Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2023

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In 2023, three special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Connecticut General Assembly.

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House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Connecticut


If there is a vacancy in the Connecticut General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a governor's declaration. If the vacancy occurs between the 125th day and the 49th day before the day of the regular election, the special election will be held on the same day as the general election. If a vacancy occurs after the 49th day before the general election but before the Wednesday following the first Monday of January of the next-succeeding year, the governor shall not call a special election unless the vacant position is that of a member-elect.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 9-215


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The Connecticut State Legislature is known as the Connecticut General Assembly (or CGA). It is the state legislature of Connecticut and is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member lower Connecticut House of Representatives and the 36-member upper Connecticut State Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2023. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Connecticut State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 23 24
     Republican Party 13 12
Total 36 36
Connecticut House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 97 98
     Republican Party 54 53
Total 151 151

Special elections

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February 28, 2023

Historical data

There were 902 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2022. Connecticut held 48 special elections during the same time period; nearly four per year on average. The largest number of special elections in Connecticut took place in 2011 when 10 special elections were held.

The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year.

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 73 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:


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. ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Connecticut General Statutes," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 9-215(a), Connecticut General Statutes)
  2. ↑ Office of the Secretary of the State, "ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS 6, 100 & 148 SPECIAL ELECTION CALENDAR," accessed January 18, 2023
  3. ↑ Office of the Secretary of the State, "Secretary Kohler Receives the Resignations of State Representatives Edwin Vargas and Dan Fox," January 4, 2023
  4. ↑ chron.com, "Hartford Rep. Edwin Vargas to resign from legislature," January 3, 2023
  5. ↑ Office of the Secretary of the State, "ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS 6, 100 & 148 SPECIAL ELECTION CALENDAR," accessed January 18, 2023
  6. ↑ The CT Mirror, "Rep. Quentin Williams killed in crash with wrong-way driver," January 5, 2023
  7. ↑ Office of the Secretary of the State, "ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS 6, 100 & 148 SPECIAL ELECTION CALENDAR," accessed January 18, 2023
  8. ↑ Office of the Secretary of the State, "Secretary Kohler Receives the Resignations of State Representatives Edwin Vargas and Dan Fox," January 4, 2023
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