State legislative vacancies, 2024
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In 2024, there were 145 state legislative vacancies in 40 states.
The process for filling vacancies varies among the state legislatures. Twenty-five states fill vacancies in the state legislature through special elections. Twenty-one states fill vacancies through appointments, and four states fill vacancies through a hybrid system that uses both appointments and special elections. The most common reasons for a state legislative vacancy include officeholders resigning, dying, leaving for a new job, being elected or appointed to a different office, or receiving a legal conviction.
- Click here to read more about procedures for filling state legislative vacancies.
- Click here to read more about 2024's regular state legislative elections.
- Click here to read more about 2024's special state legislative elections.
The table below details the partisan breakdown for state legislative vacancies in 2024. 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 held after the special elections and appointments took place.
| Partisan breakdown of the vacancies (2024) | |||
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| Party | As of vacancy | After vacancy | |
| Democratic Party | |||
| Republican Party | |||
| Independent | |||
| N/A | |||
| Total | 145 | 145 | |
As of November 6th, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.39% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.6%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.
| Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats | ||||||||
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Vacant | ||||
| State senates | 829 | 1,119 | 6 | 19 | ||||
| State houses | 2,391 | 2,972 | 20 | 30 | ||||
| Total: | 3,220
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Click here for the list of special elections triggered by a state legislative vacancy in 2024.
Current and past vacancies
The table below highlights each instance where a state legislative vacancy triggered a replacement via appointment or special election in 2024. Know of a vacancy that should be covered here? Click here to let us know.
| 2024 state legislative vacancies | |||||||
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| Date of vacancy | Office | Legislator | Party | Reason | Vacancy procedure | Date filled | Successor |
| December 31, 2024 | Louisiana Senate District 14 | Cleo Fields | Democratic | Elected to another position | Special election | March 11, 2025 | Larry Selders (D) |
| December 31, 2024 | Louisiana Senate District 23 | Jean-Paul Coussan | Republican | Elected to another position | Special election | March 11, 2025 | Brach Myers (R) |
| December 31, 2024 | New Jersey Assembly District 6 | Pamela R. Lampitt | Democratic | Elected to another position | Appointment | January 23, 2025 | Melinda Kane (D) |
| December 31, 2024 | New Jersey Assembly District 7 | Herbert Conaway Jr. | Democratic | Elected to another position | Appointment | January 30, 2025 | Balvir Singh (D) |
| December 31, 2024 | Pennsylvania Senate District 36 | Ryan Aument | Republican | Resignation | Special election | May 5, 2025 | James Malone (D) |
| December 27, 2024 | Minnesota Senate District 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic | Death | Special election | February 3, 2025 | Doron Clark (D) |
| December 19, 2024 | Mississippi House District 82 | Charles Young | Democratic | Death | Special election | May 7, 2025 | Gregory Elliott (I) |
| December 19, 2024 | Wisconsin Assembly District 11 | Dora Drake | Democratic | Elected to another position | Regular election | January 6, 2025 | Sequanna Taylor (D) |
| December 16, 2024 | Colorado Senate District 30 | Kevin Van Winkle | Republican | Appointed to another position | Appointment | January 10, 2025 | John Carson (R) |
| December 16, 2024 | Iowa Senate District 35 | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | Appointed to another position | Special election | February 10, 2025 | Mike Zimmer (D) |
| December 13, 2024 | Maryland House District 2B | Brooke Grossman | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | January 7, 2025 | Matthew Schindler (D) |
| December 11, 2024 | Washington House District 33-Position 1 | Tina Orwall | Democratic | Appointed to another position | Appointment | December 11, 2024 | Edwin Obras (D) |
