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Puerto Rico legislative special elections, 2020

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In 2020, one special election was called to fill a vacant seat in the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly.

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Senate special elections called:

About the legislature

The Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly is the legislature of Puerto Rico. Article III of the Puerto Rico Constitution mandates a bicameral legislature with an upper house, the Puerto Rico Senate, and a lower house, the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.

The Legislature meets in the Capitol of Puerto Rico in the city of San Juan (officially designated as such by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico).[1]


Special elections

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August 9, 2020


Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2020

In 2020, 55 state legislative special elections were held in 26 states. Four special elections were canceled in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic. Between 2011 and 2019, an average of 77 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2020 special elections

In 2020, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 23 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 5 due to a resignation related to criminal charges[4]
  • 18 due to retirement
  • 13 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 2020. 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 2019, either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of four seats across the country. Between 2018 and 2019, Democrats had a net gain of six seats.

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2020)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 21 27
     Republican Party 38 32
     Independent 0 0
Total 59 59

Flipped seats

In 2020, eight 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. ↑ Constitution of Puerto Rico, "Article III, Section 11," accessed June 12, 2014
  2. ↑ ElVocero.com, "PNP anuncia elección especial por vacante de Seilhamer," February 21, 2020
  3. ↑ ElVocero.com, "https://www.elvocero.com/gobierno/larry-seilhamer-presenta-su-renuncia-al-senado/article_63b6011e-3640-11ea-8c5f-cf1fe3570c7c.html," January 13, 2020
  4. ↑ Arkansas State Rep. Mickey Gates (R) was expelled by a vote of the House membership.
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