Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a fierce battle for control of key state legislatures, including several in presidential swing states. News Today's news ...

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More than 6,000 state legislative seats are up for election this year. Republicans and Democrats are spending tens of millions in a battle to shift the balance of power in these chambers.

National elections get more attention, but state legislatures have been reshaping the daily lives of millions of Americans from abortion to education. Several are in contest in this fall's election.

By contrast, this year only 22 percent of Republican state legislative candidates are women, just a slight increase from 18 percent in 2012. Advertisement The same is true for candidates of color.

Just under 10 percent of the nearly 7,500 legislators serving in America’s state houses are Black, and only 13 are Republicans. Blacks in State Legislatures: A State-by-State Map ...