2023 United States House of Representatives elections

For related races, see 2023 United States elections.

2023 United States House of Representatives elections
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3 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mike Johnson Hakeem Jeffries
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since October 25, 2023 January 3, 2023
Leader's seat Louisiana 4th New York 8th
Last election 222 seats, 50.6% 213 seats, 47.8%
Seats before 222 212
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Seats up 1 2
Races won 1 2
Color coded map of 2023 House of Representatives special election results
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2023 during the 118th United States Congress.

Summary

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 4 Donald McEachin Democratic 2016 Incumbent died November 28, 2022.[1]
New member elected February 21, 2023.
Democratic hold.
Rhode Island 1 David Cicilline Democratic 2010 Incumbent resigned May 31, 2023.[3]
New member elected November 7, 2023.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Gabe Amo (Democratic) 64.7%
  • ▌Gerry Leonard Jr. (Republican) 35.0%[4]
Utah 2 Chris Stewart Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned September 15, 2023.[5]
New member elected November 21, 2023.
Republican hold.

Virginia's 4th congressional district

Virginia's 4th congressional district
Main article: 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election
See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Incumbent Democrat Donald McEachin died on November 28, 2022, of colorectal cancer, before he was seated to his fourth term in the 118th Congress.[1] Governor Glenn Youngkin called a special election for February 21, 2023, with the general election filing deadline set for December 23, 2022.[7][8] The Democratic Party chose to hold its "firehouse primary" on December 20, just 8 days after the special election date was set.[9]

State senator Jennifer McClellan won the primary in a landslide, and subsequently defeated pastor Leon Benjamin in the general election, becoming the first black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.[10]

2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer McClellan 82,040 74.41
Republican Leon Benjamin 28,083 25.47
Write-in 129 0.12
Total votes 110,252 100.00
Democratic hold

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district
Main article: 2023 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district special election
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

Incumbent Democrat David Cicilline resigned on May 31, 2023, to take a job at the Rhode Island Foundation.[11] The election was held on November 7, with primaries on September 5.[12]

2023 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district special election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gabe Amo 43,290 64.73
Republican Gerry Leonard Jr. 23,393 34.98
Write-in 193 0.29
Total votes 66,876 100.00
Democratic hold

Utah's 2nd congressional district

Utah's 2nd congressional district
Main article: 2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election
See also: List of United States representatives from Utah

Incumbent Republican Chris Stewart resigned on September 15, 2023, due to his wife's ongoing health issues.[5] The election was held on November 21, 2023, with primaries on September 5, as determined by Governor Spencer Cox.[13]

2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Celeste Maloy 89,866 57.07
Democratic Kathleen Riebe 52,949 33.62
Libertarian Bradley Green 4,528 2.88
Constitution Cassie Easley 3,678 2.34
United Utah January Walker 2,856 1.81
Independent Perry Myers 2,276 1.45
Independent Joseph Buchman 1,281 0.81
Write-in 39 0.02
Total votes 157,473 100.00
Republican hold

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Rose, Rashard (November 28, 2022). "Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at age 61". CNN. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Virginia Fourth Congressional District Special Election Results". Virginia Department of Elections. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Papp, Justin (May 31, 2023). "Cicilline signing off after years of fighting for progressive causes". Roll Call. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rhode Island First Congressional District Special Election Results". Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Schott, Bryan (May 30, 2023). "Breaking: Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign from Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  6. ^ a b "Utah Second Congressional District Special Election Results". Utah Lieutenant Governor. November 21, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Gov. Youngkin announces special election for seat held by late Congressman Donald McEachin". WAVY-TV. December 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Democratic Party of Virginia (December 12, 2022). "FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT ON FEBRUARY 2023 SPECIAL ELECTION". VA Democrats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  9. ^ The Washington Post (December 12, 2022). "Youngkin announces special election to fill late Rep. McEachin's seat". MSN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Paviour, Ben (February 21, 2023). "For the first time, a Black woman will represent Virginia in Congress". NPR.
  11. ^ Shapero, Julia (February 21, 2023). "Democratic Rep. Cicilline to leave Congress in June". The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Nesi, Ted; Sherman, Eli; Machado, Steph (March 29, 2023). "Dates set for special election to replace Cicilline in Congress". WPRI-TV.
  13. ^ Mentz, Sam (June 7, 2023). "Utah to hold election for retiring congressman's seat in November". ABC News. Retrieved June 7, 2023.