| December 10, 2024 | Virginia Senate District 10 | John McGuire | Republican | Elected to another position | Special election | January 7, 2025 | Luther Cifers (R) |
| December 10, 2024 | West Virginia House District 89 | Darren Thorne | Republican | Appointed to another position | Appointment | January 13, 2025 | David Cannon (R) |
| December 10, 2024 | West Virginia Senate District 15 | Charles S. Trump IV | Republican | Elected to another position | Appointment | January 3, 2025 | Darren Thorne (R) |
| December 10, 2024 | Washington Senate District 33 | Karen Keiser | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | December 11, 2024 | Tina Orwall (D) |
| December 9, 2024 | Oregon House District 34 | Lisa Reynolds | Democratic | Appointed to another position | Appointment | January 19, 2025 | Mari Watanabe (D) |
| December 8, 2024 | Washington Senate District 26 | Emily Randall | Democratic | Elected to another position | Appointment | December 11, 2024 | Deborah Krishnadasan (D) |
| December 4, 2024 | Maine House District 24 | Joseph Perry | Democratic | Appointed to another position | Special election | February 25, 2025 | Sean Faircloth (D) |
| December 6, 2024 | Washington House District 24-1 | Mike Chapman | Democratic | Elected to another position | Regular election | January 13, 2025 | Adam Bernbaum (D) |
| December 5, 2024 | Mississippi House District 23 | Andrew Stepp | Republican | Death | Special election | May 9, 2025 | Perry Van Bailey (R) |
| December 3, 2024 | Montana House District 49 | Emma Kerr-Carpenter | Democratic | Appointed to another position | Regular election | January 6, 2025 | Sherry Essmann (R) |
| December 2, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Strafford 12 | Gerri Cannon | Democratic | Left at term end | Special election | July 9, 2025 | Billie Butler (D) |
| December 2, 2024 | California Senate District 36 | Janet Nguyen | Republican | Elected to another position | Special election | March 11, 2025 | Tony Strickland (R) |
| December 1, 2024 | West Virginia House District 91 | Don Forsht | Republican | Left at term end | Appointment | January 24, 2025 | Ian Masters (R) |
| December 1, 2024 | North Dakota House District 41 | Michelle Strinden | Republican | Elected to another position | Appointment | December 2, 2024 | Karen Grindberg (R) |
| November 25, 2024 | New Mexico House District 6 | Eliseo Alcon | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | February 26, 2025 | Martha Garcia (D) |
| November 24, 2024 | Ohio Senate District 29 | Kirk Schuring | Republican | Death | Appointment | January 29, 2025 | Jane Timken (R) |
| November 15, 2024 | Oklahoma Senate District 48 | George Young | Democratic | Resignation | Special election | November 13, 2024 | Nikki Nice (D) |
| November 13, 2024 | Montana Senate District 24 | Katharin Kelker | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | December 3, 2024 | Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D) |
| November 13, 2024 | Oklahoma Senate District 46 | Kay Floyd | Democratic | Term limits | Special election | November 13, 2024 | Mark Mann (D) |
| November 11, 2024 | Virginia Senate District 32 | Suhas Subramanyam | Democratic | Elected to another position | Special Election | January 7, 2025 | Kannan Srinivasan (D) |
| November 6, 2024 | Oregon Senate District 17 | Elizabeth Steiner | Democratic | Elected to another position | Appointment | December 9, 2024 | Lisa Reynolds (D) |
| November 5, 2024 | Maine Senate District 20 | Eric Brakey | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | November 5, 2024 | Bruce Bickford (R) |
| November 4, 2024 | Florida Senate District 24 | Bobby Powell | Democratic | Resignation | Special election | November 5, 2024 | Mack Bernard (D) |
| November 1, 2024 | Oklahoma Senate District 8 | Roger Thompson | Republican | Resignation | Special election | May 21, 2025 | Bryan Logan (R) |
| October 22, 2024 | Kentucky Senate District 29 | Johnnie Turner | Republican | Death | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | Scott Madon (R) |
| October 22, 2024 | Massachusetts House District 2nd Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | Death | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | John Gaskey (R) |
| October 8, 2024 | West Virginia House District 98 | Paul Espinosa | Republican | Appointed to another office | Appointment | October 21, 2024 | Joe Funkhouser (R) |
