What is happening in the 2019 State Legislature special elections?
There may be dozens of these between now and the Times Square ball drop which rings in 2020. 2019 is an off-year, meaning no big doings in American politics aside from (1) the start of the presidential campaign and (2) gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Sometimes, state legislature special elections are a window into what’s going on at ground-level in American politics, telling a story that may become bigger later.
During the course of 2019, we will track the results of every state legislative special general election, and if party control changed. “Standings” will also be updated over the course of the year. For primaries, you are on your own, but we may make note of these on our Twitter page @Electionarium.
Please note that we are only including below general elections or “jungle” primaries which did not require a general election.
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: Overall Standings
Through December 19, 2019 state legislative special elections, including future general elections in which one party is guaranteed victory.
| Republican: 37 (+2) |
| Democratic: 33 (-3) |
| Independent 1 (+1) |
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: January Results
| January 8, 2019 |
|---|
| Virginia Senate District 33 (D) – Leesburg, Sterling, Herndon |
| Democratic Hold (Jennifer Boysko) |
| January 29, 2019 |
| Texas House District 79 (D) – El Paso (part) |
| Democratic Hold (Art Fierro) |
January 2019 Summary: Democratic 2 (–), Republican 0 (–)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: February Results
| February 5, 2019 |
|---|
| Minnesota Senate District 33 (D) – Cloquet, Pine City, Mora |
| Republican GAIN (Jason Rarick) |
| February 19, 2019 |
| Virginia House District 86 (D) – Herndon, Oak Hill |
| Democratic Hold (Ibraheem Samirah) |
| February 23, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 12 (R) – Farmerville, Lake D’Arbonne |
| Republican Hold (Christopher Turner) |
| February 23, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 26 (D) – Alexandria |
| Democratic Hold (Ed Larvadain III) |
| February 23, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 27 (R) – Ball, Pineville |
| Republican Hold (Mike Johnson) |
| February 23, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 47 (R) – Abbeville, Calcasieu Lake |
| Republican Hold (Ryan Bourriaque) |
| February 26, 2019 |
| Connecticut Senate District 3 (D) – East Hartford, East Windsor |
| Democratic Hold (Saud Anwar) |
| February 26, 2019 |
| Connecticut Senate District 5 (D) – West Hartford, Burlington |
| Democratic Hold (Derek Slap) |
| Connecticut Senate District 6 (D) – New Britain, Berlin |
| Republican GAIN (Gennaro Bizzarro) |
| Connecticut House District 39 (D) – New London |
| Democratic Hold (Anthony Nolan) |
| Connecticut House District 99 (D) – East Haven |
| Republican GAIN (Joseph Zullo) |
February 2019 Summary: Republican 6 (+3), Democratic 5 (-3)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: March Results
| March 5, 2019 |
|---|
| Kentucky Senate District 31 (D) – Pikeville, Fallsburg, Ezel |
| Republican GAIN (Phillip Wheeler) |
| March 5, 2019 |
| Rhode Island House District 68 (D) – Bristol, Warren |
| Democratic Hold (June Speakman) |
| March 5, 2019 |
| Texas House District 145 (D) – Houston, Pasadena |
| Democratic Hold (Christina Morales) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Georgia House District 176 (R) – Waycross, Pearson, Lakeland |
| Republican Hold (James Burchett) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Maine House District 124 (D) – Bangor, Orono |
| Democratic Hold (Joseph Perry) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Mississippi House District 32 (D) – Greenwood |
| Democratic Hold (Solomon Osborne) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Mississippi House District 71 (D) – Jackson, Byram |
| Democratic Hold (Ronnie Crudup) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania House District 114 (D) – Carbondale, Scranton, Moosic |
| Democratic Hold (Bridget Kosierowski) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania House District 190 (D) – West Philadelphia, Fairmount Park |
| Democratic Hold (Movita Johnson-Harrell) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Tennessee Senate District 32 – Covington, Lakeland, Collierville |
| Republican Hold (Paul Rose) |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Texas House District 125 (D) – San Antonio |
| Democratic Hold (Ray Lopez) |
| March 19, 2019 |
| Iowa Senate District 30 (D) – Cedar Falls, Hudson |
| Democratic Hold (Eric Giddens) |
| March 19, 2019 |
| Minnesota House District 11B – Mora, Pine City |
| Republican Hold (Nathan Nelson) |
| March 26, 2019 |
| South Carolina Senate District 6 – Greenville, Travelers Rest |
| Republican Hold (Dwight Loftis) |
| March 30, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 17 (D) – West Monroe, Monroe, Richwood |
| Democratic Hold (Pat Moore) |
| March 30, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 18 (D) – Lettsworth, New Roads |
| Democratic Hold (Jeremy LaCombe) |
| March 30, 2019 |
| Louisiana House District 62 (R) – St. Francisville, Clinton |
| Independent GAIN (Roy Adams) |
March 2019 Summary: Democratic 11 (-1), Republican 5 (–), Independent 1 (+1)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: April Results
| April 2, 2019 |
|---|
| Maine House District 52 (D) – Bath |
| Democratic Hold (Sean Paulhus) |
| April 2, 2019 |
| Mississippi House District 101 (R) – West Hattiesburg, Sumrall |
| Republican Hold (Kent McCarty) |
| April 2, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania Senate District 37 (R) – Sewickley, Bethel Park, McMurray |
| Democratic GAIN (Pam Iovino) |
| April 9, 2019 |
| Georgia House District 28 (R) – Toccoa, Homer |
| Republican Hold (Chris Erwin) |
| April 16, 2019 |
| Connecticut House District 19 (D) – Avon, Farmington, West Hartford |
| Democratic Hold (Tammy Exum) |
| April 23, 2019 |
| South Carolina House District 14 (R) – Laurens, Waterloo |
