There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2021 during the

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. All of the elections were won by the party previously holding the seat. Therefore, there were no net changes in party.

Summary

Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! , , ,

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, data-sort-value=03/20/2021 , Incumbent's term expired January 3, 2021. Representative-elect

Luke Letlow Luke Joshua Letlow (December 6, 1979 – December 29, 2020) was an American businessman and politician from Louisiana. A Republican, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives for in 2020 but died from complications caused by ...

died December 29, 2020, of

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.
New member

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March 20, 2021.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , , ,

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, data-sort-value=04/24/2021 , Incumbent resigned January 15, 2021, to serve as the director of the

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and as a

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to Joe Biden.
New member

April 24, 2021, after no candidate received a majority vote in the March 20 jungle primary.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , , ,

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, data-sort-value=06/01/2021 , Incumbent resigned March 16, 2021, to become

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.
New member

June 1, 2021.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , , ,

, data-sort-value=07/27/2021 , Incumbent died February 7, 2021, of COVID-19.
New member

July 27, 2021, after no candidate received a majority vote in the May 1 jungle primary.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , , , 2008 , data-sort-value=11/02/2021 , Incumbent resigned March 10, 2021, to become

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New member

November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , , ,

, data-sort-value=11/02/2021 , Incumbent resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
New member

November 2, 2021.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Republican Representative-elect

died on December 29, 2020, before taking office. His seat was left vacant at the start of the next session of Congress. A special nonpartisan election was called by Governor

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for March 20, 2021. Despite a large field of Republican candidates, the election was won by Letlow's widow,

Julia Letlow Julia Janelle Letlow (née Barnhill; born March 16, 1981) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district since 2021. Letlow is the first Republican woman to repr ...

, who won a majority of the vote outright, eliminating the need for a runoff.

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat

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resigned on January 15, 2021, to join the

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, becoming the director of the

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and a

to the

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. A special nonpartisan election was called by

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for March 20, with a runoff scheduled for April 24. No candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to win the first round on March 20. Troy Carter and

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both qualified for the April 24 runoff. Carter defeated Carter Peterson in the runoff 55% to 45%.

New Mexico's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat

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was nominated to become the

for the

and has been confirmed by the

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. She resigned from her seat on March 16, 2021.

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called a special election to be held on June 1. Nominees for the general election were chosen by each state party's central committee. Among a number of candidates, state legislators

Melanie Stansbury Melanie Ann Stansbury (born January 31, 1979) is an American politician and scientist serving as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district includes most of Albuquerque, along with most of its s ...

and

Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (born 1957) is an American attorney, politician, and retired professor who is serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate since 2019. She was appointed in January 2019 to succeed Cisco McSorley following his resignation ...

advanced to the second round of voting, in which Stansbury narrowly prevailed. She would then defeat Republican nominee Mark Moores, as well as Aubrey Dunn Jr., the former state land commissioner who ran as an independent.

Texas's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Ron Wright died on February 7, 2021. A special nonpartisan election to fill the seat was called by

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for May 1, with a runoff on July 27. No candidate reached the 50% threshold necessary to win the first round on May 1. Susan Wright and

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qualified for the runoff. Elizey defeated Wright 53%-46% in the runoff election on July 28, 2021.

Ohio's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat

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was nominated to become the

for the

and was confirmed by the

. She resigned from her seat on March 10, 2021.

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called a special election to fill the remainder of Fudge's eighth term for November 2, with the primary being held on August 3, concurrently with the election for the . County councilor

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won a competitive primary against

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president

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. She would then handily win the general election, defeating Laverne Gore by a 58-point margin.

Ohio's 15th congressional district

Incumbent Republican

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resigned on May 16, 2021, to accept the position as president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

called a special election to fill the remainder of Stivers's sixth term for November 2, with the primary being held on August 3, concurrently with the election for the . The crowded Republican primary was won by coal mining lobbyist Mike Carey, defeating state legislators

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, and Bob Peterson, among others. He defeated Democratic nominee

Allison Russo Catherine Allison Russo (born October 1976) is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives. Russo represents the 7th district, which consists of portion ...

by a comfortable margin.

References

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