Georgia state legislative special elections, 2023

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

Click here to read more about the special election.

House special elections called:

Senate special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Georgia


If there is a vacancy in the Georgia General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. If the vacancy occurs during a legislative session, the governor must declare a special election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. If the vacancy occurs after the regular legislative session held during the first year of the term of office for members, the governor may order a special election at any time but no later than 60 days before the November general election. If the vacancy occurs between 60 days before the November general election and the next legislative session, the governor is required to order a special election within 10 days.[1]

The special election must be held no less than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the governor calls for the election. The counties representing the vacant district are responsible for conducting the election.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Georgia Code § 21-2-544


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The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of Georgia. It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate.

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).

Georgia State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 22 23
     Republican Party 34 32
     Vacancy 0 1
Total 56 56
Georgia House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 75 79
     Republican Party 103 98
     Vacancy 2 3
Total 180 180

Special elections

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January 3, 2023

January 31, 2023

March 21, 2023

May 16, 2023

Historical data

There were 902 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2022. Georgia held 73 special elections during the same time period; the most of any state. The largest number of special elections in Georgia took place in 2015 when 12 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The State of Georgia, "Official Code of Georgia," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 21-2-544)
  2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 7," accessed December 5, 2022
  3. ↑ New York Post, "Georgia House Speaker David Ralston dead at 68," November 17, 2022
  4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, "Call for Special Election for State House, District 119," January 1, 2023
  5. ↑ 11alive.com, "New Georgia House member steps aside after drug arrest," January 2, 2023
  6. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, "Call for Special Election for State House, District 172," December 27, 2022
  7. ↑ albanyherald.com, "Georgia Rep. Sam Watson resigns to seek vacant state Senate seat," December 26, 2022
  8. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, "Call for Special Election for State Senate, District 11," December 27, 2022
  9. ↑ Governor Brian P. Kemp Office of the Governor, "Gov. Kemp Announces Agency Leadership Changes," December 22, 2022
  10. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 75," accessed January 27, 2023
  11. ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Jonesboro’s Glanton resigns, creating 5th vacancy in Georgia General Assembly," January 24, 2023
  12. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Call for Special Election, HD 68," accessed March 27, 2023
  13. ↑ 95.5 WSB, "Ga. Representative Tish Naghise dies while serving first term," accessed March 10, 2023
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