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2022 State Legislative
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As of May 2022, 45 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2022 in 20 states. Between 2011 and 2021, an average of 74 special elections took place each year. See the sections below for additional information on state legislative special elections in 2022.

1. Causes: This section provides information on why special elections are held.
2. Partisan control: This section provides information on the impact of special elections on the partisan composition of state legislatures.
3. Special elections by date: This section lists all special elections held in 2022 in the order they were held.
4. Seats that changed party control: This section lists the seats where a candidate of a party other than the previous incumbent's party won the special election.
5. Historical data: This section contains data on special elections going back to 2010.

See also: State legislative elections, 2022

## Contents

* 1 Causes
* 2 Partisan control
* 3 Special elections by date
* 4 Vacancies
* 4.1 Partisan breakdown of vacancies
* 5 Seats that changed party control
* 5.1 Flipped seats
* 5.1.1 Seats flipped from R to D
* 6 Historical data
* 6.1 State breakdown by year
* 6.2 Partisan breakdown by year
* 6.3 Seats that changed partisan control by year
* 6.4 Days between vacancies and elections by year
* 7 See also
* 8 Footnotes

## Causes[edit]

In 2022, special elections for state legislative positions are being held for the following reasons:

* 21 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
* 21 due to resignation
* 3 due to the death of the incumbent

## Partisan control[edit]

The partisan breakdown for the special elections is as follows:

* 32 Democratic seats
* 13 Republican seats

As of May 12, 2022, Republicans controlled 54.35% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.37%. Republicans held a majority in 62 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 36 chambers. One chamber (Alaska House) was organized under a multipartisan, power-sharing coalition.[1]

Partisan balance of all 7,383 state legislative seats

Legislative chamber  |  |  |  Other  | Vacant
State senates | 861  | 1,096  | 8  | 7
State houses | 2,417  | 2,918  | 33  | 47
Total: | 3,278

