Special elections to the 113th United States Congress (2013-2014)
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Special elections to Congress occur when a legislator resigns or is removed from office. Depending on the specific state laws governing vacancies, a state can either hold an election within the same calendar year, or wait until the next regularly scheduled election. For the purposes of our coverage of Congressional special elections, we are combining all special elections pertaining to the 113th Congress onto one page. Some of these special elections will occur in 2013; others in 2014.
As of May 2013, a total of six congressional special elections have been scheduled to occur at some point in 2013-2014.
Breakdown of 113th United States Congress special elections
The reasons for special elections are as follows:
- 2 due to acceptance of private sector jobs
- 2 due to political appointment
- 1 due to a Senator's death
- 1 due to criminal prosecution/health issues
The partisan breakdown for vacancies is as follows:
- 3 Republican seats
- 3 Democratic seats
Announced special elections
The table below details a running list of the special elections to the 113th United States Congress as they are announced.
| District | Prior Incumbent | Special Election Candidates (General Election Only) | Election Date | Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| Illinois' 2nd | Jesse Jackson Jr. |  Robin Kelly Paul McKinley LeAlan M. Jones Curtis Llong Bey Marcus Lewis Elizabeth Pahlke |
April 9, 2013[1] | Robin Kelly |
No |
| Missouri's 8th | Jo Ann Emerson | Steve Hodges Jason T. Smith Bill Slantz Doug Enyart |
June 4, 2013[2][3] | Pending | |
| US Senator from South Carolina | Jim DeMint | Pending | November 4, 2014[4] | Pending | |
| South Carolina's 1st | Tim Scott | Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Mark Sanford Eugene Platt |
May 7, 2013[5][6] | Mark Sanford |
No |
| US Senator from Hawaii | Daniel Inouye | Pending | November 4, 2014[7] | Pending | |
| US Senator from Massachusetts | John Kerry | Ed Markey Gabriel Gomez |
June 25, 2013[8] | Pending | |
See also
- United States Congress
- United States Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- Filling vacancies in the U.S. Senate
- United States Senate elections, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
- Illinois' 2nd congressional district special election, 2013
- Missouri's 8th congressional district special election, 2013
References
- ↑ Politico "Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress" Accessed November 21, 2012
- ↑ The Hill "Emerson’s resignation sets off free-for-all in Missouri House race," January 22, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to resign from House," December 3, 2012
- ↑ Washington Post "Jim DeMint leaving the Senate," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Washington Post "Scott's departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013," December 17, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina Republican Party " 1st Congressional Special Election details set," January 2, 2013
- ↑ CNN "Inouye gave preference for successor before he died," December 11, 2012
- ↑ Boston Globe "Secretary of state to set Senate special election date of June 25," January 28, 2013
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