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In 2022, six special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the New York State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in New York


If there is a vacancy in the New York Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. A special election can be held as long as the vacancy occurred before April 1 of the last year of the former officeholder's term. If a special session is called in the state legislature after this date, a special election may be called to fill the seat.[1] The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[2]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New York Public Officers Law § 42


About the legislature

The New York State Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the New York State Assembly, with 150 members, and the New York State Senate, with 63 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).


New York State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 40 43
     Republican Party 20 20
     Vacancy 3 0
Total 63 63


New York State Assembly
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 103 106
     Republican Party 42 43
     Independent 1 1
     Vacancy 4 0
Total 150 150

Special elections

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

January 18, 2022


February 15, 2022


March 22, 2022


April 7, 2022


May 24, 2022


Historical data

There were 848 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2021. New York held 48 special elections during the same time period; the third-most of any state. Four special elections were held each year on average. The largest number of special elections in New York took place in 2018 when 11 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. ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 42. Filling vacancies in elective offices," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 42 (4))
  2. ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 38. Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 38)
  3. ↑ New York State, "Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation for Special Election," December 9, 2021
  4. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2022 Special Election Calendar AD-68 for Jan. 18, 2022," accessed December 22, 2022
  5. ↑ New York State, "Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation for Special Elections to Fill Open Seats in the New York State Assembly," January 6, 2022
  6. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2022 Special Election Calendar AD-60 and AD 72 for Feb. 15, 2022," accessed January 13, 2022
  7. ↑ New York State, "Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation for Special Elections to Fill Open Seats in the New York State Assembly," January 6, 2022
  8. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2022 Special Election Calendar AD-60 and AD 72 for Feb. 15, 2022," accessed January 13, 2022
  9. ↑ New York State, "Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation for Special Election," February 9, 2022
  10. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2022 Special Election Calendar AD-43 for March 22, 2022," accessed February 22, 2022
  11. ↑ City & State New York, "Assembly Member Diana Richardson named Brooklyn deputy borough president," January 10, 2022
  12. ↑ New York State, "Governor Hochul Announces Special Election in 20th Assembly District," February 25, 2022
  13. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Special Election Political Calendar - 20th Assembly District (Miller) (Nassau County)," accessed March 2, 2022
  14. ↑ LIHerald.com, "Miller to succeed Blakeman on Hempstead town board," February 9, 2022
  15. ↑ Town of Hempstead, Long Island, NY, "Melissa Miller," accessed March 2, 2022
  16. ↑ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul, "Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation for Special Election," April 8, 2022
  17. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2022 Special Election Calendar 58th Assembly District," accessed April 14, 2022
  18. ↑ City & State New York, "A special election is expected to fill N. Nick Perry’s Assembly seat," April 7, 2022
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