Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2021

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In 2021, five special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Connecticut General Assembly. Click here to read more about the special elections.

Senate special elections called:

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Connecticut

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If there is a vacancy in the Connecticut General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a governor's declaration. If the vacancy occurs between the 125th day and the 49th day before the day of the regular election, the special election will be held on the same day as the general election. If a vacancy occurs after the 49th day before the general election but before the Wednesday following the first Monday of January of the next-succeeding year, the governor shall not call a special election unless the vacant position is that of a member-elect.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 9-215


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The Connecticut General Assembly consists of the lower House of Representatives and the upper State Senate. The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the November 2020 general election. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Connecticut State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 22 24
     Republican Party 14 12
Total 36 36
Connecticut House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 91 97
     Republican Party 60 54
Total 151 151

Special elections

Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

March 2, 2021


April 13, 2021


April 27, 2021


August 17, 2021


December 14, 2021


Historical data

There were 782 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2020. Connecticut held 40 special elections during the same time period; nearly four per year on average. The largest number of special elections in Connecticut took place in 2011 when 10 special elections were held.

The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year.

Special elections throughout the country

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In 2021, 66 state legislative special elections were held in 21 states. Between 2011 and 2020, an average of 75 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2021 special elections

In 2021, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 27 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 23 due to resignation
  • 4 due to a resignation related to criminal charges
  • 12 due to the death of the incumbent

Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:

As of April 1, 2024, Republicans controlled 54.93% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.46%. Republicans held a majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 40 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. Control of the Michigan House of Representatives is split.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Grey.png Other Vacant
State senates 847 1,115 4 7
State houses 2,433 2,944 19 17
Total: 3,280

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The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2021. 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. In elections between 2011 and 2020, either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of four seats across the country.

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2021)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 33 33
     Republican Party 33 33
     Independent 0 0
Total 66 66

Flipped seats

In 2021, six seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats flipped from D to R

Seats flipped from R to D


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Connecticut General Statutes," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 9-215(a), Connecticut General Statutes)
  2. ↑ State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Sets March 2 Special Election for State Senate Seat in Darien and Stamford," January 15, 2021
  3. ↑ CT Post, "Miller, Esses likely to duke it out for Leone's state Senate seat in March special election," January 19, 2021
  4. ↑ Hartford Courant, "Stamford state senator resigns days before new session to begin; to work for Lamont’s administration," January 3, 2021
  5. ↑ State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Sets April 13 Special Election for State Representative Seat in Monroe and Newtown," February 26, 2021
  6. ↑ Newstimes, "'No scandal, no drama:' Sredzinski resigns from state House seat representing Newtown, Monroe," February 17, 2021
  7. ↑ Ballotpedia' "Phone conversation with the Connecticut Secretary of State Elections Office," March 17, 2021
  8. ↑ The CT Mirror, "Lamont sets election for House vacancy in Stamford," March 12, 2021
  9. ↑ Associated Press, "Election set for Aug. 17 to fill Greenwich Senate seat," July 2, 2021
  10. ↑ The Hartford Courant, "State Sen. Alex Kasser resigns and says she is leaving Greenwich because of stress from long-running divorce case," June 22, 2021
  11. ↑ State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Sets December 14 Special Election for State Representative Seat in New Haven and West Haven," October 29, 2021
  12. ↑ "Boston Globe", "Conn. state representative resigns after he was charged with misusing COVID-19 funds", accessed October 27, 2021
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