2023 United States state legislative elections
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The 2023 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7, 2023, for eight state legislative chambers in four states.[1] These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in three states. Special elections were held throughout the year in several states.
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The Democratic Party flipped control of Virginia's lower house, the House of Delegates, which it had lost two years earlier, and retained its majority in Virginia's upper house, the Senate. Democrats also expanded their majority in the New Jersey Legislature. The Republican Party strengthened its majorities in the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures.
Background
The 2022 elections, midterm elections held under the presidency of Democrat Joe Biden, defied conventional expectations. Although Republicans had gained more legislative seats across the country than Democrats, they had lost control of several state legislative chambers. Republican gains were more concentrated in chambers they already controlled, while Democrats made more gains in states they controlled, as well as in battleground states where independent or court-ordered redistricting had dismantled the Republican-tilted maps of the 2010s. This enhanced Democratic policymaking power at the state level despite Republican victories at the federal level.[2]
Among the states holding regularly-scheduled legislative elections in 2023, Republicans had fully controlled the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures since 2011, while Democrats had controlled the New Jersey Legislature since 2003. Virginia had a divided government after Republicans won control of the House of Delegates in 2021.
Party switching
+1 Rep seat +1 Dem seat |
+1 Ind seat +2 Ind seats |
+1 Lib seat |
Republicans gained significant clout in two state legislatures prior to the election due to party switching by incumbent legislators. In both Louisiana and North Carolina, party-switching Democrats gave Republicans supermajorities in each state's House of Representatives which, combined with Republicans' existing supermajorities in each state's Senate, gave the party the ability to override vetoes of each state's Democratic governors.[3]
| State | Chamber | District | Legislator | Old party | New party | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | House | 56 | Mesha Mainor | Democratic | Republican | [4] |
| Louisiana | House | 18 | Jeremy LaCombe | Democratic | Republican | [3] |
| 19 | Francis C. Thompson | Democratic | Republican | [3] | ||
| 62 | Roy Daryl Adams | Independent | Democratic | [5] | ||
| Nebraska | Legislature | 8 | Megan Hunt | Democratic | Independent | [6] |
| New Hampshire | House | Cheshire 7 | Shaun Filiault | Democratic | Independent | [7] |
| Hillsborough 2 | Dan Hynes | Republican | Independent | [8] | ||
| New Jersey | Senate | 12 | Samuel D. Thompson | Republican | Democratic | [9] |
| North Carolina | House | 112 | Tricia Cotham | Democratic | Republican | [3] |
| Oregon | Senate | 12 | Brian Boquist | Independent | Republican | [10] |
| South Carolina | Senate | 22 | Mia McLeod | Democratic | Independent | [11] |
| Vermont | House | Rutland 3 | Jarrod Sammis | Republican | Libertarian | [12] |
| West Virginia | House | 50 | Elliott Pritt | Democratic | Republican | [3] |
Summary table
Regularly scheduled elections were held in 8 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were or are to be held for 578 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections may take place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.
| State | Upper House | Lower House | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats up | Total | % up | Term | Seats up | Total | % up | Term | |
| Louisiana | 39 | 39 | 100 | 4 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 4 |
| Mississippi | 52 | 52 | 100 | 4 | 122 | 122 | 100 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 40 | 40 | 100 | 4[b] | 80 | 80 | 100 | 2 |
| Virginia | 40 | 40 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
Election predictions
Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive chambers. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the party, the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each chambers, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that election.
