2021 United States House of Representatives elections

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2021 United States House of Representatives elections
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6 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 3, 2003January 3, 2019
Leader's seat California 12th California 23rd
Last election222 seats, 50.8%213 seats, 47.7%
Seats before218210
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up33
Races won33
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     Democratic hold     Republican hold
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There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2021 during the 117th United States Congress.

Contents

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.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Louisiana 5 Ralph Abraham Republican 2014 Incumbent's term expired January 3, 2021. Representative-elect Luke Letlow died December 29, 2020, of COVID-19.
New member elected March 20, 2021.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Julia Letlow (Republican) 64.9%
  • ▌Sandra Christophe (Democratic) 27.3%
  • ▌Chad Conerly (Republican) 5.3% [1]
Louisiana 2 Cedric Richmond Democratic 2010 Incumbent resigned January 15, 2021, to serve as the director of the Office of Public Liaison and as a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden.
New member elected April 24, 2021, after no candidate received a majority vote in the March 20 jungle primary.
Democratic hold.
New Mexico 1 Deb Haaland Democratic 2018 Incumbent resigned March 16, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
New member elected June 1, 2021.
Democratic hold.
Texas 6 Ron Wright Republican 2018 Incumbent died February 7, 2021, of COVID-19.
New member elected July 27, 2021, after no candidate received a majority vote in the May 1 jungle primary. [4]
Republican hold.
Ohio 11 Marcia Fudge Democratic 2008 (Special) Incumbent resigned March 10, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Shontel Brown (Democratic) 78.9%
  • ▌Laverne Gore (Republican) 21.1%
Ohio 15 Steve Stivers Republican 2010 Incumbent resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
New member elected November 2, 2021.
Republican hold.

Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Louisiana's 5th congressional district Louisiana US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif
Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Republican representative-elect Luke Letlow died on December 29, 2020, before taking office. [5] His seat was left vacant at the start of the next session of Congress. A special nonpartisan election was called by Governor John Bel Edwards for March 20, 2021. [6] Despite a large field of Republican candidates, the election was won by Letlow's widow, Julia Letlow, who won a majority of the vote outright, eliminating the need for a runoff. [7]

2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julia Letlow 67,203 64.86
Democratic Sandra Christophe28,25527.27
Republican Chad Conerly5,4975.31
Republican Robert Lansden9290.90
Republican Allen Guillory4640.45
Independent Jim Davis4020.39
Republican Sancha Smith3340.32
Republican M.V. Mendoza2360.23
Independent Jaycee Magnuson1310.13
Republican Richard H. Pannell670.06
Republican Horace Melton III620.06
Republican Errol Victor Sr.360.03
Total votes103,616 100.00
Republican hold

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district Louisiana US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond resigned on January 15, 2021, to join the Biden administration, becoming the director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and a Senior Advisor to the President. [8] [9] A special nonpartisan election was called by Governor John Bel Edwards for March 20, with a runoff scheduled for April 24. [10]

No candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to win the first round on March 20. Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson both qualified for the April 24 runoff. Carter defeated Carter Peterson in the runoff 55% to 45%. [11]

2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Troy Carter 34,402 36.38
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson 21,673 22.92
Democratic Gary Chambers Jr. 20,16321.31
Republican Claston Bernard 9,2379.77
Republican Chelsea Ardoin3,2183.40
Republican Greg Lirette2,3492.48
Republican Sheldon C. Vincent Sr.7540.80
Democratic Desiree Ontiveros6990.74
Independent Belden Batiste5980.63
Democratic Harold John4030.43
Libertarian Mindy McConnell3230.34
Democratic J. Christopher Johnson2880.30
Democratic Jenette M. Porter2440.26
Democratic Lloyd M. Kelly1220.13
Independent Brandon Jolicoeur940.10
Total votes94,567 100.00
2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election runoff [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Troy Carter 48,513 55.25
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson 39,29744.75
Total votes87,810 100.00
Democratic hold

