+38)

Rep Senate Miss: None

It's kind of hard to miss when you control nearly every seat in the State Legislature, as seen here by Republicans.

OHIO:

Dem House Miss: HD-94 in the Athens area (Trump+12)

Rep House Miss: HD-31 in Cincinnati (Clinton+43)

Dem Senate Miss: None

Rep Senate Miss: None

No big misses from either party in either chamber

OKLAHOMA:

Dem House Miss: HD-07 in Ottawa County (Trump+49)

Rep House Miss: HD-77 in Tulsa (Trump+8)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-41 in the OKC area (Trump+34)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-11 in Tulsa (Clinton+52)

HD-07 is here because it flipped from blue to red with no Dems filing

OREGON:

Dem House Miss: None

Rep House Miss: HD-48 in Portland (Clinton+26.5)

Dem Senate Miss: None

Rep Senate Miss: SD-18 in Portland (Clinton+55)

Another state with good filing from both parties. Republicans in Portland though are the major exception...

Yes they exist

PENNSYLVANIA:

Dem House Miss: HD-170 in Philadelphia (Clinton+1)

Rep House Miss: HD-07 in Hermitage (Trump+7)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-29 in Coal Country (Trump+36)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-05 in Philadelphia (Clinton+15)

Most big House misses for Reps came in ancestral D areas

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Dem House Miss: HD-46 in Rock Hill (Trump+13.5)

Rep House Miss: HD-93 in Calhoun County (Clinton+9)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-08 in Greenville (Trump+25)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-35 in the Sumter Area (Trump+6)

No real big misses aside from SD-35

SOUTH DAKOTA:

Dem House Miss: HD-33 in Rapid City (Trump+36.5)

Rep House Miss: HD-28A In Corson/Ziebach/Dewey Counties (Clinton+3)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-07 in Brookings (Trump+4)

Rep Senate Miss: None

Democrats in South Dakota just fell off in the Senate

TENNESSEE:

Dem House Miss: HD-74 in Humphreys/Houston Counties (Trump+30.5)

Rep House Miss: HD-41 in Jackson/Morgan Counties (Trump+57)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-18 in Sumner County (Trump+39.5)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-30 in Mephis (Clinton+63)

HD41 is probably the biggest miss so far

TEXAS:

Dem House Miss: HD-43 in the Rio Grande Valley (Trump+9)

Rep House Miss: HD-105 in Irving (Clinton+9.5)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-28 in Western Texas (Trump+50)

Rep Senate Miss: SD-26 in San Antonio (Clinton+33)

No big misses for either party here

UTAH:

Dem House Miss: HD-19 in the SLC Area (Trump+17)

Rep House Miss: HD-26 in Salt Lake City (Clinton+46)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-23 in the SLC Area (Trump+22)

Rep Senate Miss: None

No Blutah yet!

And finally...

WEST VIRGINIA:

Dem House Miss: HD-63 in Berkeley County (Trump+26)

Rep House Miss: HD-34 in Braxton County (Trump+44)

Dem Senate Miss: SD-03 in the Parkersburg area (Trump+49)

Rep Senate Miss: None

Ancestral Dems are still alive here!

CONCLUSION:

State Legislatures are fun and if you want to learn more about them, check out my State Legislators Spreadsheet or read about this year's races with @CNalysis's great interactive maps! (/END THREAD) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T9b0rxJcQIe3jzQw5l5SUvAXxf9c_kIAlNZz0dpvUtw/edit?usp=sharing