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In 2015, four seats were vacated and filled by special elections in the New Hampshire State Legislature. The following districts had a vacancy in 2015:

Breakdown of 2015 special elections

In 2015, the reasons prompting state legislative special elections were as follows:

The partisan breakdown for vacancies were as follows:

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections
Party As of Vacancy After Special Election
     Democratic Party 42 38*
     Republican Party 46 50*
     Independent 1 1
Total 89 89

*In 2015, Democrats lost nine seats in special elections, but gained six seats. Republicans lost five seats in special elections, but gained eight seats.
*Although Edwin Gomes won election to the Connecticut State Senate as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Democratic senator.
*Although Diane Richardson won election to the New York State Assembly as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in she was listed as a Democratic representative.
*Although Jay Mathis won election to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Nonpartisan candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Republican representative.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The governor and executive council must call a special election within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.[1][2][3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8


Special elections

April 28, 2015



May 19, 2015



July 7, 2015



November 10, 2015



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
  2. ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
  3. ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 20, 2015
  5. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Special election results," accessed April 29, 2015
  6. ↑ tritowntimes.net, "Selectmen Begin Process to Fill State Representative Vacancy," accessed March 19, 2015
  7. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed February 11, 2015
  8. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2015 - 2016 Special Elections," accessed May 20, 2015
  9. ↑ forumhome.org, "State Representative Resigns," January 8, 2015
  10. ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Student, 19, running for state rep seat," February 2, 2015
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Candidate list for Rockingham County District No. 20," accessed May 18, 2015
  12. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Special election results," accessed July 7, 2015
  13. ↑ seacoastonline.com, "No-show state Rep. Sweeney of Seabrook resigns," accessed April 10, 2015
  14. ↑ Fosters, "Special election to be held in state rep. District 1," accessed September 3, 2015
  15. ↑ fosters.com, "State rep. loses battle with kidney cancer," accessed June 26, 2015
  16. ↑ fosters.com, "Graham, Brown to face off for state representative seat," accessed September 23, 2015
  17. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Strafford County District No. 1 (Middleton, Milton)," accessed November 20, 2015
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