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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.
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.
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 | ||||||
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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 |
Most election predictors use:
State | PVI [1] | Chamber | Last election | Sabato October 18, 2021 [2] | Elections Daily November 1, 2021 [3] [4] | Result |
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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 | ||
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.
Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | Stephen Sweeney | 25 | 24 | ![]() | |
Republican | Thomas Kean Jr. (retiring) | 15 | 16 | ![]() | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | Craig Coughlin | 52 | 46 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jon Bramnick (retiring) | 28 | 34 | ![]() | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
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.
Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
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Republican | Todd Gilbert | 45 | 52 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Eileen Filler-Corn | 55 | 48 | ![]() | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Various states will hold special elections for legislative districts throughout the year. [7]
District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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Senate | 26 | David Burkette | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Incumbent resigned September 1, 2020, for private reasons. [10] New member elected March 2, 2021. Democratic hold. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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House | 112 | J.P. Sredzinski | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent resigned February 17, 2021, for private reasons. [28] New member elected April 13, 2021. Republican hold. |
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House | 145 | Patricia Miller | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent resigned March 8, 2021, to join the State Senate. New member elected April 27, 2021. Democratic hold. |
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Senate | 36 | Alexandra Kasser | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent resigned June 22, 2021, due to divorce proceedings. [31] New member elected August 17, 2021. Republican gain. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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House | 165 | Mickey Stephens | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent died August 14, 2021, of illness. [39] New member elected November 2, 2021. Democratic hold. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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House | 37 | John Landon | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent died July 29, 2021, of cancer. [42] [43] New member elected September 14, 2021. Republican hold. |
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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House | 51 | John "Bam" Carney | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent died July 17, 2021, of pancreatitis. [50] New member elected November 2, 2021. Republican hold. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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House | Hillsborough 7 | David Danielson | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent died May 22, 2021, of cancer. [77] New member elected September 7, 2021. Democratic gain. |
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House | Cheshire 9 | Douglas Ley | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent died June 10, 2021, of cancer. [78] New member elected October 26, 2021. Democratic hold. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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Senate | 48 | Dave Arnold | Republican | 2020 (special) | Incumbent died January 17, 2021, of brain cancer. [89] New member elected May 18, 2021. Republican hold. |
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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. |
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House | 60 | Jeff Pyle | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent resigned March 16, 2021, for health reasons. [93] New member elected May 18, 2021. Republican hold. |
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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. |
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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] |
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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. |
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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 |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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Senate | 38 | Ben Chafin | Republican | 2014 (special) | Incumbent died January 1, 2021, of COVID-19. [113] New member elected March 23, 2021. Republican hold. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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