Currently, the legislature has 12 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
Nine of the 17 seats are contested, in Tuesday's election, so the majority could change, which would affect upcoming major votes. The contested seats are in Districts, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 17, reported lohud.
For details about each of the contested seats, use this link to lohud’s article.
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