2025 United States House of Representatives elections

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There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2025 during the 119th United States Congress.

Quick facts 6 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
2025 United States House of Representatives elections

 2024
April 1 – December 2, 2025
2026 
2027 (special elections) 

6 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mike Johnson Hakeem Jeffries
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since October 25, 2023 January 3, 2023
Leader's seat Louisiana 4th New York 8th
Last election 220 seats, 50.5% 215 seats, 47.9%
Seats after 220 215
Popular vote 372,625 420,808[a]
Percentage 46.58% 52.60%
Seats up 3 3
Races won 3 3

     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
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Summary

More information District, Incumbent ...
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Matt Gaetz Republican 2016 Incumbent won reelection, but resigned November 13, 2024 during the previous Congress, and declined to be seated for the current Congress.[1]
New member elected on April 1, 2025.
Republican hold.
Florida 6 Mike Waltz Republican 2018 Incumbent resigned January 20, 2025, to become National Security Advisor.[3]
New member elected on April 1, 2025.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Randy Fine (Republican) 56.7%
  • Josh Weil (Democratic) 42.7%
  • Andrew Parrott (Libertarian) 0.4%
  • Randall Terry (Independent) 0.3%[2]
Virginia 11 Gerry Connolly Democratic 2008 Incumbent died May 21, 2025.[4]
New member elected on September 9, 2025.
Democratic hold.
Arizona 7 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 2002 Incumbent died March 13, 2025.[6]
New member elected on September 23, 2025.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 7 Mark Green Republican 2018 Incumbent resigned on July 20, 2025.[8]
New member elected on December 2, 2025.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Matt Van Epps (Republican) 53.9%
  • Aftyn Behn (Democratic) 45.1%
  • Jon Thorp (Independent) 0.5%
  • Terri Christie (Independent) 0.3%
  • Bobby Dodge (Independent) 0.1%
  • Robert Sutherby (Independent) 0.1%[9]
Texas 18 Sylvester Turner Democratic 2024 Incumbent died March 5, 2025.[10]
New member elected on January 31, 2026, after no candidate received a majority vote in the November 4 jungle primary.[11]
Democratic hold.
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Florida's 1st congressional district

Florida's 1st congressional district

Republican Matt Gaetz resigned on November 13, 2024, shortly after President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Gaetz to serve as the United States attorney general, although Gaetz later withdrew from consideration for that position.[1] Governor Ron DeSantis called the election for April 1, 2025, and primary elections were held on January 28.[14] Republican state CFO Jimmy Patronis won the election.[15]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Patronis 97,370 56.86%
Democratic Gay Valimont 72,375 42.26%
Independent Stephen Broden 1,384 0.81%
Write-in Stanley Gray 88 0.05%
Write-in Stan McDaniels 31 0.02%
Total votes 171,248 100.00%
Republican hold
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Florida's 6th congressional district

Florida's 6th congressional district

Republican Mike Waltz resigned on January 20, 2025, to become Trump's National Security Advisor.[3] Governor Ron DeSantis called the election for April 1, 2025, and primary elections were held on January 28.[16] Republican state senator Randy Fine won the election.[17]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Fine 110,980 56.68%
Democratic Josh Weil 83,580 42.69%
Libertarian Andrew Parrott 702 0.36%
Independent Randall Terry 526 0.27%
Write-in Chuck Sheridan 12 0.01%
Total votes 195,800 100.00%
Republican hold
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Texas's 18th congressional district

Texas's 18th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Sylvester Turner died on March 5, 2025.[18] Governor Greg Abbott called the special election for November 4, 2025.[19] With no candidate receiving at least 50% of the vote, the top two candidates, county attorney Christian Menefee and former city councillor Amanda Edwards, advanced to the runoff election, which was scheduled to be held on January 31, 2026.[11][20], where Menefee won.

More information Party, Candidate ...
2026 Texas's 18th congressional district special election runoff[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christian Menefee 18,646 68.86%
Democratic Amanda Edwards 8,434 31.14%
Total votes 27,080 100.00%
Democratic hold
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Arizona's 7th congressional district

Arizona's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva died on March 13, 2025, from complications from cancer treatment.[21] Governor Katie Hobbs called a special election to be held on September 23, 2025.[22] Democratic former Pima County supervisor and Grijalva's daughter Adelita Grijalva won the election.[23]

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2025 Arizona's 7th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adelita Grijalva 70,148 68.92%
Republican Daniel Butierez 29,944 29.42%
Green Eduardo Quintana 1,118 1.10%
No Labels Richard Grayson 537 0.53%
Write-in 29 0.03%
Total votes 101,776 100.00%
Democratic hold
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Virginia's 11th congressional district

Virginia's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly died on May 21, 2025, from complications related to esophageal cancer.[24] Prior to his death, Connolly had announced his intention to not seek re-election in 2026 and had instead endorsed Democrat James Walkinshaw, his former chief of staff and current member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Governor Glenn Youngkin called a special election to be held on September 9, 2025.[25] Walkinshaw won the election.[26]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Virginia's 11th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Walkinshaw 113,596 75.14%
Republican Stewart Whitson 37,297 24.67%
Write-in 287 0.19%
Total votes 151,180 100.00%
Democratic hold
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Tennessee's 7th congressional district

Tennessee's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Mark Green resigned on July 20, 2025, following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.[27] Governor Bill Lee called the general election to take place on December 2, 2025.[28] Republican former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services Matt Van Epps won the election.[29]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Tennessee's 7th congressional district special election[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Van Epps 97,034 53.90%
Democratic Aftyn Behn 81,109 45.06%
Independent Jon Thorp 932 0.52%
Independent Terri Christie 610 0.34%
Independent Bobby Dodge 198 0.11%
Independent Robert Sutherby 129 0.07%
Total votes 180,012 100.00%
Republican hold
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New York's 21st congressional district (reversed)

New York's 21st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Elise Stefanik was expected to resign to take office as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, after being nominated to the position by President-elect Donald Trump on November 11, 2024.[31] Governor Kathy Hochul would have been responsible for calling a special election ten days after the vacancy, to take place between 70 and 80 days afterwards.[32] However, after several months of delays, Stefanik's nomination was withdrawn by President Trump on March 27, 2025, due to concerns over the slim Republican Party majority in the House of Representatives. Stefanik had been expected to be confirmed; her nomination was reported favorably out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was planning to host a going-away party for Stefanik on March 31.[33]

In lieu of a primary election, nominees for the special election would have been chosen by party chairpersons from each county in the 21st district.[34] A wide field of Republicans had declared their intent to seek the nomination, including Joe Pinion,[35] Dan Stec,[36] and Chris Tague.[37] The New York State Conservative Party endorsed Stec.[38] Democrats nominated dairy farmer Blake Gendebien for the expected special election on February 4.[39] Richard Grayson, writer and perennial candidate, filed as a write-in candidate proposing that the 21st District become a province of Canada, satirizing Trump's push for the United States to annex Canada.[40]

Notes

  1. This excludes the result of the 2025–26 Texas's 18th congressional district special election, because the 1st round was a jungle primary.

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