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In 2015, six special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Texas State Legislature.

Senate special elections called:

House special elections called:

Breakdown of 2015 special elections

In 2015, the reasons prompting state legislative special elections were as follows:

The partisan breakdown for vacancies were as follows:

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections
Party As of Vacancy After Special Election
     Democratic Party 42 38*
     Republican Party 46 50*
     Independent 1 1
Total 89 89

*In 2015, Democrats lost nine seats in special elections, but gained six seats. Republicans lost five seats in special elections, but gained eight seats.
*Although Edwin Gomes won election to the Connecticut State Senate as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Democratic senator.
*Although Diane Richardson won election to the New York State Assembly as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in she was listed as a Democratic representative.
*Although Jay Mathis won election to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Nonpartisan candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Republican representative.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the Texas State Legislature, the governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat.[1] A governor's proclamation to hold a special election must be delivered to county judges in the legislative district no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.[2]

The secretary of state can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Texas Elec. Code § 203.001 et. seq.


Special elections

January 6, 2015



January 13, 2015



February 17, 2015



March 31, 2015



November 3, 2015

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 3.003 (3))
  2. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 3.003 (3)(b)-(c))
  3. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 2.055)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 25, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Texas Tribune, "Three Elections, No Winners Yet," January 6, 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Texas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets 3 special elections for Jan. 6," December 15, 2014
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 25, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 25, 2014
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 31, 2014
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Victoria Advocate, "Bilski, Schubert advance to runoff in state House race," January 13, 2015
  12. ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets Jan. 13 special election for Kolkhorst seat," December 22, 2014
  13. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Election Proclamation," accessed December 24, 2014
  14. ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets Jan. 13 special election for Kolkhorst seat," December 22, 2014
  15. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Election Proclamation," accessed December 24, 2014
  16. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 11, 2015
  17. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2015 Special Election, House District 124," accessed April 30, 2015
  18. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 124 Runoff Election," accessed April 13, 2015
  19. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Runoff Election, House District 124," accessed April 30, 2015
  20. ↑ NewsWest9.com, "Special election March 31 will replace Menendez in House," March 4, 2015
  21. ↑ State of Texas, "Special election proclamation," accessed March 9, 2015
  22. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Runoff Election," accessed December 2, 2015
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Belleville News-Democrat, "The Latest: San Antonio state House race heads to runoff," accessed November 3, 2015
  24. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas," accessed August 27, 2015
  25. ↑ trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com, "Rep. Joe Farias resigns Texas House seat, prompting another special election in San Antonio," August 10, 2015
  26. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Election," accessed September 4, 2015
  27. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 Special Runoff Election, House District 118," accessed January 27, 2016
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