Florida state legislative special elections, 2024

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In 2024, two special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Florida State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

Senate special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Florida


If there is a vacancy in the Florida State Legislature, a special election must be called to fill the vacant seat.[1] The governor is responsible for calling the election and must consult with the secretary of state to set the election dates and nominating deadlines.[2] The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Florida Stat. § 100.101

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The Florida State Legislature is the state legislature of Florida. The Florida Constitution mandates a bicameral state legislature with an upper house, the Florida State Senate, and a lower house, the Florida House of Representatives. Due to term limits, House members may be elected for up to four terms (eight years), while State Senators can be elected for up to two terms (eight years).

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2024. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Florida State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 16 12
     Republican Party 23 28
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 40 40
Florida House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 42 35
     Republican Party 76 85
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 120 120

Special elections

Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

January 16, 2024

November 5, 2024

Historical data

There were 955 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2023. Florida held 30 special elections during the same time period; about two per year on average. The largest number of special elections in Florida took place in 2015 when five 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, 2024

In 2024, 52 state legislative special elections were scheduled for 2024 in 22 states. Between 2011 and 2023, an average of 71 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2024 special elections

In 2024, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 31 due to resignation
  • 11 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 4 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 6 due to redistricting


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 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 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 (2024)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 26 29
     Republican Party 26 23
     Independent 0 0
Total 52 52

List of seats

In 2024, five seats changed party hands as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats that changed from D to R

Seats that changed from R to D



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.101(2), Florida Election Code)
  2. ↑ Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.141 (1) (2), Florida Election Code)
  3. ↑ Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.111 (1) (a-c), Florida Election Code)
  4. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Memo," July 21, 2023
  5. ↑ State of Florida Office of the Governor, "EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 23-140 (Special Election – House District 25)," July 19, 2023
  6. ↑ Osceola News Gazette, "Hawkins makes move from Legislature to college presidency official," accessed July 15, 2023
  7. ↑ State of Florida, Office of the Governor, "Executive Order Number 24-101," accessed June 4, 2024
  8. ↑ State of Florida, Office of the Governor, "Executive Order Number 24-101," accessed June 4, 2024
  9. ↑ State of Florida, "NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 24," accessed June 6, 2024
  10. ↑ CBS 12, "West Palm Beach state senator submits resignation ahead of county commision bid," accessed June 4, 2024
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