Before that, each county was represented by one state senator, leading to under-representation in the state senate for more urbanized, populous counties.
bᵻfˌoːɹ ðˈæt, ˈiːtʃ kˈaʊnti wʌz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd baɪ wˈʌn stˈeɪt sˈɛnəɾɚ, lˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ˌʌndɚɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən ɪnðə stˈeɪt sˈɛnət fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ˈɜːbənˌaɪzd, pˈɑːpjʊləs kˈaʊntiz.