Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2024

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In 2024, one special election was called to fill a vacant seat in the Connecticut General Assembly in 2024. Click here to read more about the special election.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Connecticut


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


About the legislature

The Connecticut General Assembly is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member lower Connecticut House of Representatives and the 36-member upper Connecticut State Senate.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2024. 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 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 23 24
     Republican Party 13 12
Total 36 36
Connecticut House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 97 98
     Republican Party 54 53
Total 151 151

Special elections

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January 23, 2024

Historical data

There were 955 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2023. Connecticut held 51 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

See also: State legislative special elections, 2024

In 2024, 52 state legislative special elections were scheduled for 2024 in 22 states. Between 2011 and 2023, an average of 71 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2024 special elections

In 2024, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 31 due to resignation
  • 11 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 4 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 6 due to redistricting


Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:


The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2024. 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.

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2024)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 26 29
     Republican Party 26 23
     Independent 0 0
Total 52 52

List of seats

In 2024, five seats changed party hands as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats that changed from D to R

Seats that changed 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. ↑ Shelton Herald, "Special election set to fill Borer's CT House seat in 115th District," December 8, 2023
  3. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "Special election calendar West Haven 2024," accessed December 13, 2023
  4. ↑ Hartford Courant, "CT state rep submits resignation in anticipation of becoming West Haven mayor," accessed December 6, 2023
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