| October 2, 2024 | Washington Senate District 24 | Kevin Van De Wege | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | December 6, 2024 | Mike Chapman |
| September 22, 2024 | Massachusetts House District 4th Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | Appointed to another position | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | Hadley Luddy (D) |
| September 16, 2024 | South Carolina House District 113 | Marvin Pendarvis | Democratic | Resignation | Special Election | April 1, 2025 | Courtney Waters (D) |
| September 13, 2024 | North Carolina House District 94 | Jeffrey Elmore | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | Blair Eddins (R) |
| September 12, 2024 | Rhode Island Senate District 8 | Sandra Cano | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | January 7, 2025 | Lori Urso (D) |
| September 11, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Cheshire 11 | Zachary Nutting | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Denis Murphy II (R) |
| September 6, 2024 | North Carolina House District 107 | Kelly Alexander, Jr. | Democratic | Death | Appointment | October 7, 2024 | Robert Drakeford (D) |
| September 6, 2024 | North Carolina House District 62 | John Faircloth | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | October 9, 2024 | John M. Blust (R) |
| September 3, 2024 | Indiana Senate District 48 | Mark Messmer | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | September 10, 2024 | Daryl Schmitt (R) |
| September 1, 2024 | Idaho House District 1B | Sage Dixon | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | September 30, 2024 | Cornel Rasor (R) |
| August 30, 2024 | Oregon House District 33 | Maxine Dexter | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | September 26, 2024 | Shannon Jones Isadore (D) |
| August 30, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Hillsborough 40 | Damond Ford | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| August 28, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Strafford 12 | Cecilia Rich | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| August 22, 2024 | Kansas House District 35 | Marvin Robinson II | Democratic | Death | Appointment | October 4, 2024 | Wanda Brownlee Paige (D) |
| August 15, 2024 | Texas House District 56 | Charles Anderson | Republican | Resignation | Special election | November 18, 2024 | Pat Curry (R) |
| August 13, 2024 | North Dakota House District 40 | Randy Schobinger | Republican | Death | Appointment | September 5, 2024 | Clara Sue Price (R) |
| August 12, 2024 | North Carolina House District 97 | Jason Saine | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | August 19, 2024 | Heather Rhyne (R) |
| August 4, 2024 | North Carolina House District 57 | Ashton Clemmons | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | August 6, 2024 | Tracy Clark (D) |
| July 31, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Cheshire 7 | Shaun Filiault | Independent | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Terri O'Rorke (D) |
| July 31, 2024 | Wisconsin Assembly District 9 | Marisabel Cabrera | Democratic | Elected to another office | Regular election | January 6, 2025 | Priscilla Prado (D) |
| July 25, 2024 | Vermont House Windham-Windsor-Bennington District | Kelly Pajala | independent | Resignation | Regular election | January 8, 2025 | Christopher Morrow (D) |
| July 24, 2024 | Maryland House District 38B | Carl Anderton Jr. | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | September 10, 2024 | Barry Beauchamp (R) |
| July 21, 2024 | Missouri Senate District 17 | Lauren Arthur | Democratic | Appointed to another office | Regular election | November 5, 2024 | Maggie Nurrenbern (D) |
| July 19, 2024 | New York Assembly District 85 | Kenneth Burgos | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | Emerita Torres (D) |
| July 17, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Hillsborough 12 | Bob Healey | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| July 16, 2014 | Pennsylvania House District 201 | Stephen Kinsey | Democratic | Resignation | Special Election | September 30, 2024 | Andre Carroll (D) |
| July 15, 2024 | Pennsylvania House District 195 | Donna Bullock | Democratic | Resignation | Special Election | September 30, 2024 | Keith S. Harris (D) |
| July 11, 2024 | Hawaii House District 1 | Mark Nakashima | Democratic | Death | Appointment | August 30, 2024 | Matthias Kusch |
