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2021 United States state legislative elections

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The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 2021. Three legislative chambers in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in both states.

2021 United States state legislative elections
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3 legislative chambers
2 states
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Coalition
Chambers before 61 37 1[a]
Chambers after 62 36 1[a]
Overall change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
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Map of upper house elections:
     Democrats retained control
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Map of lower house elections:
     Democrats retained control
     Republicans gained control
     Special elections held

As a result of the elections, New Jersey retained its Democratic trifecta, while a divided government was established in Virginia, as Republicans won back the lower house of the Virginia legislature, which they lost two years earlier.

Summary table

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Regularly scheduled elections were held in 3 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 220 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State Upper House Lower House
Seats up Total % up Term Seats up Total % up Term
New Jersey 40 40 100 2 80 80 100 2
Virginia 0 40 0 4 100 100 100 2

Electoral predictions

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Most election predictors use:

  • "Tossup": No advantage
  • "Tilt": Advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
  • "Lean": Slight advantage
  • "Likely": Significant, but surmountable, advantage
  • "Safe" or "Solid": Near-certain chance of victory
State PVI[1] Chamber Last
election 		Sabato
Oct. 18, 2021[2] 		Elections Daily
Nov. 1, 2021[3][4] 		Result
New Jersey D+6 Senate D 25-15 Safe D Safe D D 24-16
General Assembly D 52-28 Safe D Safe D D 46-34
Virginia D+2
House of Delegates D 55-45 Tilt D Tossup R 52-48

State summaries

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New Jersey

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Main articles: 2021 New Jersey State Senate election and 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election

All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2021, senators were elected to two-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts.[5] Democrats retained majority control in both chambers.

 
Senate results
Senate
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Stephen Sweeney 25 24   1
Republican Thomas Kean Jr. (retiring) 15 16   1
Total 40 40
General Assembly
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Craig Coughlin 52 46   6
Republican Jon Bramnick (retiring) 28 34   6
Total 80 80

Virginia

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Main article: 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election

All seats of the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election; the Virginia Senate will not hold regularly-scheduled elections in 2021. Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member districts. Democrats recently gained control of the House in 2019.[6] However, they lost their majority to the Republicans in this election.

 
House of Delegates results
House of Delegates
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Todd Gilbert 45 52   7
Democratic Eileen Filler-Corn 55 48   7
Total 100 100

Special elections

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Various states will hold special elections for legislative districts throughout the year.[7]

Alabama

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 33 Ronald Johnson Republican 1978 Incumbent died July 14, 2020, of liver cancer.[8]
New member elected January 19, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Ben Robbins (Republican) 68.2%
  • ▌ Fred Crum (Democratic) 31.7%[9]
Senate 26 David Burkette Democratic 2018
(special) 		Incumbent resigned September 1, 2020, for private reasons.[10]
New member elected March 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Kirk Hatcher (Democratic) 78.3%
  • ▌ William Green (Republican) 21.5%[11]
Senate 14 Cam Ward Republican 2010 Incumbent resigned December 7, 2020, to become the Director of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.[12]
New member elected July 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y April Weaver (Republican) 89.6%[13]
  • ▌ Virginia Applebaum (Democratic) 10.4%
House 73 Matt Fridy Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned January 18, 2021, to join the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.[14]
New member elected July 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
House 78 Kirk Hatcher Democratic 2018 Incumbent resigned March 3, 2021, to join the Alabama Senate.[15][16]
New member elected September 7, 2021.
Democratic hold.

