Texas state legislative special elections, 2023

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In 2023, one special election was called to fill a vacant seat in the Texas State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special election.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Texas


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.


About the legislature

The Texas State Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the Texas House of Representatives, with 150 members, and the Texas State Senate, with 31 members.

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).


Texas State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 13 12
     Republican Party 18 19
Total 31 31


Texas House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 65 64
     Republican Party 83 86
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 150 150

Special elections

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

November 7, 2023

Historical data

There were 902 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2022. Texas held 38 special elections during the same time period; about three per year on average. The largest number of special elections in Texas took place in 2019 when six 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. ↑ 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. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "PROCLAMATION From the Office of the Texas Secretary of State," September 19, 2023
  5. ↑ Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott, "Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For Texas House District 2," May 30, 2023
  6. ↑ USA Today, "Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns after giving alcohol to, having sex with 19-year-old aide," accessed May 8, 2023
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