| July 10, 2024 | Iowa Senate District 30 | Waylon Brown | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | January 2, 2025 | Doug Campbell (R) |
| July 10, 2024 | New York Assembly District 96 | Kenneth Zebrowski | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | Patrick Carroll (D) |
| July 5, 2024 | Minnesota House District 8A | Liz Olson | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | January 14, 2025 | Pete Johnson (D) |
| July 2, 2024 | North Carolina Senate District 2 | Jim Perry | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | July 31, 2024 | Bob Brinson (R) |
| July 2, 2024 | West Virginia House District 44 | Todd Kirby | Republican | Appointed to another office | Appointment | August 2, 2024 | Carl Roop (R) |
| July 1, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Grafton 6 | Jeffrey Greeson | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Linda Franz (R) |
| July 1, 2024 | Idaho Senate District 9 | Abby Lee | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | July 18, 2024 | Brandon Shippy (R) |
| June 30, 2024 | Arizona House District 4 | Laura Terech | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | August 13, 2024 | Eric Meyer (D) |
| June 30, 2024 | Missouri Senate District 11 | John Rizzo | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | November 5, 2024 | Joe Nicola (R) |
| June 26, 2024 | Ohio House District 58 | Alessandro Cutrona | Republican | Elected to another office | Appointment | June 27, 2024 | Tex Fischer (R) |
| June 15, 2024 | West Virginia House District 28 | Mark Ross | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | July 3, 2024 | Ryan Browning (R) |
| June 13, 2024 | Maryland House District 16 | Sara Love | Democratic | Appointed to another office | Appointment | August 12, 2024 | Teresa Woorman (D) |
| June 12, 2024 | Ohio Senate District 33 | Michael Rulli | Republican | Elected to another office | Appointment | June 26, 2024 | Alessandro Cutrona (R) |
| June 12, 2024 | Maine House District 79 | John Andrews | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Michael Lance (R) |
| June 6, 2024 | Minnesota Senate District 45 | Kelly Morrison | Democratic | Resignation | Special election | November 25, 2024 | Ann Johnson Stewart (D) |
| June 3, 2024 | Kansas House District 73 | Les Mason | Republican | Death | Appointment | June 17, 2024 | Lori Shultz (R) |
| June 2, 2024 | Vermont Senate Bennington District | Richard Sears | Democratic | Death | Regular election | January 8, 2025 | N/A |
| June 1, 2024 | Missouri Senate District 33 | Karla Eslinger | Republican | Appointed to another office | Regular election | November 5, 2024 | Brad Hudson (R) |
| May 31, 2024 | Hawaii Senate District 22 | Maile Shimabukuro | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | July 30, 2024 | Croccifixio Makani Crabbe (D) |
| May 28, 2024 | Minnesota House District 50A | Heather Edelson | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | January 14, 2025 | Julie Greene (D) |
| May 24, 2024 | California Assembly District 32 | Vince Fong | Republican | Elected to another position | Special election | March 3, 2025 | Stan Ellis (R) |
| May 17, 2024 | Indiana House District 71 | Rita Fleming | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | June 4, 2024 | Wendy Dant Chesser (D) |
| May 15, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Hillsborough 39 | Ross Berry | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| May 11, 2024 | Illinois House District 53 | Mark Walker (Illinois) | Democratic | Appointed to another office | Appointment | June 5, 2024 | Nicolle Grasse (D) |
| May 6, 2024 | Maine House District 51 | Rebecca Jauch | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Rafael Macias (D) |
| May 6, 2024 | New York Senate District 63 | Tim Kennedy | Democratic | Elected to another office | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | April Baskin (D) |
| May 6, 2024 | Maryland Senate District 16 | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | June 13, 2024 | Sara Love (D) |
| May 1, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Rockingham 30 | Tina Harley | Republican | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| April 25, 2024 | Missouri Senate District 7 | Greg Razer | Democratic | Appointed to another office | Regular election | November 5, 2024 | Patty Lewis (D) |
| April 17, 2024 | Idaho House District 17B | Susan Chew | Democratic | Death | Appointment | June 2024 | Megan Egbert (D) |
