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## Contents

* 1 Breakdown of 2010 special elections
* 2 Results
* 3 January 5, 2010
* 3.1 Georgia
* 4 January 12, 2010
* 4.1 California
* 4.2 Tennessee
* 5 February 6, 2010
* 5.1 Louisiana
* 6 April 13, 2010
* 6.1 California
* 6.2 Florida
* 7 May 1, 2010
* 7.1 Louisiana
* 8 May 8, 2010
* 8.1 Texas
* 9 May 11, 2010
* 9.1 Georgia
* 9.2 Massachusetts
* 10 May 18, 2010
* 10.1 Pennsylvania
* 11 June 15, 2010
* 11.1 Massachusetts
* 11.2 Virginia
* 12 June 22, 2010
* 12.1 California
* 13 October 2, 2010
* 13.1 Louisiana
* 14 November 2, 2010
* 14.1 Pennsylvania
* 14.2 Texas
* 15 December 14, 2010
* 15.1 South Carolina
* 15.2 Texas
* 16 Historical data
* 16.1 State breakdown by year
* 16.2 Seats that changed partisan control by year
* 17 See also
* 18 External links
* 19 Footnotes

Across the nation, special elections are frequently conducted to fill vacancies in state legislatures. Twenty-seven states use special elections to  fill legislative vacancies. In two states, Illinois and Indiana, special elections are used in  limited circumstances. In 2010, 30 state legislative seats were filled through special elections in 10 states.

## Breakdown of 2010 special elections[edit]

The reasons for special elections were as follows:

* 3 due to death
* 2 due to conflict of interest controversy
* 2 due to criminal prosecution
* 2 due to personal reasons
* 1 due to sexual scandal
* 7 due to appointment to another office/position
* 9 due to election to or candidacy for another office
* 4 due to taking a non-government job

The partisan breakdown for vacancies was as follows:

* 12 Democratic seats
* 18 Republican seats

One Democratic seat and one Republican seat were filled through the cancellation of special elections due to unopposed candidates.

No seat switched party control in the 2010 special elections.

## Results[edit]

The following candidates won a special election in 2010:

1. Adam Ravenstahl (D) Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 20
2. Alan Seabaugh (R) Louisiana House of Representatives, District 5
3. Brian Birdwell (R) Texas State Senate, District 22
4. Butch Miller (R) Georgia State Senate, District 49
5. Chris Norby (R) California State Assembly District 72
6. Cynthia Willard-Lewis (D) Louisiana State Senate District 2
7. Dalton Honore (D) Louisiana House of Representatives District 63
8. Eric Johnson (Texas) (D) Texas House of Representatives, District 100
9. Hardie Davis (D) Georgia State Senate District 22
10. Helena Moreno (D) Louisiana House of Representatives District 93
11. James Brewster (D) Pennsylvania State Senate District 45
12. Jason Carter (D) Georgia State Senate District 42
13. John Frullo (R) Texas House of Representatives, District 84
14. John Kuempel (R) Texas House of Representatives, District 44
15. Karen Peterson (Louisiana) (D) Louisiana State Senate, District 5
16. Marcos Devers (D) Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Essex District
17. Marcia Hahn (R) Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 138
18. Marcy Toepel (R) Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147
19. Mark White (R) Tennessee House of Representatives District 83
20. Matt Gaetz (R) U.S. House, Florida, District 1
21. Mike Gatto (D) California State Assembly District 43
22. Phyllis Henderson (R) South Carolina House of Representatives, District 21
23. Richard Ross (Massachusetts) (R) Massachusetts State Senate, Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex District
24. Rick Jasperse (R) Georgia House of Representatives, District 11
25. Roxann Robinson (R) Virginia House of Delegates District 27
26. Sal DiDomenico (D) Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex and Suffolk District
27. Sam Blakeslee (R) California State Senate District 15
28. Tony Wilt (R) Virginia House of Delegates District 26
29. Van Taylor (R) Texas State Senate, District 8
30. William Emmerson (R) California State Senate District 23

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## January 5, 2010[edit]

### Georgia[edit]

Georgia State Senate District 22

Candidates:[1]

Hardie Davis: 4,456 a
Harold Jones II: 3,681 a
Taylor Bryant: 842
Sandra Scott: 223

The seat was vacant after incumbent Ed Tarver (D) resigned after being appointed as a U.S. Attorney.[2]

Davis and Jones competed in a runoff election on February 2, 2010.

