New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2018

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In 2018, one special election was called to fill a vacant seat in the New Hampshire General Court. Click here to read more about the special election.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in New Hampshire

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures


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


About the legislature

The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members. The upper house is the New Hampshire State Senate with 24 members. The General Court is the fourth-largest English-speaking legislative body in the world, behind the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the United States Congress, and the Parliament of India, and has one of the greatest disparities in size between chambers of a bicameral legislature.[4] The General Court meets in the New Hampshire State House in Concord.

As of the November 2016 general election, New Hampshire was one of 25 Republican state government trifectas. The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the November 2016 elections. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

New Hampshire State Senate
Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
     Democratic Party 10 10
     Republican Party 13 14
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 24 24
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
     Democratic Party 157 173
     Republican Party 230 227
     Libertarian Party 1 0
     Vacancy 12 0
Total 400 400

Special elections


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February 27, 2018

Special elections throughout the country

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In 2018, 99 state legislative special elections were held in 26 states. Between 2011 and 2017, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2018 special elections

In 2018, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 58 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 16 due to a retirement
  • 10 due to a resignation related to criminal charges
  • 7 due to a resignation related to allegations of sexual misconduct
  • 5 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 2 due to a resignation to take a private sector job
  • 1 due to an election being rerun

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 2018. 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 2016, either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of three seats across the country. In 2017, Democrats had a net gain of 11 seats.

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2018)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 42 50
     Republican Party 57 49
     Independent 0 0
Total 99 99


Democrats gained 11 seats in 2017 special elections and eight seats in 2018 special elections. The table below details the results of special elections held in 2017 and 2018 cumulatively.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2017-2018)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 87 106
     Republican Party 110 91
     Independent 0 0
Total 197 197

Flipped seats

In 2018, 16 seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections. Twelve seats flipped from Republican control to Democratic control. Four seats flipped from Democratic control to Republican control.

In New York, a Democratic candidate running on the Republican ticket won election to Assembly District 142 on April 24. The previous incumbent in that district was a Democrat. Due to the winning candidate's party affiliation, Assembly District 142 was not added to the list of flipped seats in 2018.

Seats flipped from R to D

Seats flipped from D to R


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. ↑ New Hampshire Government Website, "State Government Overview," accessed June 9, 2014
  5. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "SPECIAL ELECTION for STATE REPRESENTATIVE from BELKNAP COUNTY DISTRICT NO. 3.," accessed October 26, 2017
  6. ↑ The Laconia Daily Sun, "STATE REP. FLANDERS, 82, DIES," September 28, 2017
  7. ↑ Daily Beast, "Democrats Flip Two State Legislative Seats in CT and NH, Bringing Trump-Era Total to 39," February 27, 2018
  8. ↑ The Daily Beast, "Democrats Flip Two State Legislative Seats in CT and NH, Bringing Trump-Era Total to 39," February 27, 2018
  9. ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Republican Cartier, Democrat Spagnuolo advance in Belknap County House race," accessed January 9, 2018
  10. ↑ The general election was cancelled after Wayne McMahen (R) was the only candidate to file for election.
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