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This week's question was, How many U.S. House special elections took place for the 116th Congress?
You answered: 15
The correct answer is: 8
Eight special elections for the U.S. House occurred during the 116th Congress. One partisan change took place: Republican Mike Garcia won the special election in California's 25th Congressional District, succeeding Democrat Katie Hill.
| Results of special elections to the 116th Congress (House) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Election date | Incumbent | Winner | Election MOV | Previous election MOV | 2016 Presidential election MOV[1] |
| Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District | May 21, 2019 |  Tom Marino |
Fred Keller |
R+36 | R+32 | R+37 |
| North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District | September 10, 2019 | Walter Jones[2] |
Greg Murphy |
R+24 | R+100 | R+24 |
| North Carolina's 9th Congressional District[3] | September 10, 2019 | Robert Pittenger |
Dan Bishop |
R+2 | R+16 | R+11 |
| Maryland's 7th Congressional District | April 28, 2020 |  Elijah Cummings |
Kweisi Mfume |
D+49 | D+55 | D+55 |
| California's 25th Congressional District | May 12, 2020 | Katie Hill |
Mike Garcia |
R+12 | D+9 | D+7 |
| Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District | May 12, 2020 | Sean Duffy |
Tom Tiffany |
R+14 | R+21 | R+20 |
| New York's 27th Congressional District | June 23, 2020 | Chris Collins |
Christopher Jacobs |
R+5 | R+0.3 | R+25 |
| Georgia's 5th Congressional District | December 1, 2020 | John Lewis |
Kwanza Hall |
D+8[4] | D+100 | D+73 |
In addition, two special Senate elections occurred for the 116th Congress—in Arizona and Georgia. Democrats picked up both seats.
| Results of special elections to the 116th Congress (Senate) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Election date | Incumbent | Winner | Election MOV | Previous election MOV | 2016 Presidential election MOV |
| U.S. Senate in Arizona | November 3, 2020 | Martha McSally[5] |
Mark Kelly |
D+3 | D+2 | R+4 |
| U.S. Senate in Georgia | January 5, 2021 (runoff) | Kelly Loeffler[6] |
Raphael Warnock |
D+2.1 | R+14 | R+5 |
Thanks for your response!
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "2008, 2012, & 2016 Presidential Election Results by District," accessed February 1, 2019
- ↑ Jones died on February 10, 2019.
- ↑ The 9th District was not filled in the 2018 elections due to allegations of electoral fraud. In February 2019, the North Carolina Board of Elections called for a new election to fill the vacant seat.
- ↑ This election was between two Democrats
- ↑ In December 2018, McSally was appointed to fill the Senate seat previously held by John McCain (R), who passed away in August 2018. Jon Kyl (R) was first appointed to the seat and held it from September 2018 to December 2018. The 2020 special election decided who would serve out the rest of the six-year term McCain was elected to in 2016.
- ↑ Isakson announced his resignation effective December 31, 2019. The 2020 special election decided who would serve out the rest of the six-year term Isakson was elected to in 2016.
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