Runoff election results:[3]

Hardie Davis: 5,802
Harold Jones II: 4,656

## January 12, 2010[edit]

### California[edit]

California State Assembly District 72

See also: January 12, 2010 elections in California

Candidates:[4]

John MacMurray: 10,622
Chris Norby: 21,406
Jane Rands: 2,100

The seat was vacant after incumbent Michael Duvall (R) resigned following a microphone gaffe in which his descriptions of extramarital affairs to a colleague went public.[5] Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby won in the January 12 runoff.[6]

### Tennessee[edit]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 83

Candidates:[7]

Guthrie Castle: 1,452
Mark White: 3,236
John Andreuccetti: 110

The seat was vacant after incumbent Brian Kelsey (R) resigned to run for Tennessee State Senate District 31 in a race scheduled for December 1, 2009. Mark White won in the January 12 general election.[8]

## February 6, 2010[edit]

### Louisiana[edit]

Louisiana State Senate District 5

Candidates:[9]

Karen Carter Peterson: 13,509
Irma Muse Dixon: 3,734

The seat was vacant after incumbent Cheryl Gray (D) resigned in order to relocate to Connecticut.[10]

## April 13, 2010[edit]

### California[edit]

California State Assembly District 43

Candidates:[11]

Mike Gatto: 11,954 a
Chahe Keuroghelian: 5,462
Nayiri Nahabedian: 8,358
Sunder Ramani: 11,634 a

Incumbent Paul Krekorian (D) resigned after being elected to the Los Angeles City Council.

Gatto and Ramani competed in a runoff election on June 8.

Runoff election results:[12]

Mike Gatto: 23,733
Sunder Ramani: 16,778

California State Senate District 37

Candidates:[13]

Bill Emmerson: 39,875 a
Russ Bogh: 20,957
David W. Peters: 2,267
Justin Blake: 13,289 a
Arthur Bravo Guerrero: 6,826
Anna Nevenic: 8,076
Matt Monica (American Independent Party): 4,195 a

Incumbent John J. Benoit (R) resigned after being appointed to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

Emmerson, Blake and Monica faced off in a runoff election on June 8.[14]

Runoff election results:[15]

Bill Emmerson: 81,655
Justin Blake: 41,243
Matt Monica: 13,965

### Florida[edit]

Florida House of Representatives District 4

The primary election was held on March 23.

Candidates:[16]

Craig Barker: 5,678
Matt Gaetz: 6,313 a
Bill Garvie: 607
Jerry Melvin: 728
Kabe Woods: 1,529

Jan Fernald a

Gaetz and Fernald faced off in the special election on April 13, 2010.

Runoff election results:[17]

Matt Gaetz: 10,131
Jan Fernald: 5,218

Incumbent Ray Sansom (R), who had been serving as House speaker, resigned prior to a House trial after he was charged with directing tax money towards the construction of a donor's jet hangar.[18]

## May 1, 2010[edit]

### Louisiana[edit]

Louisiana House of Representatives District 63

Candidates:[19]

Ulysses Addison: 1,293 a
Dalton Honore: 1,706 a
Mark Milligan: 1,073
James Slaughter: 141
Dadrius Lanus: 144

Incumbent Avon Honey (D) died on February 12, 2010.[20]

Honore and Addison faced off in a runoff election on May 29, 2010.[21]

Ulysses Addison: 816
Dalton Honore: 1,631

Louisiana House of Representatives District 93

Candidates:[22]

Louis Charbonnet: 498
Rhodesia Jackson Douglas: 41
Thomas Robichaux: 269
Helena Moreno: 643 a
Carlos Hornbrook: 28
James Perry: 890 a

Incumbent Karen Peterson (D) resigned after being elected to Louisiana State Senate District 5.