| 4,013

| 41

| 54

## Special elections by date[edit]

2022 state legislative special elections

Office  | Former incumbent  | Filing deadline  | Primary election date  | General election date
Maine House District 27 | Kyle Bailey (D)  | November 29, 2021 (unaffiliated)
December 6, 2021 (write-in)  | N/A[2] | January 11, 2022
Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk & Middlesex District | Joseph Boncore (D)  | November 2, 2021  | December 14, 2021  | January 11, 2022
Virginia House District 89 | Jerrauld Jones (D)  | December 22, 2021  | N/A[3] | January 11, 2022
New York State Assembly District 68 | Robert Rodriguez (D)  | December 20, 2021 (major party)
December 21, 2021 (independent)  | N/A  | January 18, 2022
Connecticut House District 144 | Caroline Simmons (D)  | December 20, 2021 (party nominations)[4]
January 11, 2022 (write-in)  | N/A  | January 25, 2022
Alabama House District 63 | Bill Poole (R)  | August 17, 2021 (major)
October 19, 2021 (minor/independent)  | October 19, 2021 (primary)
November 16, 2021 (primary runoff)  | February 1, 2022
Arkansas State Senate District 7 | Lance Eads (R)  | November 22, 2021  | December 14, 2021  | February 8, 2022
New York State Assembly District 60 | Charles Barron (D)  | January 18, 2022  | N/A  | February 15, 2022
New York State Assembly District 72 | Carmen N. De La Rosa (D)  | January 18, 2022  | N/A  | February 15, 2022
Connecticut House District 71 | Anthony D'Amelio (R)  | January 18, 2022  | N/A  | February 22, 2022
Kentucky House District 42 | Reginald Meeks (D)  | January 4, 2022  | N/A  | February 22, 2022
Alabama House District 76 | Thad McClammy (D)  | September 14, 2021  | November 16, 2021 (primary)
December 14, 2021 (primary runoff)  | March 1, 2022
Connecticut House District 5 | Brandon McGee (D)  | January 24, 2022  | N/A  | March 1, 2022
Delaware House District 4 | Gerald Brady (D)  | February 8, 2022  | N/A  | March 5, 2022
Florida State Senate District 33 | Perry Thurston (D)  | November 17, 2021  | January 11, 2022  | March 8, 2022
Florida House District 88 | Omari Hardy (D)  | November 17, 2021  | January 11, 2022  | March 8, 2022
Florida House District 94 | Bobby DuBose (D)  | November 17, 2021  | January 11, 2022  | March 8, 2022
New York State Assembly District 43 | Diana Richardson (D)  | February 22, 2022  | N/A  | March 22, 2022
South Carolina State Senate District 31 | Hugh Leatherman (R)  | December 11, 2021  | January 25, 2022 (primary)
February 8, 2022 (primary runoff)  | March 29, 2022
Georgia House District 45 | Matt Dollar (R)  | February 18, 2022  | N/A  | April 5, 2022
Pennsylvania House District 19 | Jake Wheatley Jr. (D)  | February 14, 2022  | N/A  | April 5, 2022
Pennsylvania House District 24 | Ed Gainey (D)  | February 14, 2022  | N/A  | April 5, 2022
Pennsylvania House District 116 | Tarah Toohil (R)  | February 14, 2022  | N/A  | April 5, 2022
New York State Assembly District 20 | Melissa L. Miller (R)  | March 7, 2022  | N/A  | April 7, 2022
California State Assembly District 17 | David Chiu (D)  | December 22, 2021  | February 15, 2022  | April 19, 2022
California State Assembly District 49 | Edwin Chau (D)  | December 22, 2021  | February 15, 2022  | April 19, 2022
Louisiana House of Representatives District 101 | Edward James (D)  | January 28, 2022  | March 26, 2022  | April 30, 2022
Michigan House District 15 | Abdullah Hammoud (D)  | January 7, 2021  | March 1, 2022  | May 3, 2022
Michigan House District 36 | Douglas Wozniak (R)  | January 7, 2021  | March 1, 2022  | May 3, 2022
Michigan House District 43 | Andrea Schroeder (R)  | January 7, 2021  | March 1, 2022  | May 3, 2022
Michigan House District 74 | Mark Huizenga (R)  | January 7, 2021  | March 1, 2022  | May 3, 2022
Texas House District 38 | Eddie Lucio III (D)  | March 7, 2022  | N/A  | May 7, 2022
Texas House District 147 | Garnet Coleman (D)  | March 7, 2022  | N/A  | May 7, 2022
Pennsylvania State Senate District 5 | John Sabatina Jr. (D)  | March 28, 2022  | N/A  | May 17, 2022
South Carolina House District 97 | Mandy Kimmons (R)  | January 15, 2022  | March 8, 2022 (primary)
March 22, 2022 (primary runoff)  | May 17, 2022
New York State Assembly District 58 | N. Nick Perry (D)  | April 15, 2022 (party)
April 18, 2022 (independent)  | N/A  | May 24, 2022
South Carolina House District 18 | Tommy Stringer (R)  | January 29, 2022  | March 22, 2022 (primary)
April 5, 2022 (primary runoff)  | May 24, 2022
California State Assembly District 11 | Jim Frazier (D)  | February 10, 2022 (regular)
March 22, 2022 (write-in)  | April 5, 2022  | June 7, 2022
California State Assembly District 62 | Autumn Burke (D)  | February 10, 2022 (regular)
March 22, 2022 (write-in)  | April 5, 2022  | June 7, 2022
California State Assembly District 80 | Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D)  | February 10, 2022 (regular)
March 22, 2022 (write-in)  | April 5, 2022  | June 7, 2022
Maine State Senate District 7 | Louis Luchini (D)  | February 16, 2022 (regular)
February 23, 2022 (write-in)  | N/A  | June 14, 2022
Montana State Senate District 15 | Ryan Osmundson (R)  | March 14, 2022  | June 7, 2022  | November 8, 2022
Oregon State Senate District 18 | Ginny Burdick (D)  | March 8, 2022  | May 17, 2022  | November 8, 2022
Washington State Senate District 27 | Jeannie Darneille (D)  | May 20, 2022  | August 2, 2022  | November 8, 2022
Louisiana State Senate District 5 | Karen Peterson (D)  | July 22, 2022  | November 8, 2022  | December 10, 2022

## Vacancies[edit]

### Partisan breakdown of vacancies[edit]

See also: State legislative vacancies, 2022

As of May 2022, there have been 65 state legislative vacancies in 30 states. Twenty-nine (29) of those vacancies have been filled.

