American Samoa legislative special elections, 2023

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In 2023, one special election was called to fill a vacant seat in the American Samoa Fono.

Click here to read more about the special election.

House special elections called:

About the legislature

The American Samoa Fono is a bicameral body composed of the American Samoa Senate, with 18 members, and the American Samoa House of Representatives, with 21 members. It is the only legislature among states or territories to be both bicameral and nonpartisan.[1][2]

The Fono meets in the Fono building in Fagatogo.

Special elections

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September 12, 2023

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2023

In 2023, 53 state legislative special elections were scheduled in 21 states. Between 2011 and 2022, an average of 68 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2023 special elections

In 2023, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 10 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 32 due to resignation
  • 9 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 2 due to removal from office

Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:

As of December 3rd, 2024, Republicans controlled 55.08% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.02%. Republicans held a majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 41 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Grey.png Other Vacant
State senates 835 1,119 3 16
State houses 2,416 2,949 19 29
Total: 3,251

4,068

22

45


The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2023. 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 (2023)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 33 33
     Republican Party 20 20
     Independent 0 0
Total 53 53

Flipped seats

In 2023, four 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. ↑ American Samoa Bar Association, "American Samoa Code Annotated," accessed August 8, 2023(Code 2.0102)
  2. ↑ American Samoa Bar Association, "Revised Constitution of American Samoa," accessed August 8, 2023(Article II Section 2)
  3. ↑ American Samoa Election Office, "MEDIA RELEASE," July 21, 2023
  4. ↑ Samoa News, "Faipule Alumamalu Ale Filoali’I honored during Fono opening," July 11, 2023
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