California

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 30 Holly Mitchell Democratic 2013
(special) 		Incumbent resigned December 6, 2020, to join the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[18]
New member elected March 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Sydney Kamlager (Democratic) 68.7%
  • ▌ Daniel Lee (Democratic) 13.4%
  • ▌ Joe Lisuzzo (Republican) 6.3%
  • ▌ Cheryl C. Turner (Democratic) 5.4%
  • ▌ Tiffani Jones (Republican) 2.3%
  • ▌ Ernesto Huerta (Peace and Freedom) 2.2%
  • ▌ Renita Duncan (Independent) 1.8%[19]
Assembly 79 Shirley Weber Democratic 2012 Incumbent resigned January 29, 2021, to become Secretary of State of California.[20]
New member elected April 6, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Akilah Weber (Democratic) 52.0%
  • ▌ Marco Contreras (Republican) 33.4%
  • ▌ Leticia Munguia (Democratic) 8.2%
  • ▌ Shane Suzanne Parmely (Democratic) 5.1%
  • ▌ Aeiramique Glass Blake (Democratic) 1.3%[21]
Assembly 54 Sydney Kamlager Democratic 2018
(special) 		Incumbent resigned March 11, 2021, to join the State Senate.[22]
New member elected May 18, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Isaac Bryan (Democratic) 50.8%
  • ▌ Heather Hutt (Democratic) 24.9%
  • ▌ Cheryl C. Turner (Democratic) 9.6%
  • ▌ Dallas Fowler (Democratic) 7.7%
  • ▌ Bernard Senter (No party preference) 4.0%
  • ▌ Samuel Robert Morales (Democratic) 3.1%[23]
Assembly 18 Rob Bonta Democratic 2012 Incumbent resigned April 22, 2021, to become Attorney General of California.[24]
General election held June 29.
New member elected in runoff August 31, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Mia Bonta (Democratic) 56.8%
  • ▌ Janani Ramachandran (Democratic) 43.2%[25]

Connecticut

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Main article: 2021 Connecticut elections § Legislative
District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 27 Carlo Leone Democratic 2011
(special) 		Incumbent resigned January 5, 2021, to become Senior ConnDOT advisor.[26]
New member elected March 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Patricia Miller (Democratic) 59.5%
  • ▌ Joshua Esses (Republican) 39.4%
  • ▌ Brian Merlen (Independent) 1.1%[27]
House 112 J.P. Sredzinski Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned February 17, 2021, for private reasons.[28]
New member elected April 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Tony Scott (Republican) 53.2%
  • ▌ Nicholas Kapoor (Democratic) 46.1%
  • ▌ William Furrier (Independent) 0.7%[29]
House 145 Patricia Miller Democratic 2008 Incumbent resigned March 8, 2021, to join the State Senate.
New member elected April 27, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Corey Paris (Democratic) 76.4%
  • ▌ J. D. Ospina (Republican) 23.6%[30]
Senate 36 Alexandra Kasser Democratic 2018 Incumbent resigned June 22, 2021, due to divorce proceedings.[31]
New member elected August 17, 2021.
Republican gain.
  • ▌  Y Ryan Fazio (Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌ Alexis Gevanter (Democratic) 47.6%
  • ▌ John Blankey (Independent) 2.3%
House 116 Michael DiMassa Democratic 2016 Incumbent resigned October 25, 2021, after being arrested for wire fraud.[32]
New member elected December 14, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Treneé McGee (Democratic) 52.6%
  • ▌ Richard DePalma (Republican) 43.3%
  • ▌ Portia Bias (Independent) 4.1%

Georgia

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 90 Pam Stephenson Democratic 2004 Incumbent resigned September 10, 2020, due to dementia.[33]
New member elected March 9, 2021.
Democratic hold.
House 34 Bert Reeves Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned April 30, 2021, to become vice-president of university relations at Georgia Institute of Technology.[35]
General election held June 15.
New member elected in runoff July 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
House 156 Greg Morris Republican 1998 Incumbent resigned April 13, 2021, to join the Georgia Department of Transportation.[37]
General election held June 15.
New member elected in runoff July 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Leesa Hagan (Republican) 51.7%
  • ▌ Wally Sapp (Republican) 48.3%[38]
House 165 Mickey Stephens Democratic 2008 Incumbent died August 14, 2021, of illness.[39]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Edna Jackson (Democratic) 53.2%
  • ▌ Antwan Lang (Democratic) 18.7%
  • ▌ Clinton Cowart (Libertarian) 15.6%
  • ▌ Clinton Young (Democratic) 8.6%
  • ▌ Sabrina Kent (Democratic) 3.9%

