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Puerto Rico legislative special elections, 2022

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In 2022, two special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly.

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Senate special elections called:

House 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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September 11, 2022

December 4, 2022

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. ↑ Constitution of Puerto Rico, "Article III, Section 11," accessed June 12, 2014
  2. ↑ Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico, "Elección Especial para cubrir la vacante de Senador por el Distrito I (San Juan)," accessed January 9, 2023
  3. ↑ Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico, "Elección Especial para cubrir la vacante de Representante Distrito Núm. 3," accessed October 14, 2022
  4. ↑ Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico, "Proclama de la Comisión Especial para cubrir la vacante de Representante por el Distrito Representativo de San Juan (3) del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP)," October 12, 2022
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