Most election predictors use:
- "Tossup": No advantage
- "Tilt": Advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
- "Lean": Slight advantage
- "Likely": Significant, but surmountable, advantage
- "Safe" or "Solid": Near-certain chance of victory
| State | PVI[13] | Chamber | Last election |
270toWin November 2, 2023[14] |
Elections Daily November 2, 2023[15] |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | R+12 | Senate | R 27–12 | Safe R | Safe R | R 28–11 |
| House of Representatives | R 71–33–1 | Safe R | Safe R | R 73–32 | ||
| Mississippi | R+11 | Senate | R 36–16 | Safe R | Safe R | R 36–16 |
| House of Representatives | R 77–42–3 | Safe R | Safe R | R 79–41–2 | ||
| New Jersey | D+6 | Senate | D 25–15 | Safe D | Safe D | D 25–15 |
| General Assembly | D 46–34 | Safe D | Safe D | D 52–28 | ||
| Virginia | D+3 | Senate | D 22–18 | Lean D | Lean D | D 21–19 |
| House of Delegates | R 52–48 | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | D 51–49 | ||
National results
Despite Republican hopes of major gains, potentially winning full control of Virginia's state government and weakening Democrats' majorities in New Jersey, these gains did not materialize. Instead, Democrats made considerable gains in both states' lower houses, flipping control of the Virginia House of Delegates, which they had lost in 2021. Republicans did gain ground in Louisiana and Mississippi, however, as both states held their first elections since the 2020 redistricting cycle. Rampant gerrymandering, political polarization, and a high number of uncontested races led to minimal competition. Neither state featured a single legislative race won by less than 10 percentage points.[16]
State summaries
Louisiana
Senate results
House of Representatives results
All seats of the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in 2023. Republicans retained control of both chambers.
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Page Cortez (term-limited) | 27 | 28 |  1 | |
| Democratic | Gerald Boudreaux | 12 | 11 |  1 | |
| Total | 39 | 39 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clay Schexnayder (term-limited) | 71 | 73 | 2 | |
| Democratic | Samuel Jenkins Jr. (retired) | 33 | 32 | 1 | |
| Independent | Joseph A. Marino III (retired) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 105 | 105 | |||
Mississippi
Senate results
House of Representatives results
All seats of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in 2023. Republicans retained control of both chambers.
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Kirby | 36 | 36 |  | |
| Democratic | Derrick Simmons | 16 | 16 | | |
| Total | 52 | 52 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philip Gunn (retired) | 77 | 79 | 2 | |
| Democratic | Robert Johnson III | 42 | 41 | 1 | |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 122 | 122 | |||
New Jersey
Senate results
General Assembly results
All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2023, senators were elected to four-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts.[17] Democrats retained control in both chambers, expanding their majority in the General Assembly.
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicholas Scutari | 25 | 25 | | |
| Republican | Anthony M. Bucco | 15 | 15 | | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Craig Coughlin | 46 | 52 | 6 | |
| Republican | John DiMaio | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |||
Virginia
Senate results
House of Delegates results
All seats of the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in 2023. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates serve terms of two years. At the time of the elections, the Democrats controlled the Senate while the Republicans controlled the House of Delegates. Following the elections, the Democrats flipped control of the House of Delegates and held on to the Senate with a reduced majority.
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (retired) | 22 | 21 | 1 | |
| Republican | Tommy Norment (retired) | 17 | 19 | 2 | |
| Non-caucusing | Amanda Chase | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Scott | 48 | 51 | 3 | |
| Republican | Todd Gilbert | 52 | 49 | 3 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |||
Special elections
+1 Rep seat |
+1 Dem seat |
There were fifty-one state legislative special elections scheduled for 2023.[18] The Democratic Party flipped a seat in the Virginia Senate on January 10 and a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on September 19.[19][20] The Republican Party flipped a seat in the Maine House of Representatives on June 13 and a seat in the Massachusetts Senate on November 7.