Moreno and Perry faced off in a runoff election on May 29, 2010.[23]

Helena Moreno: 1,274
James Perry: 1,011

## May 8, 2010[edit]

### Texas[edit]

* Texas State Senate District 22

Candidates:[24]

David Sibley: 13,423
Brian Birdwell: 10,900
Gayle Avant: 3,968
Darren Yancy: 1,560

Incumbent Kip Averitt (R) resigned on March 17, 2010, due to health concerns.[25]

Sibley and Birdwell faced off in a runoff election on June 22.[26]

June 22, 2010 runoff[27]
Brian Birdwell: 14,218
David Sibley: 10,339

* Texas House of Representatives District 66

CANCELLED[28]

* Mabrie Jackson
* Van Taylor

Incumbent Brian McCall (R) resigned to become the chancellor of the Texas State University system.[29] The special election was canceled when Mabrie Jackson withdrew her name before the election, and Taylor won the seat by default. However, the ballot was already printed, and Jackson received more votes in the election.[30]

* Texas House of Representatives District 100

CANCELLED

Incumbent Terri Hodge (D) resigned her position as part of a plea deal to admit guilt to fraud and falsifying her income tax return.[31]

The special election was cancelled when Eric Johnson (D) was the only candidate to file for the seat.[32]

## May 11, 2010[edit]

### Georgia[edit]

* Georgia House of Representatives District 12

Candidates:[33]

Jerry Nally: 244
Rick Jasperse: 3,358
Truett Moss: 1,118

Incumbent Tom Graves (R) resigned in order to mount a successful run for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

* Georgia State Senate District 42

Candidates:[33]

Jason Carter: 5,574
Tom Stubbs: 1,953
David Montane: 635
Steve Patrick: 329

Incumbent David Adelman (D) resigned after being appointed as the U.S. ambassador to Singapore.[34]

* Georgia State Senate District 49

Candidates:[33]

Butch Miller: 10,771
Jimmy Norman: 1,983
Brandon Givens: 1,130

Incumbent Lee Hawkins (R) resigned in order to mount an unsuccessful run for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.[35][36]

### Massachusetts[edit]

* Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Candidates:[37]

Richard Ross: 15,902
Peter Smulowitz: 9,823

Incumbent Scott Brown (R) resigned in order to mount a successful run for the U.S. Senate.

* Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex

Candidates:[38]

Sal DiDomenico: 3,803
John Cesan: 515
Timothy Flaherty (write-in): 20
E. Denise Simmons (write-in): 6

Incumbent Anthony Galluccio (D) resigned after being sentenced to time in prison for violating his probation.[39]

## May 18, 2010[edit]

### Pennsylvania[edit]

* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 20

Adam Ravenstahl
Dan Keller
Tim Tuinstra
Mark A. Purcell

Incumbent Don Walko (D) resigned to take a position on a common pleas court.[40]

* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 138

Marcia Hahn
Cory Miller

Incumbent Craig Dally (R) resigned his seat to be sworn in as a Northhampton county judge. Marcia Hahn defeated Cory Miller in a special election on May 18, 2010.[41]

* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 147

Marcy Toepel
Bob Dodge

Incumbent Bob Mensch (R) resigned after winning election to Pennsylvania State Senate District 24.

## June 15, 2010[edit]

### Massachusetts[edit]

* Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixteenth Essex

Candidates:[42]

Marcos Devers: 1,374
Rafael Gadea: 171

Incumbent William Lantigua (D), who briefly served simultaneously as the mayor of Lawrence, resigned after a controversy in which he sponsored a bill that would have given the city a $35 million bailout.[43][44]

### Virginia[edit]

* Virginia House of Delegates District 26

Candidates:[45]

Tony Wilt: 6,239
Kai Degner: 2,840
Carolyn Frank: 392

Incumbent Matt Lohr (R) resigned after being appointed as the Virginia commissioner of agriculture.

* Virginia House of Delegates District 27

Candidates:[46]

Roxann Robinson: 3,429
Kai Degner: 1,295

Incumbent Sam Nixon (R) resigned in order to become the state's Chief Information Officer.[47]

## June 22, 2010[edit]

### California[edit]

* California State Senate District 15

Candidates:[48]

Sam Blakeslee: 72,248
John Laird: 61,150
Mark Hinkle: 4,241
Jim Fitzgerald: 8,620

Incumbent Abel Maldonado (R) resigned after being appointed lieutenant governor of California.