Iowa

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 41 Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican 2018 Incumbent resigned January 2, 2021, to become a U.S. Representative.[40]
New member elected January 26, 2021.
Republican hold.
House 37 John Landon Republican 2012 Incumbent died July 29, 2021, of cancer.[42][43]
New member elected September 14, 2021.
Republican hold.
House 29 Wes Breckenridge Democratic 2016 Incumbent resigned September 10, 2021, to take a job with the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.[45]
New member elected October 12, 2021.[46]
Republican gain.
  • ▌  Y Jon Dunwell (Republican) 59.8%
  • ▌ Steve Mullan (Democratic) 40.1%[47]
Senate 1 Zach Whiting Republican 2018 Incumbent resigned October 30, 2021, to take a job with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.[48]
New member elected December 14, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Dave Rowley (Republican) 75.7%
  • ▌ Mark Lemke (Democratic) 24.3%

Kentucky

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 22 Tom Buford Republican 1990 Incumbent died July 6, 2021, of cancer.[49]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Donald Douglas (Republican) 74.8%
  • ▌ Helen Bukulmez (Democratic) 24.9%
  • ▌ Sindicat "Sid" Dunn (Independent) 0.3%
House 51 John "Bam" Carney Republican 2008 Incumbent died July 17, 2021, of pancreatitis.[50]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Michael Pollock (Republican) 80.0%
  • ▌ Edwin Rogers (Democratic) 16.9%
  • ▌ Timothy Shafer (Independent) 3.1%
House 89 Robert Goforth Republican 2018
(special) 		Incumbent resigned August 24, 2021, due to domestic assault proceedings.[51]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Timmy Truett (Republican) 94.0%
  • ▌ Maetinee Suramek (Democratic) 6.0%

Louisiana

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 82 Charles Henry Republican 2019 Incumbent resigned January 12, 2021, for private reasons.[52]
New member elected April 24, 2021.
Republican hold.
Senate 7 Troy Carter Democratic 2015 Incumbent resigned May 10, 2021, to become a U.S. Representative.[54]
New member elected June 12, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Gary Carter Jr. (Democratic) 60.2%
  • ▌ Patricia "Patty" McCarty (Republican) 17.2%
  • ▌ Joanna Cappiello-Leopold (Democratic) 13.8%
  • ▌ Mack Cormier (Democratic) 8.8%[55]
House 102 Gary Carter Jr. Democratic 2015 Incumbent resigned July 2, 2021, to join the State Senate.[56]
New member elected November 13, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Delisha Boyd (Democratic) 61.7%
  • ▌ Jordan Bridges (Democratic) 38.3%
House 16 Frederick D. Jones Democratic 2019 Incumbent resigned July 16, 2021, to become a Fourth Judicial District Court judge.[57]
New member elected November 13, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Adrian Fisher (Democratic) 69.3%
  • ▌ Alicia Calvin (Democratic) 19.8%
  • ▌ Charles Bradford (Democratic) 10.9%
Senate 27 Ronnie Johns Republican 2011 Incumbent resigned July 23, 2021, to become chairman of the Louisiana State Gaming Control Board.[58]
New member elected November 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Jeremy Stine (Republican) 59.2%
  • ▌ Dustin Granger (Democratic) 38.6%
  • ▌ Jake Shaheen (Republican) 2.3%

Maine

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 14 Shenna Bellows Democratic 2016 Incumbent resigned December 2, 2020, to become Secretary of State of Maine.[59]
New member elected March 9, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Craig Hickman (Democratic) 62.6%
  • ▌ William Guerrette (Republican) 37.4%[60]
House 86 Justin Fecteau Republican 2018 Incumbent resigned July 4, 2021, to take a teaching job outside his district.[61]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic gain.

Massachusetts

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House Suffolk 19 Robert DeLeo Democratic 1990 Incumbent resigned December 29, 2020, to work at Northeastern University.[62]
New member elected March 30, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Jeffrey Turco (Democratic) 66.5%
  • ▌ Richard Fucillo (Independent) 16.9%
  • ▌ Paul Caruccio (Republican) 16.6%[63]
House Essex 4 Bradford Hill Republican 1998 Incumbent resigned September 15, 2021, to become a commissioner with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.[64]
New member elected November 30, 2021.
Democratic gain.