New Mexico's 1st congressional district

New Mexico's 1st congressional district New Mexico US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif
New Mexico's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Deb Haaland was nominated to become the U.S. Secretary of the Interior for the Biden administration and has been confirmed by the Senate. [12] [13] [14] She resigned from her seat on March 16, 2021. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called a special election to be held on June 1. [15] [16]

Nominees for the general election were chosen by each state party's central committee. Among a number of candidates, state legislators Melanie Stansbury and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez advanced to the second round of voting, in which Stansbury narrowly prevailed. [17] She would then defeat Republican nominee Mark Moores, as well as Aubrey Dunn Jr., the former state land commissioner who ran as an independent. [18]

2021 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Melanie Stansbury 79,837 60.36
Republican Mark Moores 47,11135.62
Independent Aubrey Dunn Jr. 3,5342.67
Libertarian Chris Manning1,7341.31
Write-in 460.03
Total votes132,262 100.00
Democratic hold

Texas's 6th congressional district

Texas's 6th congressional district Texas US Congressional District 6 (since 2013).tif
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 Governor Greg Abbott for May 1, with a runoff on July 27. [4]

No candidate reached the 50% threshold necessary to win the first round on May 1. Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey qualified for the runoff. [20] Elizey defeated Wright 53%-46% in the runoff election on July 28, 2021. [21]

2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Wright 15,852 19.21
Republican Jake Ellzey 10,851 13.85
Democratic Jana Sanchez10,49713.39
Republican Brian Harrison 8,47610.81
Democratic Shawn Lassiter6,9648.89
Republican John Anthony Castro4,3215.51
Democratic Tammy Allison Holloway4,2385.41
Democratic Lydia Bean 2,9203.73
Republican Michael Wood2,5033.19
Republican Michael Ballantine2,2242.84
Republican Dan Rodimer 2,0862.66
Democratic Daryl J. Eddings Sr.1,6522.11
Republican Mike Egan1,5431.97
Democratic Patrick Moses1,1891.52
Democratic Manuel R. Salazar III1,1191.43
Republican Sery Kim8881.13
Republican Travis Rodermund4600.59
Independent Adrian Mizher3510.45
Democratic Brian K. Stephenson2710.35
Libertarian Phil Gray2650.34
Democratic Matthew Hinterlong2520.32
Republican Jennifer Garcia Sharon1500.19
Democratic Chris Suprun1020.13
Total votes78,374 100.00
2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election runoff [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jake Ellzey 20,837 53.27
Republican Susan Wright 18,27946.73
Total votes39,116 100.00
Republican hold

Ohio's 11th congressional district

Ohio's 11th congressional district Ohio US Congressional District 11 (since 2013).tif
Ohio's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Marcia Fudge was nominated to become the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Biden administration and was confirmed by the Senate. [24] [25] She resigned from her seat on March 10, 2021. Governor Mike DeWine 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 15th district . [26] [27] [28]

County councilor Shontel Brown won a competitive primary against Our Revolution president Nina Turner. [29] She would then handily win the general election, defeating Laverne Gore by a 58-point margin. [30]

2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shontel Brown 82,913 78.88
Republican Laverne Gore22,19821.12
Total votes105,111 100.00
Democratic hold

Ohio's 15th congressional district

Ohio's 15th congressional district Ohio US Congressional District 15 (since 2013).tif
Ohio's 15th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Steve Stivers resigned on May 16, 2021, to accept the position as president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. [32] Governor Mike DeWine 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 11th district . [33] [34]

The crowded Republican primary was won by coal mining lobbyist Mike Carey, defeating state legislators Ron Hood, Jeff LaRe, and Bob Peterson, among others. [35] He defeated Democratic nominee Allison Russo by a comfortable margin. [30]

2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Carey 94,501 58.30
Democratic Allison Russo 67,58841.70
Total votes162,089 100.00
Republican hold

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election</span>

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