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In 2022, two special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Georgia General Assembly in 2022. Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Georgia

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures


If there is a vacancy in the Georgia General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. If the vacancy occurs during a legislative session, the governor must declare a special election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. If the vacancy occurs after the regular legislative session held during the first year of the term of office for members, the governor may order a special election at any time but no later than 60 days before the November general election. If the vacancy occurs between 60 days before the November general election and the next legislative session, the governor is required to order a special election within 10 days.[1]

The special election must be held no less than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the governor calls for the election. The counties representing the vacant district are responsible for conducting the election.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Georgia Code § 21-2-544


About the legislature

The Georgia General Assembly is a bicameral body composed of the Georgia House of Representatives, with 180 members, and the Georgia State Senate, with 56 members. 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).

Georgia State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 21 22
     Republican Party 35 34
Total 56 56


Georgia House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 75 76
     Republican Party 104 103
     Vacancy 1 1
Total 180 180

Special elections

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April 5, 2022


December 20, 2022


Historical data

There were 848 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2021. Georgia held 71 special elections during the same time period; the most of any state. About six special elections were held each year on average. The largest number of special elections in Georgia took place in 2015 when 12 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, 2022

In 2022, 54 state legislative special elections were scheduled in 24 states. Between 2011 and 2021, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2022 special elections

In 2022, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 21 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 24 due to resignation
  • 9 due to the death of the incumbent

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 2022. 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 (2022)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 36 36
     Republican Party 18 18
     Independent 0 0
Total 54 54

Flipped seats

In 2022, two 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The State of Georgia, "Official Code of Georgia," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 21-2-544)
  2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "SPECIAL ELECTION SET FOR GEORGIA HOUSE DISTRICT 45," accessed February 16, 2022
  3. ↑ CBS 46, "Georgia Rep. Matt Dollar resigns from Georgia House of Representatives," February 1, 2022
  4. ↑ Fox54 News Now, "Special Election set to fill Wayne Howard's seat," October 27, 2022
  5. ↑ Fox54 News Now, "State Rep. Henry 'Wayne' Howard passes away," October 14, 2022
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