CREATE TABLE table_203_817 (id NUMBER, "state" CLOB, "incumbent" CLOB, "party" CLOB, "result" CLOB, "candidates" CLOB)

how many states were listed as democratic ?
SELECT COUNT("state") FROM table_203_817 WHERE "party" = 'democratic'
SELECT COUNT("state") FROM "table_203_817" WHERE "party" = 'democratic'