2000 Congressional Elections

House of Representatives All 435 seats in the House are at stake Current line-up Republicans222 Democrats211 Independents 2 (one usually votes with the Democrats one usually votes with the Republicans) Not running for re-election Republicans 24 Democrats 8

While the Republicans hold an 11 seat majority, the critical number is 218 the number of votes needed to pass legislation. To regain the majority and control of the house the Democrats need a net gain of 6 seats.

Senate 33 Senate seats are at stake Republicans 19 Democrats14 Current line-up Republicans55 Democrats45 Open seats Republicans 1 Democrats 4

Resources These four committees are the congressional campaign arms for the political parties. They assist in recruiting candidates issue research media and polling but their primary roll is fund-raising

National Republican Congressional Committee Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee National Republican Senatorial Committee Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Information on Incumbents U.S. House of Representatives United States Senate

Campaign election analysis and handcapping The Cook Political Report 1501 M Street, N.W. - Suite 300 Washington, D.C / The Rothenberg Political Report 50 F Street, N.W. - 7th Floor Washington, D.C /

Campaign Contributions The Federal Election Commission Center for Responsive Politics

Miscellaneous Center for American Women and Politics The Associated Press Campaign Bios - available through Nexis Vital Statistics on Congress The AEI Press th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C

Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to U.S. Elections Congressional Quarterly’s Poilitics in America Congressional Quarterly nd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C

State Races Governorships and state legislatures will be important battlegrounds in this year’s elections. They will determine the makeup of congressional and legislative districts following the 2000 Census.

State Houses Republicans have majorities in 23. Democrats have majorities in 25. (Washington is evenly split. Alabama, Louisiana, New Jersey and Virginia will not hold legislative elections this year.)

State Senates Republicans have majorities in 24. Democrats have majorities in 24. (Nebraska’s unicameral Legislature is nonpartisan. New Hampshire is evenly divided)

Governors Current line-up Republicans30 Democrats18 Independents 1(Maine) Reform Party 1(Minnesota) Governorships at stake(11) Republicans 4 Democrats 7 Not running for re-election Republicans 2 Democrats 3

Resources National Conference of State Legislatures National Governors’ Association Republican Governors’ Association Democratic Governors’ Association

National Institute on Money in State Politics Republican National Committee Democratic National Committee