| Republican Hold (Stewart Jones) |
| April 23, 2019 |
| Tennessee Senate District 22 (R) – Clarksville, Dover |
| Republican Hold (Bill Powers) |
| April 30, 2019 |
| Wisconsin Assembly District 64 (D) – Racine, Kenosha |
| Democratic Hold (Tip McGuire) |
April 2019 Summary: Democratic 4 (+1), Republican 4 (-1)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: May Results
| May 7, 2019 |
|---|
| Connecticut House District 130 (D) – Bridgeport (part) |
| Democratic Hold (Antonio Felipe) |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania Senate District 33 (R) – Chambersburg, Gettysburg |
| Republican Hold (Doug Mastriano) |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania Senate District 41 (R) – Kittanning, Indiana |
| Republican Hold (Joe Pittman) |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania House District 11 (R) – Butler, Meridian, Chicora |
| Republican Hold (Marci Mustello) |
May 2019 Summary: Republican 3 (–), Democratic 1 (–)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: June Results
| June 4, 2019 |
|---|
| California Senate District 1 (R) – Redding, Tahoe |
| Republican Hold (Brian Dahle) |
| June 4, 2019 |
| California Senate District 33 (D) – Los Angeles (part), Long Beach (part) |
| Democratic Hold (Lena Gonzalez) |
| June 11, 2019 |
| Maine House District 45 (D) – Gray, Cumberland |
| Democratic Hold (Stephen Moriarty) |
| June 18, 2019 |
| Florida House District 7 (R) – Perry, Apalachicola, Blountstown |
| Republican Hold (Jason Shoaf) |
| June 18, 2019 |
| Florida House District 38 (R) – Dade City, Wesley Chapel |
| Republican Hold (Randy Maggard) |
June 2019 Summary: Republican 3 (–), Democratic 2 (–)
Additional June 2019 Note: Not listed above is the Florida House-97 special election, which would have been held on June 18. Democrats held the seat as only one candidate, Dan Daley, stood for the election. The election was cancelled and is not included in the above totals.
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: August Results
| August 6, 2019 |
|---|
| Iowa State House District 46 (D) – Ames |
| Democratic Hold (Ross Wilburn) |
| August 20, 2019 |
| Pennsylvania State House District 85 (R) – Lewisburg, Middleburg |
| Republican Hold (David Rowe) |
| August 20, 2019 |
| South Carolina State House District 19 (R) – Greenville, Berea |
| Republican Hold (Patrick Haddon) |
August 2019 Summary: Republican 2 (–), Democratic 1 (–)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: September Results
No special general elections in September.
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: October Results
| October 1, 2019 |
|---|
| South Carolina State House District 84 (R) – Clearwater, Beech Island |
| Republican Hold (Melissa Oremus) |
| October 1, 2019 |
| Georgia State House District 71 (R) – Sharpsburg, Moreland, Peachtree City |
| Republican Hold (Philip Singleton) |
| October 8, 2019 |
| New Hampshire State House Rockingham District 9 (R) – Epping |
| Republican Hold (Michael Vose) |
October 2019 Summary: Republican 3 (–), Democratic 0 (–)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: November Results
| November 5, 2019 |
|---|
| Alabama State House District 42 (R) – Prattville, Clanton, Jemison |
| Republican Hold (Van Smith) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Arkansas State House District 36 (D) – Little Rock (part), Sweet Home |
| Democratic Hold (Denise Ennett) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| California State Assembly District 1 (R) – Redding, Yreka, Alturas |
| Republican Hold (Megan Dahle) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Georgia State House District 152 (R) – Sylvester, Lessburg, De Soto |
| Republican Hold (Runoff December 3 – Bill Yearta won) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Kentucky House District 18 (R) – Caneyville, Leitchfield |
| Republican Hold (Samara Heavrin) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Kentucky House District 63 (R) – Villa Hills, Edgewood |
| Republican Hold (Kimberly Banta) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Missouri State House District 22 (D) – Kansas City (part), Independence (part) |
| Democratic Hold (Yolanda Young) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Missouri State House District 36 (D) – Kansas City (part) |
| Democratic Hold (Mark Sharp) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Missouri State House District 74 (D) – Florissant (part), Ferguson, Jennings |
| Democratic Hold (Mike Person) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Missouri State House District 78 (D) – St. Louis (part) |
| Democratic Hold (Rasheen Aldridge) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Missouri State House District 99 (R) – Manchester, Twin Oaks, Valley Park |
| Democratic GAIN from Republican (Trish Gunby) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Missouri State House District 158 (R) – Monett, Cassville, Eagle Rock |
| Republican Hold (Scott Cupps) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| New Jersey State Senate District 1 (D) – Cape May, Millville, Vineland |
| Republican GAIN from Democratic (Mike Testa) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| New York State Senate District 57 (R) – Dunkirk, Jamestown, Olean |
| Republican Hold (George Borrello) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Washington State Senate District 40 (D) – Bellingham (part), Anacortes, Burlington |
| Democratic Hold (Liz Lovelett) |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Washington State House District 13B (R) – Snoqualmie Pass, Ellensburg, Creston |
| Republican Hold (Alex Ybarra) |
| November 12, 2019 |
| Alabama State House District 74 (R) – Montgomery (part) |
| Republican Hold (Charlotte Meadows) |
November 2019 Summary: Republican 10 (–), Democratic 7 (–)
2019 State Legislature Special Elections: December Results
| December 19, 2019 |
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| Tennessee State House District 77 (R) – Dyersburg, Troy, Tiptonville |
| Republican Hold (Rusty Grills) |
December 2019 Summary: Republican 1 (–), Democratic 0 (–)