In 1934, he was elected to the state seat of Denison.

This year there are 2,215 women seeking state legislative seats.

He had run for the state seat of Mildura unsuccessfully in 1982.

This year alone, Republicans have won 22 of the 32 special elections for state legislative seats.

He stood unsuccessfully for the state seat of Willoughby in 1913.

She subsequently stood for the state seat of Vaucluse in 1927.

He ran unsuccessfully for the state seat of Geraldton in 1939.

In the general election in 2008, it won 15 parliamentary and 32 state seats.

For the 505 state seats, there will be a total of 1,322 candidates.

In addition to contests for Congress, 36 governor's chairs and thousands of state legislative seats are to be decided.