| April 15, 2024 | Illinois Senate District 27 | Ann Gillespie | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | May 11, 2024 | Mark Walker (Illinois) (D) |
| April 13, 2024 | Ohio House District 28 | Jessica Miranda | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | May 8, 2024 | Jodi Whitted (D) |
| April 8, 2024 | Vermont Senate District Grand Isle | Richard Mazza | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | May 21, 2024 | Andrew Julow (D) |
| April 8, 2024 | North Carolina House District 59 | Jon Hardister | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | April 24, 2024 | Alan Branson (R) |
| April 8, 2024 | Illinois House District 37 | Tim Ozinga | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | April 12, 2024 | Patrick Sheehan (R) |
| April 7, 2024 | North Dakota House District 23 | Scott Dyk | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | May 6, 2024 | Dennis Nehring (R) |
| April 4, 2024 | Arizona House District 11 | Marcelino Quiñonez | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | April 17, 2024 | Junelle Cavero (D) |
| April 1, 2024 | Maine House District 14 | Lynne Williams | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Gary Friedmann (D) |
| April 1, 2024 | Vermont House Chittenden-17 District | Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | Vermont Progressive Party | Resignation | Appointment | May 6, 2024 | Abbey Duke (D) |
| March 23, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Merrimack 28 | Art Ellison | Democratic | Death | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | Jim Snodgrass (D) |
| March 20, 2024 | Indiana Senate District 34 | Jean Breaux | Democratic | Death | Appointment | April 18, 2024 | La Keisha Jackson (D) |
| March 19, 2024 | Arizona House District 8 | Jevin Hodge | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | April 3, 2024 | Deborah Nardozzi (D) |
| March 14, 2024 | New Mexico House District 3 | T. Ryan Lane | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | April 4, 2024 | Bill Hall (R) |
| March 13, 2024 | Alabama House District 52 | John Rogers | Democratic | Resignation | Special Election | October 2, 2024 | Kelvin Datcher (D) |
| March 1, 2024 | Montana State Senate District 7 | Bob Brown | Republican | Appointed to another office | Appointment | May 1, 2024 | Greg Hinkle (R) |
| February 29, 2024 | Vermont House Caledonia-3 District | Charles Wilson | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | March 12, 2024 | Beth Quimby (R) |
| February 26, 2024 | North Dakota House District 24 | Cole Christensen | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | March 6, 2024 | Rose Christensen (R) |
| February 21, 2024 | Rhode Island Senate District 25 | Frank Lombardo III | Democratic | Death | Regular election | January 7, 2025 | Andrew Dimitri (D) |
| February 16, 2024 | Idaho House District 16B | Colin Nash | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | February 16, 2024 | Todd Achilles (D) |
| February 11, 2024 | Minnesota House District 27B | Kurt Daudt | Republican | Resignation | Special election | April 2, 2024 | Bryan Lawrence (R) |
| February 10, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Grafton 12 | Sharon Nordgren | Democratic | Death | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| February 9, 2024 | New Hampshire House District Hillsborough 2 | Dan Hynes | Independent | Resignation | Regular election | December 4, 2024 | N/A |
| February 9, 2024 | Pennsylvania House District 139 | Joseph Adams | Republican | Resignation | Special election | May 21, 2024 | Jeff Olsommer (R) |
| February 2, 2024 | Massachusetts House District 6 Plymouth | Josh Cutler | Democratic | Appointed to another position | Regular election | January 1, 2025 | Kenneth Sweezey (R) |
| February 1, 2024 | Arizona House District 5 | Amish Shah | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | February 15, 2024 | Charles Lucking (D) |
| January 31, 2024 | Arizona House District 22 | Leezah Sun | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | March 1, 2024 | Elda Luna-Nájera (D) |
| January 30, 2024 | Wisconsin Senate District 4 | Lena Taylor | Democratic | Appointed to another office | Special election | December 19, 2024 | Dora Drake (D) |
| January 30, 2024 | Georgia House District 139 | Richard H. Smith | Republican | Death | Special election | May 15, 2024 | Carmen Rice (R) |