The process for filling vacancies varies among the state legislatures. Twenty-five states fill vacancies in their state legislature through special elections. Twenty-two states fill vacancies through appointments, and three states fill vacancies through a hybrid system that uses both appointments and special elections. The most common reasons for a state legislative vacancy include officeholders resigning, dying, leaving for a new job, being elected or appointed to a different office, or receiving a legal conviction.

The table below details the partisan breakdown for state legislative vacancies in 2022. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party held after the special elections and appointments took place.

Partisan breakdown of the vacancies (2022)

Party  | As of vacancy  | After vacancy
| Democratic Party | 41 | 19
| Republican Party | 24 | 10
| Independent  | 0 | 0
Total |  65 | 29

## Seats that changed party control[edit]

The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2022. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections.

Note: This table reflects information for elections that have been held and not the total number of vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2022)

Party  | As of Special Election  | After Special Election
| Democratic Party | 25  | 26
| Republican Party | 11  | 10
| Independent  | 0  | 0
Total |  36  |  36

### Flipped seats[edit]

In 2022, as of May, one seat flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

#### Seats flipped from R to D[edit]

* Michigan House of Representatives District 74 (May 3)

## Historical data[edit]

### State breakdown by year[edit]

The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year. From 2010 to 2021, Georgia held the most state legislative special elections with 71. Pennsylvania held the second-most special elections with 54.

### Partisan breakdown by year[edit]

The average special elections per even year between 2011 and 2021 (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020) was 62, while the average per odd year was 85. The most special elections in a single year during that same time frame was 99, which happened in 2018.

The table below details how many state legislative seats changed parties as the result of a special election between 2011 and 2021. The numbers on the left side of the table reflect how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the numbers on the right side of the table show how many vacant seats each party won in special elections.

State legislative special election vacancies and results, 2011-2021

Year  | Total elections held  | Vacancies before elections  | Seats held after elections  | Net change
Democrats  |  Republicans  | Third party  |  Democrats  |  Republicans  | Third party
2021 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | \-
2020 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 0 | +6 D, -6 R
2019 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 1 | -3 D, +2 R, +1 I
2018 | 99 | 42 | 57 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 0 | +8 D, -8 R
2017 | 98 | 45 | 53 | 0 | 56 | 42 | 0 | +11 D, -11 R
2016* | 65 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 2 | +2 D, -4 R
2015* | 89 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 38 | 50 | 1 | -4 D, +4 R
2014 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 0 | -3 D, +3 R
2013 | 84 | 51 | 33 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 0 | -3 D, +3 R
2012 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 0 | +2 D, -2 R
2011* | 95 | 49 | 45 | 1 | 46 | 48 | 1 | -3 D, +3 R
Averages | 74 | 37 | 38 | N/A | 38 | 36 | N/A | N/A
*Please see the year-specific pages for information regarding third party candidates.

### Seats that changed partisan control by year[edit]

See also: State legislative special election changes in party control since 2010

Current as of January 1, 2022 (updated annually)
Since 2010, 110 state legislative seats have switched partisan control, or flipped, in special elections. The chart below shows the number of special elections that resulted in partisan changes in each year:

Flipped seats in state legislative special elections

Year  | Total special elections  | Total flips  | Democratic flips  | Republican flips  | Other flips
2021 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0
2020 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0
2019 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1
2018 | 99 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0
2017 | 98 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0
2016 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2
2015 | 89 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2
2014 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0
2013 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0
2012 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0
2011 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1
2010 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 848 | 110 | 59 | 45 | 6

Click here to see a list of all state legislative seats that have changed partisan control in special elections since 2010|