Connecticut
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 6 | Edwin Vargas | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent resigned January 3, 2023 to pursue an academic post at Central Connecticut State University.[21] New member elected February 28, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | 100 | Quentin Williams | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent died January 5, 2023, in a traffic collision.[23] New member elected February 28, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | 148 | Daniel J. Fox | Democratic | 2011 (special) |
Incumbent resigned January 4, 2023, in anticipation of a nomination to be a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court.[24] New member elected February 28, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Delaware
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 37 | Ruth Briggs King | Republican | 2009 (special) |
Incumbent resigned November 15, 2023, after moving out of her district.[25] New member elected December 21, 2023. Republican hold. |
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Florida
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 24 | Joe Harding | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent resigned December 8, 2022, after being indicted for wire fraud and money laundering.[27] New member elected May 16, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 118 | Juan Fernandez-Barquin | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent resigned June 11, 2023, to become clerk of the court and comptroller of Miami-Dade County.[29] New member elected December 5, 2023. Republican hold. |
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Georgia
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 7 | David Ralston | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent died November 16, 2022, after a long illness.[31] New member elected January 31, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 3, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 119 | Terry England Redistricted from the 116th district |
Republican | 2004 | Incumbent's term expired January 9, 2023. Representative-elect Danny Rampey withdrew prior to being seated, after being arrested for stealing prescription narcotics.[33] New member elected February 28, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 31, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 172 | Sam Watson | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent resigned December 30, 2022, to run for State Senate.[35] New member elected January 31, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| Senate | 11 | Dean Burke | Republican | 2013 (special) |
Incumbent resigned December 31, 2022, to become chief medical officer of the Georgia Department of Community Health.[37] New member elected January 31, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 75 | Mike Glanton | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent resigned January 24, 2023, for health reasons.[39] New member elected March 21, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | 68 | Tish Naghise | Democratic | 2022 | Incumbent died March 8, 2023, of a recent illness.[41] New member elected June 13, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on May 16, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Kentucky
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 19 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent resigned January 1, 2023, to become a U.S. representative.[43] New member elected February 21, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| Senate | 28 | Ralph Alvarado | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent resigned January 6, 2023, to become commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health.[45] New member elected May 16, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 93 | Lamin Swann | Democratic | 2022 | Incumbent died May 14, 2023, after being hospitalized for a medical emergency.[47] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 93 | Royce Duplessis | Democratic | 2018 (special) |
Incumbent resigned December 6, 2022, to join the State Senate.[49] New member elected March 25, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on February 18, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Maine
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 45 | Clinton Collamore | Democratic | 2022 | Incumbent resigned February 16, 2023, after being indicted for forging signatures to qualify for public campaign funds.[51][52] New member elected June 13, 2023. Republican gain. |
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| House | 50 | Sean Paulhus | Democratic | 2019 (special) |
Incumbent resigned July 14, 2023, to become register of probate of Sagadahoc County.[54] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Massachusetts
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | Suffolk 9 | Jon Santiago | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent resigned March 1, 2023, to become Massachusetts' Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans' Services.[56] New member elected May 30, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | Suffolk 10 | Ed Coppinger | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent resigned February 28, 2023, to become head of government affairs of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.[58] New member elected May 30, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| Senate | Worcester and Hampshire | Anne Gobi | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent resigned June 4, 2023, to become Massachusetts' Director of Rural Affairs of the Executive Office of Economic Development.[59] New member elected November 7, 2023. Republican gain. |
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Minnesota
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 52B | Ruth Richardson | DFL | 2018 | Incumbent resigned September 1, 2023, to focus on her role as president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States.[61] New member elected December 5, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 23 | Charles Beckett | Republican | 2003 | Incumbent resigned September 22, 2022, to become executive director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff.[63] New member elected January 31, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 10, 2023. Republican hold.[c] |
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New Hampshire
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | Strafford 8 | Chuck Grassie | Democratic | 2016 | Regular election tied, resulting in a do-over election.[66] Incumbent re-elected February 21, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | Hillsborough 3 | Stacie-Marie Laughton | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent resigned December 22, 2022, after being arrested for stalking.[68] New member elected May 16, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | Grafton 16 | Joshua Adjutant | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent resigned April 1, 2023, after suffering a head injury while working as a security officer.[70] New member elected August 22, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | Rockingham 1 | Benjamin T. Bartlett IV | Republican | 2022 | Incumbent resigned April 26, 2023, for health reasons.[72] New member elected September 19, 2023. Democratic gain. |