Michigan

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Main article: 2021 Michigan Senate special election
District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 8 Peter Lucido Republican 2018 Incumbent resigned December 31, 2020, to become Macomb County Prosecutor.[66]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Douglas Wozniak (Republican) 61.9%
  • ▌ Martin Genter (Democratic) 38.1%
Senate 28 Peter MacGregor Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned December 31, 2020, to become Kent County Treasurer.[67]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Mark Huizenga (Republican) 60.6%
  • ▌ Keith Courtade (Democratic) 37.0%
  • ▌ Alexander Avery (Libertarian) 1.4%
  • ▌ Theodore Gerrard (Constitution) 1.0%

Mississippi

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 32 Sampson Jackson Democratic 1991 Incumbent resigned June 30, 2021, for private reasons.[68]
General election held November 2, 2021
New member elected in runoff November 23.
Democratic hold.
Senate 38 Tammy Witherspoon Democratic 2015 Incumbent resigned June 30, 2021, to become mayor of Magnolia.[68]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Kelvin Butler (Democratic) 52.3%
  • ▌ Gary Brumfield (Democratic) 47.7%
House 29 Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. Democratic 2016
(special) 		Incumbent resigned August 30, 2021, for private reasons.[70]
New member elected outright after the November 2, 2021, general election was cancelled.
Democratic hold.

Missouri

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 45 Kip Kendrick Democratic 2014 Incumbent resigned January 6, 2021, to become Senator Greg Razer's chief of staff.[72]
New member elected April 6, 2021.
Democratic hold.

New Hampshire

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House Hillsborough 21 Dick Hinch Republican 2008 Incumbent died December 9, 2020, of COVID-19.[74]
New member elected April 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
House Merrimack 23 Samantha Fox Democratic 2018 Incumbent resigned January 12, 2021, to take a job outside her district.[76]
New member elected June 8, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Muriel Hall (Democratic) 57.9%
  • ▌ Christopher Lins (Republican) 42.1%[75]
House Hillsborough 7 David Danielson Republican 2012 Incumbent died May 22, 2021, of cancer.[77]
New member elected September 7, 2021.
Democratic gain.
House Cheshire 9 Douglas Ley Democratic 2012 Incumbent died June 10, 2021, of cancer.[78]
New member elected October 26, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Andrew Maneval (Democratic) 64.9%
  • ▌ Rita Mattson (Republican) 35.1%[75]
House Rockingham 6 Anne Copp Republican 2020 Incumbent resigned August 5, 2021, after moving out of her district.[79]
New member elected December 7, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Jodi Nelson (Republican) 58.8%
  • ▌ Mary Eisner (Democratic) 41.2%[75]

New York

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 30 Brian Benjamin Democratic 2017
(special) 		Incumbent resigned September 7, 2021, to become Lieutenant Governor of New York.[80]
New member elected November 2, 2021.[81]
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Cordell Cleare (Democratic) 88.4%
  • ▌ Oz Sultan (Republican) 6.0%
  • ▌ Shana Harmongoff (Democratic/Other) 5.4%
Assembly 86 Victor M. Pichardo Democratic 2013
(special) 		Incumbent resigned September 10, 2021, for private reasons.[82]
New member elected November 2, 2021.[83]
Democratic hold.

Oklahoma

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 22 Stephanie Bice Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned December 31, 2020, to become a U.S. Representative.[85]
New member elected April 6, 2021.
Republican hold.