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|  | State legislative seats that flipped in special elections

State (abbr.)  | Chamber  | District  | Year  | Party that gained seat  | Party of incumbent who vacated seat  | Party of winner in most recent election  | Party of winner in second most recent election  | Party of winner in third most recent election
CT | Senate | Connecticut State Senate District 36 | 2021 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Republican
IA | House | Iowa House of Representatives District 29 | 2021 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
TX | House | Texas House of Representatives District 118 | 2021 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 | 2021 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
ME | House | Maine House of Representatives District 86 | 2021 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourth Essex District | 2021 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
KY | House | Kentucky House of Representatives District 99 | 2020 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 District | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MA | Senate | Massachusetts State Senate Second Hampden & Hampshire District | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MA | Senate | Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Barnstable District | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Bristol District | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
KY | Senate | Kentucky State Senate District 26 | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
SC | House | South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
OR | Senate | Oregon State Senate District 10 | 2020 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NJ | Senate | New Jersey State Senate District 1  | 2019 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
MO | House | Missouri House of Representatives District 99 | 2019 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
PA | Senate | Pennsylvania State Senate District 37 | 2019 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Democratic
LA | House | Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 | 2019 | Independent | Republican | Republican | Republican |
KY | Senate | Kentucky State Senate District 31 | 2019 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
CT | House | Connecticut House of Representatives District 99 | 2019 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
CT | Senate | Connecticut State Senate District 6  | 2019 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
MN | Senate | Minnesota State Senate District 11 | 2019 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
WI | Senate | Wisconsin State Senate District 10 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MO | House | Missouri House of Representatives District 97 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
FL | House | Florida House of Representatives District 72 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
KY | House | Kentucky House of Representatives District 49 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Republican
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 3 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
CT | House | Connecticut House of Representatives District 120 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NY | House | New York State Assembly District 10 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
PA | House | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MO | Senate | Missouri State Senate District 17 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
WI | Senate | Wisconsin State Senate District 1 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
SC | Senate | South Carolina State Senate District 20 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
TX | House | Texas House of Representatives District 52 | 2018 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
PA | House | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 48 | 2018 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
TX | Senate | Texas State Senate District 19 | 2018 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
LA | House | Louisiana House of Representatives District 10 | 2018 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
LA | House | Louisiana House of Representatives District 33 | 2018 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
LA | House | Louisiana House of Representatives District 42 | 2017 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
MS | Senate | Mississippi State Senate District 10 | 2017 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
MA | Senate | Massachusetts State Senate Worcester & Middlesex District | 2017 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 6 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NY | House | New York State Assembly District 9 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
OK | Senate | Oklahoma State Senate District 44 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
OK | House | Oklahoma House of Representatives District 75 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 9 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Democratic
OK | House | Oklahoma House of Representatives District 46 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 4 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
FL | Senate | Florida State Senate District 40 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 15 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
GA | House | Georgia House of Representatives District 117 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
GA | House | Georgia House of Representatives District 119 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
WA | Senate | Washington State Senate District 45 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
OK | Senate | Oklahoma State Senate District 37 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
GA | Senate | Georgia State Senate District 6 | 2017 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
OK | Senate | Oklahoma State Senate District 34 | 2016 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
MN | House | Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B | 2016 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Essex District | 2016 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Democratic
KY | House | Kentucky House of Representatives District 62 | 2016 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 | 2016 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Democratic |
NY | Senate | New York State Senate District 9 | 2016 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
TX | House | Texas House of Representatives District 120 | 2016 | Independent | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
LA | House | Louisiana House of Representatives District 85 | 2016 | Independent | Republican | Republican | Republican |
CT | House | Connecticut House of Representatives District 90 | 2016 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
VA | House | Virginia House of Delegates District 34 | 2015 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
CT | Senate | Connecticut State Senate District 23 | 2015 | Working Families | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
KY | Senate | Kentucky State Senate District 27 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
PA | House | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 170 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
MS | House | Mississippi House of Representatives District 45 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
NY | House | New York State Assembly District 43 | 2015 | Working Families | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
GA | House | Georgia House of Representatives District 80 | 2015 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
PA | House | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 161 | 2015 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
OK | House | Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 | 2015 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
GA | Senate | Georgia State Senate District 43 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
ME | House | Maine House of Representatives District 19 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
ME | House | Maine House of Representatives District 23 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Republican |
MO | House | Missouri House of Representatives District 29 | 2015 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
TX | House | Texas House of Representatives District 118 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
PA | Senate | Pennsylvania State Senate District 37 | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
WA | House | Washington House of Representatives District 30b | 2015 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
AR | Senate | Arkansas State Senate District 21 | 2014 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
VA | House | Virginia House of Delegates District 100 | 2014 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourth Hampden District | 2014 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
CT | House | Connecticut House of Representatives District 61 | 2014 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
VA | Senate | Virginia State Senate District 38 | 2014 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Essex District | 2013 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
CA | Senate | California State Senate District 16 | 2013 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Sullivan 4 | 2013 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Republican |
CT | House | Connecticut House of Representatives District 53 | 2013 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
FL | House | Florida House of Representatives District 36 | 2013 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican |
WA | Senate | Washington State Senate District 26 | 2013 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
KY | House | Kentucky House of Representatives District 7 | 2013 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
ME | Senate | Maine State Senate District 20 | 2012 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
OK | House | Oklahoma House of Representatives District 1 | 2012 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
NY | House | New York State Assembly District 103 | 2012 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
NY | House | New York State Assembly District 100 | 2012 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
PA | House | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 | 2012 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
KY | House | Kentucky House of Representatives District 2 | 2012 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
NY | Senate | New York State Senate District 27 | 2012 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 | 2011 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 | 2011 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 3 | 2011 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
WI | House | Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 | 2011 | Democratic | Republican | Republican |  |
LA | Senate | Louisiana State Senate District 22 | 2011 | Republican | Independent | Independent |  |
LA | Senate | Louisiana State Senate District 26 | 2011 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Bristol District | 2011 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
CT | Senate | Connecticut State Senate District 13 | 2011 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
CT | House | Connecticut House of Representatives District 101 | 2011 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
MA | House | Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Worcester District | 2011 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
MO | House | Missouri House of Representatives District 83 | 2011 | Independent | Democratic | Democratic |  |