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| House | Hillsborough 3 | David Cote | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent resigned July 5, 2023, due to health issues.[d][73] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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New York
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Assembly | 27 | Daniel Rosenthal | Democratic | 2017 (special) |
Incumbent resigned July 14, 2023, to take a position at UJA-Federation of New York.[75] New member elected September 12, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Oklahoma
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 32 | John Michael Montgomery | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent resigned August 1, 2023, to become president of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce.[77] New member elected December 12, 2023. Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 27 | John Gordner | Republican | 2003 (special) |
Incumbent resigned November 30, 2022, to become counsel to incoming President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate Kim Ward.[79] New member elected January 31, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 32 | Anthony DeLuca | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent died October 9, 2022, of lymphoma.[81] New member elected February 7, 2023.[e] Democratic hold. |
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| House | 34 | Summer Lee | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent resigned December 7, 2022, to become a U.S. representative.[84] New member elected February 7, 2023.[e] Democratic hold. |
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| House | 35 | Austin Davis | Democratic | 2018 (special) |
Incumbent resigned December 7, 2022, to become Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.[84] New member elected February 7, 2023.[e] Democratic hold. |
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| House | 108 | Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent resigned February 28, 2023, to join the State Senate.[87] New member elected May 16, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 163 | Michael Zabel | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent resigned March 16, 2023, following accusations of sexual harassment.[89] New member elected May 16, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | 21 | Sara Innamorato | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent resigned July 19, 2023, to focus on her campaign for Allegheny County executive.[91] New member elected September 19, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Rhode Island
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Senator | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 1 | Maryellen Goodwin | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent died April 15, 2023, of colorectal cancer.[93] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 42 | Marlon Kimpson | Democratic | 2013 (special) |
Incumbent resigned May 11, 2023, after an appointment to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.[95] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 86 | Barbara Cooper | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent died October 25, 2022.[97] New member elected March 14, 2023.[f] Democratic hold. |
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| House | 3 | Scotty Campbell | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 2023, after an ethics subcommittee found he sexually harassed two interns.[100] New member elected August 3, 2023.[g] Republican hold. |
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| House | 52 | Justin Jones | Democratic | 2022 | Incumbent expelled April 6, 2023, after violating decorum rules.[103] Incumbent re-elected August 3, 2023.[h] Democratic hold. |
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| House | 86 | Justin J. Pearson | Democratic | 2023 (special) |
Incumbent expelled April 6, 2023, after violating decorum rules.[103] Incumbent re-elected August 3, 2023.[i] Democratic hold. |
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| House | 51 | Bill Beck | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent died June 4, 2023, of a heart attack.[108] New member elected September 14, 2023.[j] Democratic hold. |
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Virginia
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| House | 24 | Ronnie Campbell | Republican | 2018 (special) |
Incumbent died December 13, 2022, of cancer.[111] New member elected January 10, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| House | 35 | Mark Keam | Democratic | 2009 | Incumbent resigned September 6, 2022, to become Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism within the International Trade Administration.[113] New member elected January 10, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| Senate | 7 | Jen Kiggans | Republican | 2019 | Incumbent resigned November 15, 2022, to become a U.S. representative.[115] New member elected January 10, 2023. Democratic gain. |
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| Senate | 9 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 2017 (special) |
Incumbent resigned March 7, 2023, to become a U.S. representative.[117] New member elected March 28, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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| House | 6 | Jeff Campbell | Republican | 2013 | Incumbent resigned July 14, 2023, to assume a judicial appointment.[119] New member elected August 29, 2023. Republican hold. |
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Wisconsin
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 8 | Alberta Darling | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent resigned December 1, 2022, for personal reasons.[121] New member elected April 4, 2023. Republican hold. |
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| Assembly | 24 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent resigned May 3, 2023, to join the State Senate.[123] New member elected July 18, 2023. Republican hold. |
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Recall elections
Oregon
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Vote |
| House | 8 | Paul Holvey | Democratic | 2004 (appointed) |
Recall election failed October 3, 2023.[125] |
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Notes
- The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 2 Independents. The Alaska Senate is controlled by a grand coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
- The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
- Cote was never officially sworn in for the 2023 session and did not cast a single vote.
- Democratic Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joanna McClinton scheduled the special election for February 7. However, Republican Minority Leader Bryan Cutler unsuccessfully sought to wait until May 13 as an attempt to delay the Democrats from leading the chamber.[82]
- Justin J. Pearson was appointed as interim representative by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on January 25.[98]
- Timothy Hill was appointed as interim representative by the Johnson County Commission on May 11.[101]
- Justin Jones was appointed as interim representative by the Nashville Metro Council on April 10.[104]
- Justin J. Pearson was appointed as interim representative by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on April 12.[106]
- Anthony Davis was appointed as interim representative by the Nashville Metro Council on June 20.[109]