Pennsylvania

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Main article: 2021 Pennsylvania elections § Special elections
District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 59 Mike Reese Republican 2008 Incumbent died January 2, 2021, of a brain aneurysm.[87]
New member elected May 18, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Leslie Rossi (Republican) 65.0%
  • ▌ Mariah Fisher (Democratic) 32.5%
  • ▌ Robb Luther (Libertarian) 2.5%[88]
Senate 48 Dave Arnold Republican 2020
(special) 		Incumbent died January 17, 2021, of brain cancer.[89]
New member elected May 18, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Chris Gebhard (Republican) 62.0%
  • ▌ Gavin Clements (Democratic) 30.2%
  • ▌ Ed Krebs (Independent) 4.8%
  • ▌ Timothy McMaster (Libertarian) 3.0%[90]
Senate 22 John Blake Democratic 2010 Incumbent resigned February 15, 2021, to take a position under U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright.[91]
New member elected May 18, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Martin Flynn (Democratic) 51.2%
  • ▌ Chris Chermak (Republican) 38.5%
  • ▌ Marlene Sebastianelli (Green) 9.2%
  • ▌ Nathan Covington (Libertarian) 1.2%[92]
House 60 Jeff Pyle Republican 2004 Incumbent resigned March 16, 2021, for health reasons.[93]
New member elected May 18, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Abby Major (Republican) 72.6%
  • ▌ Frank Prazenica (Democratic) 23.3%
  • ▌ Andrew Hreha (Libertarian) 4.1%[94]
House 113 Martin Flynn Democratic 2012 Incumbent resigned June 9, 2021, to join the State Senate.[95]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Thom Welby (Democratic) 68.8%
  • ▌ Dominick Manetti (Republican) 27.7%
  • ▌ Bonnie Flaherty (Libertarian) 3.5%
House 164 Margo L. Davidson Democratic 2010 Incumbent resigned July 22, 2021, after being arrested for campaign finance violations.[96]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Gina Curry (Democratic) 84.5%
  • ▌ Brian Sharif Taylor (Republican) 13.4%
  • ▌ Aniket Josan (Libertarian) 2.1%

Rhode Island

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Senator Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 3 Gayle Goldin Democratic 2012 Incumbent resigned August 17, 2021, to join the United States Department of Labor under the Biden administration.[97]
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Sam Zurier (Democratic) 90.1%
  • ▌ Alex Cannon (Republican) 9.3%

Tennessee

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 29 Mike Carter Republican 2012 Incumbent died May 15, 2021, of pancreatic cancer.[98]
New member elected September 14, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y Greg Vital (Republican) 80.0%
  • ▌ DeAngelo Jelks (Democratic) 19.8%[99]

Texas

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 68 Drew Springer Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned January 6, 2021, to join the Texas Senate.[100]
New member elected February 23, 2021.
Republican hold.[101]
House 10 Jake Ellzey Republican 2020 Incumbent resigned July 30, 2021, to become a U.S. Representative.[103]
General election held August 31.
New member elected in runoff September 28, 2021.
Republican hold.
House 118 Leo Pacheco Democratic 2018 Incumbent resigned August 19, 2021, to teach public administration at San Antonio College.[105]
General election held September 28.[104]
New member elected in runoff November 2, 2021.[106]
Republican gain
  • ▌  Y John Lujan (Republican) 51.2%
  • ▌ Frank Ramirez (Democratic) 48.8%[107]

Virginia

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Main article: 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election § Special elections
District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates[108]
House 90 Joseph Lindsey Democratic 2014
(special) 		Incumbent resigned November 15, 2020, to become a Fourth Judicial District judge.[109]
New member elected January 5, 2021.
Democratic hold.
House 2 Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic 2017 Incumbent resigned December 12, 2020, to focus on her campaign for governor of Virginia.[111]
New member elected January 5, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌  Y Candi King (Democratic) 51.7%
  • ▌ Heather Mitchell (Republican) 48.2%[112]
Senate 38 Ben Chafin Republican 2014
(special) 		Incumbent died January 1, 2021, of COVID-19.[113]
New member elected March 23, 2021.
Republican hold.

Wisconsin

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Main article: 2021 Wisconsin elections § Legislative
District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 13 Scott L. Fitzgerald Republican 1994 Incumbent resigned January 1, 2021, to become a U.S. Representative.[115]
New member elected April 6, 2021.
Republican hold.
Assembly 89 John Nygren Republican 2006 Incumbent resigned December 2, 2020, to become executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans.[117]
New member elected April 6, 2021.
Republican hold.
Assembly 37 John Jagler Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned April 23, 2021, to join the State Senate.[118]
New member elected July 13, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌  Y William Penterman (Republican) 54.1%[119]
  • ▌ Pete Adams (Democratic) 44.3%
  • ▌ Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. (Independent) 1.6%

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who are not part of the majority coalition.

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