### Days between vacancies and elections by year[edit]

The following table tracks the gap between when state legislative vacancies occurred and special elections were held from 2012 through May 13, 2022:

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* State legislative elections, 2022
* State legislative elections, 2021
* State legislative elections, 2020
* State legislative elections, 2019
* State legislative elections, 2018
* State legislative elections, 2017
* State legislative elections, 2016
* State legislative special elections, 2021
* State legislative special elections, 2020
* State legislative special elections, 2019
* State legislative special elections, 2018
* State legislative special elections, 2017
* State legislative special elections, 2016

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Nebraska is officially nonpartisan but was held by a Republican majority. For more information on how Ballotpedia determined the partisan affiliation for Nebraska senators, please click here.
2. ↑ Political parties in Maine use caucuses to nominate candidates for special elections.
3. ↑ Candidates running for special elections in Virginia are selected through firehouse primaries administered by each political party.
4. ↑ Candidates running for special elections in Connecticut are nominated through party conventions.

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How vacancies are filled in state legislatures • States with a full-time legislature • State legislatures with term limits • Comparison of state legislative salaries • When state legislators assume office after a general election • Population represented by state legislators • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures • State legislative sessions • Resign-to-run law • State legislature candidate requirements by state • Official names of state legislatures • State legislative chambers that use multi-member districts • Factors Affecting Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections

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State senates|

Length of terms of state senators • State senators • Partisan composition of state senates • State senators sorted by year first elected

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State houses|

Length of terms of state representatives • State representatives • Partisan composition of state houses • State representatives sorted by year first elected

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Leadership positions|

President of the Senate • President Pro Tempore • Senate Majority Leader • Senate Minority Leader • House Majority Leader • House Minority Leader • State Speaker of the House

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