| January 26, 2024 | Arizona House District 5 | Jennifer Longdon | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | February 8, 2024 | Sarah Liguori (D) |
| January 16, 2024 | South Dakota House District 32 | Becky Drury | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | February 10, 2024 | Kristin Conzet (R) |
| January 15, 2024 | Kentucky House District 24 | Brandon Reed | Republican | Resignation | Special election | March 25, 2024 | Courtney Gilbert (R) |
| January 11, 2024 | Ohio House District 33 | Tavia Galonski | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | February 7, 2024 | Veronica Sims (D) |
| January 10, 2024 | Alabama House District 27 | Wes Kitchens | Republican | Elected to another office | Special election | May 5, 2024 | Jeana Ross (R) |
| January 10, 2024 | Virginia Senate District 9 | Frank Ruff | Republican | Resignation | Special election | January 17, 2024 | Tammy Mulchi (R) |
| January 10, 2024 | Virginia House District 48 | Les Adams | Republican | Resignation | Special election | January 10, 2024 | Eric Phillips (R) |
| January 10, 2024 | Montana House District 41 | Paul Green | Republican | Appointed to another office | Appointment | February 22, 20024 | Gayle Lammers (R) |
| January 10, 2024 | Georgia House District 125 | Barry Fleming | Republican | Resignation | Special election | February 13, 2024 | Gary Richardson (R) |
| January 9, 2024 | Ohio House District 4 | Mary Lightbody | Democratic | Resignation | Election | January 10, 2024 | Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D) |
| January 8, 2024 | New York Assembly District 77 | Latoya Joyner | Democratic | Resignation | Special election | February 14, 2024 | Landon Dais (D) |
| January 7, 2024 | West Virginia House District 36 | Anita Hall | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | January 29, 2024 | S. David Green (R) |
| January 5, 2024 | Illinois House District 57 | Jonathan Carroll | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | January 12, 2024 | Tracy Katz Muhl (D) |
| January 4, 2024 | New Mexico House District 59 | Greg Nibert | Republican | Appointed to another office | Appointment | January 14, 2024 | Jared Hembree (R) |
| January 4, 2024 | Georgia Senate District 30 | Mike Dugan | Republican | Resignation | Special election | February 21, 2024 | Tim Bearden (R) |
| January 3, 2024 | West Virginia House District 48 | Caleb Hanna | Republican | Resignation | Appointment | January 12, 2024 | Tom Clark (West Virginia) (R) |
| January 2, 2024 | Texas Senate District 15 | John Whitmire | Democratic | Elected to another office | Special election | May 16, 2024 | Molly Cook (D) |
| January 2, 2024 | Kentucky House District 26 | Russell Webber | Republican | Resignation | Special election | March 25, 2024 | Peyton Griffee (R) |
| January 2, 2024 | Hawaii House District 29 | John Mizuno | Democratic | Resignation | Appointment | January 16, 2024 | May Mizuno (D) |
| January 1, 2024 | New Jersey House District 14 | Daniel Benson | Democratic | Resignation | Regular election | January 9, 2024 | Tennille McCoy (D) |
How are vacancies filled in state legislatures?
The map below displays the different ways that vacancies are filled in state legislatures according to state law.
State legislative vacancies can be filled through special elections, governor appointments, board of county commissioners appointments, political party appointments, legislative chamber appointments, or a type of hybrid system. All 50 states use one or more of these systems to fill legislative vacancies.
Click on a state below to see the process for filling legislative vacancies in that state. The map also displays who holds the real power in filling legislative vacancies. For example, in the state of Utah, the state's constitution says that the governor is responsible for filling a legislative vacancy. However, the political party actually holds the real power in filling vacancies in the Utah State Legislature since the party recommends a successor to the governor and the governor then appoints the new member.
See also
- State legislatures
- How vacancies are filled in state legislatures
- State legislative elections, 2024
- State legislative special elections, 2024
- State legislative historical elections by year
- State supreme court vacancies, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: Because the vacancy was for a multi-member seat, the exact successor could not be determined after the election.
