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In 2021, six special elections were called to fill a vacant seat in the Louisiana State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

Senate special elections called:

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Louisiana


If there is a vacancy in the Louisiana State Legislature, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. An election is required if there are six months or more left in the unexpired term. The presiding officer in the house where the vacancy happened must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy occurred. The presiding officer must determine the dates for the election along with all filing deadlines. The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Louisiana Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:601


About the legislature

The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of Louisiana. It is a bicameral body composed of the Louisiana House of Representatives, with 105 members, and the Louisiana State Senate, with 39 members.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2021. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Louisiana State Senate
Party As of November 16, 2019 After November 17, 2019
     Democratic Party 14 12
     Republican Party 25 27
Total 39 39
Louisiana House of Representatives
Party As of November 16, 2019 After November 17, 2019
     Democratic Party 39 35
     Republican Party 60 68
     Independent 5 2
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 105 105

Special elections

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

February 6, 2021


March 20, 2021


June 12, 2021


November 13, 2021


Historical data

There were 782 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2020. Louisiana held 41 special elections during the same time period. About four special elections were held each year on average. The largest number of special elections in Louisiana took place in 2019 when seven 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, 2021

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:

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. ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Louisiana Election Code," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 18:601, Louisiana Statutes)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Proclamation," accessed December 16, 2020
  3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 11, 2021
  4. ↑ The Telegraph, "March 20 election set to fill vacant Louisiana House seat," January 15, 2021
  5. ↑ NOLA.com, "Charles Henry, Jefferson Republican state representative, abruptly resigns seat," January 12, 2021
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Proclamation," accessed May 3, 2021
  7. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Qualifying for state house and senate special election," July 26, 2021
  8. ↑ WAFB9, "Gov. Edwards names Ronnie Johns to Gaming and Control Board," July 23, 2021
  9. ↑ Louisiana Office of the Governor, "Gov. Edwards Delays Fall Elections in Louisiana Following Hurricane Ida," September 9, 2021
  10. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Qualifying for state house and senate special election," July 26, 2021
  11. ↑ Twitter, "Jeremy Alford," July 16, 2021
  12. ↑ The Ouachita Citizen, "Fred Jones elected 4JDC judge unopposed," July 21, 2021
  13. ↑ Louisiana Office of the Governor, "Gov. Edwards Delays Fall Elections in Louisiana Following Hurricane Ida," September 9, 2021
  14. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 12, 2021
  15. ↑ Louisiana Office of the Governor, "Gov. Edwards Delays Fall Elections in Louisiana Following Hurricane Ida," September 9, 2021
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