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In 2022, four special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Michigan State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Michigan


If there is a vacancy in the Michigan State Legislature, the governor must call for a special election to fill the vacancy or direct that the vacancy be filled at the next general election.[1][2]

If the vacancy happens after the statewide primary election, the party organizations in the district select the party's nominee. The nominee must be voted on no later than 21 days after the vacancy occurred and at least 10 days before the general election.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Michigan Const. Art. 5, § 13


About the legislature

The Michigan State Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the Michigan House of Representatives, with 110 members, and the Michigan State Senate, with 38 members.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2022. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Michigan State Senate
Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
     Democratic Party 10 16
     Republican Party 27 22
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 38 38
Michigan House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 51 52
     Republican Party 58 58
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 110 110

Special elections

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

May 3, 2022

Historical data

There were 848 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2021. Michigan held 18 special elections during the same time period. The largest number of special elections in Michigan took place in 2016 when six 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. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Statute 168.178, Michigan Compiled Laws," accessed February 12, 2021
  2. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Constitution of Michigan of 1963, Article 5, Section 13," accessed February 12, 2021
  3. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Statute 168.634 (1)-(2), Michigan Compiled Laws," accessed May 22, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of Michigan Office of the Governor, "Letter Gov. Whitmer to Sec. Benson re special election HD 15 (1.3.22)," January 3, 2022
  5. ↑ Office of the Governor of Michigan, "Gov. Whitmer letter to Sec. Benson, Call for Special Elections (12.14.21)," December 14, 2021
  6. ↑ Office of the Governor of Michigan, "Gov. Whitmer letter to Sec. Benson, Call for Special Elections (12.14.21)," December 14, 2021
  7. ↑ WLNS.com, "State Rep. Andrea Schroder passes away from stomach cancer," October 1, 2021
  8. ↑ Office of the Governor of Michigan, "Gov. Whitmer letter to Sec. Benson, Call for Special Elections (12.14.21)," December 14, 2021
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