Since none of the candidates received 50 percent of the vote, all four faced off in a runoff election held August 17.[49]

August 17, 2010 runoff results:[50]
Sam Blakeslee: 86,873
John Laird: 79,835
Jim Fitzgerald: 8,937
Mike Hinkle: 3,592

## October 2, 2010[edit]

### Louisiana[edit]

* Louisiana State Senate District 2

Candidates:[51]

Mike Darnell: 1,888
Ira Thomas: 1,137
Edward Washington III: 236
Cynthia Willard-Lewis: 5,613

The seat became vacant when incumbent Ann Duplessis resigned to take a position in the administration of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D).[52]

* Louisiana House of Representatives District 5

Candidates:[53]

Alan Seabaugh: 5,085
Harold Turner: 3,778

The seat became vacant when incumbent Wayne Waddell (R) resigned to become director of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum.[54]

## November 2, 2010[edit]

### Pennsylvania[edit]

* Pennsylvania State Senate District 45

Candidates:[55]

James Brewster: 35,943
Paul Olijar: 26,569
Leonard N. Young: 3,104

The seat became vacant when incumbent  Sean Logan (D) resigned in July of 2010 to serve as Vice President of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[56]

### Texas[edit]

* Texas House of Representatives District 84

Candidates:[57]

Carol Morgan: 7,095
John Frullo: 15,162

The seat became vacant when incumbent Carl Isett (R) resigned on May 31, 2010. He has previously announced he would not seek re-election in 2010. The special election was held on the same day as the regular election; it appeared twice on the ballot.[58]

## December 14, 2010[edit]

### South Carolina[edit]

* South Carolina House of Representatives District 21

A special election was held to replace William Wylie (R), who died of a heart attack in September 2010.[59]

Candidates:[60]

Susan Scarborough Smith: 639
Phyllis Henderson: 1,990

### Texas[edit]

* Texas House of Representatives District 44

A special election was held to replace Edmund Kuempel (R), who died of a heart attack two days before the general election.[61]

Candidates:[62]

Daniel Rodriguez Andrade: 119
Cheryl Dees Patterson: 690
Ron Avery: 79
Chris Burchell: 73
Gary Inmon: 1,123
John Kuempel: 7,245
Myrna McLeroy: 1,022
Robin R. Walker: 544
Tony Gergely: 62

Jim Fish: 73 - withdrew November 29[63]

## 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 2025, Georgia held the most state legislative special elections with 87. Pennsylvania held the second-most special elections with 71.

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

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

Current as of January 16, 2026 (updated annually)
Since 2010, 128 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
2025 | 95 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0
2024 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0
2023 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0
2022 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0
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 | 1,007 | 121 | 66 | 49 | 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 (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
GA | House | Georgia House of Representatives District 121 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
IA | Senate | Iowa State Senate District 1 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
IA | Senate | Iowa State Senate District 35 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic
MS | Senate | Mississippi State Senate District 2 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Democratic
MS | Senate | Mississippi State Senate District 45 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MS | House | Mississippi House of Representatives District 22 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic
PA | Senate | Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 | 2025 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
AL | House | Alabama House of Representatives District 10 | 2024 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
FL | House | Florida House of Representatives District 35 | 2024 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 6 | 2024 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
ND | Senate | North Dakota State Senate District 9 | 2024 | Democratic | Republican |  |  |
ND | House | North Dakota House of Representatives District 9 | 2024 | Democratic | Republican |  |  |
MA | Senate | Massachusetts State Senate Worcester & Hampshire District | 2023 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |  |
NH | House | New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 1 | 2023 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Democratic
ME | House | Maine House of Representatives District 45 | 2023 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
VA | Senate | Virginia State Senate District 7 | 2023 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
MT | Senate | Montana State Senate District 39 | 2022 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
MI | House | Michigan House of Representatives District 74 | 2022 | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican
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 |  |

## See also[edit]

* State legislative elections, 2010

## External links[edit]

* List of special legislative elections in 2010

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official Results of the Tuesday, January 05, 2010 Special Election," January 26, 2010
2. ↑ Morris News Service, "Edward Tarver promises to do 'absolutely the best job,'" December 17, 2009
3. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official Results of the Tuesday, February 02, 2010 Special Election Runoff," July 12, 2010
4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official Canvass," January 12, 2010
5. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "GOP Lawmaker's Graphic Sex-Bragging Caught On Tape," September 9, 2009
6. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Chris Norby outlines goals as Orange County's new state assemblyman," January 14, 2010
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