2023 United States state legislative elections

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2023 United States state legislative elections

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8 legislative chambers 4 states
Party Republican Democratic Coalition Current chambers 57 40 2 [lower-alpha 1] Chambers after 56 41 2 Overall change 1 1
Map of upper house elections:      Democrats retained control      Republicans retained control      Special elections held
Map of lower house elections:      Democrats gained control     Democrats retained control      Republicans retained control      Special elections held

The 2023 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7, 2023, for eight state legislative chambers in four states. ^[1] These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in three states. Special elections were held throughout the year in several states.

The Democratic Party flipped control of Virginia's lower house, the House of Delegates, which it had lost two years earlier, and retained its majority in Virginia's upper house, the Senate. Democrats also expanded their majority in the New Jersey Legislature. The Republican Party strengthened its majorities in the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures.

Summary table

Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 8 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were or are to be held for 578 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly-scheduled elections; additional special elections may take place concurrently with these regularly-scheduled elections.

State	Upper House				Lower House
	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
Louisiana	39	39	100	4	105	105	100	4
Mississippi	52	52	100	4	122	122	100	4
New Jersey	40	40	100	4 [lower-alpha 2]	80	80	100	2
Virginia	40	40	100	4	100	100	100	2

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive chambers. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the party, the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each chambers, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that election.

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 [2]	Chamber	Last election	270toWin November 2, 2023 [3]	Elections Daily November 2, 2023 [4]	Result
Louisiana	R+12	Senate	R 27–12	Safe R	Safe R	R 28–11
		House of Representatives	R 71–33–1	Safe R	Safe R	R 73-32
Mississippi	R+11	Senate	R 36–16	Safe R	Safe R	R 36–16
		House of Representatives	R 77–42–3	Safe R	Safe R	R 79-41-2
New Jersey	D+6	Senate	D 25–15	Safe D	Safe D	D 25–15
		General Assembly	D 46–34	Safe D	Safe D	D 52-28
Virginia	D+3	Senate	D 22–18	Lean D	Lean D	D 21-19
		House of Delegates	R 52–48	Lean D (flip)	Tossup	D 51-49

State summaries

Louisiana

Main articles: 2023 Louisiana State Senate election and 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election

All seats of the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in 2023. Republicans retained control of both chambers.

Louisiana State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Page Cortez (term-limited)	27	28	1
	Democratic	Gerald Boudreaux	12	11	1
Total			39	39

Louisiana House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Clay Schexnayder (term-limited)	71	73	2
	Democratic	Samuel Jenkins Jr. (retiring)	33	32	1
	Independent	Joseph A. Marino III (retiring)	1	0	1
Total			105	105

Mississippi

Main articles: 2023 Mississippi State Senate election and 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election

All seats of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in 2023. Republicans retained control of both chambers.

Mississippi State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Dean Kirby	36	36
	Democratic	Derrick Simmons	16	16
Total			52	52

Mississippi House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Philip Gunn (retiring)	77	79	2
	Democratic	Robert Johnson III	42	41	1
	Independent		3	2	1
Total			122	122

New Jersey

Main articles: 2023 New Jersey Senate election and 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election

All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2023, senators were be elected to four-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were be elected to two-year terms in two-member districts. ^[5] Democrats retained control in both chambers, expanding their majority in the General Assembly.

New Jersey Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Nicholas Scutari	25	25
	Republican	Anthony M. Bucco	15	15
Total			40	40

New Jersey General Assembly

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Craig Coughlin	46	52	6
	Republican	John DiMaio	34	28	6
Total			80	80

Virginia

Main articles: 2023 Virginia Senate election and 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election

All seats of the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in 2023. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates serve terms of two years. At the time of the elections, the Democrats controlled the Senate while the Republicans controlled the House of Delegates. Following the elections, the Democrats flipped control of the House of Delegates and held on to the Senate with a reduced majority.

Virginia Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (retiring)	22	21	1
	Republican	Tommy Norment (retiring)	17	19	2
	Non-caucusing	Amanda Chase	1	0	1
Total			40	40

Virginia House of Delegates

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Don Scott	48	51	3
	Republican	Todd Gilbert	52	49	3
Total			100	100

Special elections

There were fifty-one state legislative special elections scheduled for 2023. ^[6] The Democratic Party flipped a seat in the Virginia Senate on January 10 and a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on September 19. ^{[7] [8]} The Republican Party flipped a seat in the Maine House of Representatives on June 13 and a seat in the Massachusetts Senate on November 7.

Connecticut

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	6	Edwin Vargas	Democratic	2012	Incumbent resigned January 3, 2023 to pursue an academic post at Central Connecticut State University. [9] New member elected February 28, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y James Sánchez (Democratic) 62.1% ▌Jason Diaz (Independent) 37.9% [10]
House	100	Quentin Williams	Democratic	2018	Incumbent died January 5, 2023, in a traffic collision. [11] New member elected February 28, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Kai Juanna Belton (Democratic) 68.9% ▌Deborah Kleckowski (Republican) 31.1% [10]
House	148	Daniel J. Fox	Democratic	2011 (special)	Incumbent resigned January 4, 2023, in anticipation of a nomination to be a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. [12] New member elected February 28, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Anabel Figueroa (Democratic) 61.0% ▌Olga Anastos (Republican) 39.0% [10]

Delaware

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	37	Ruth Briggs King	Republican	2009 (special)	Incumbent resigned November 15, 2023, after moving out of her district. [13] New member elected December 21, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Valerie Jones Giltner (Republican) 62.7% ▌Jane Hovington (Democratic) 37.1% ▌Write-in 0.1% [14]

Florida

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	24	Joe Harding	Republican	2020	Incumbent resigned December 8, 2022, after being indicted for wire fraud and money laundering. [15] New member elected May 16, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Ryan Chamberlin (Republican) 78.0% ▌Robert "Foxy" Fox (Republican, write-in) 22.0% [16]
House	118	Juan Fernandez-Barquin	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned June 11, 2023, to become clerk of the court and comptroller of Miami-Dade County. [17] New member elected December 5, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Mike Redondo (Republican) 51.8% ▌Johnny Farias (Democratic) 45.6% ▌Francisco De La Paz (Independent) 2.6% [18]

Georgia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	7	David Ralston	Republican	2002	Incumbent died November 16, 2022, after a long illness. [19] New member elected January 31, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 3, 2023. Republican hold.	First round: ▌YSheree Ralston (Republican) 45.0% ▌Y Johnny Chastain (Republican) 39.3% ▌Justin Heitman (Republican) 7.4% ▌Brian Pritchard (Republican) 6.2% ▌Richie Stone (Republican) 2.1% [20] Runoff: ▌Y Johnny Chastain (Republican) 52.8% ▌Sheree Ralston (Republican) 47.2% [21]
House	119	Terry England Redistricted from the 116th district	Republican	2004	Incumbent's term expired January 9, 2023. Representative-elect Danny Rampey withdrew prior to being seated, after being arrested for stealing prescription narcotics. [22] New member elected February 28, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 31, 2023. Republican hold.	First round: ▌Y Holt Persinger (Republican) 27.9% ▌YCharles Chase III (Republican) 25.5% ▌Bill Ritter (Republican) 18.3% ▌Renee Lord (Republican) 12.4% ▌Shelbey Diamond Alexander (Democratic) 11.7% ▌Joseph Grodzicki (Republican) 2.2% ▌Joe Price (Republican) 2.0% [23] Runoff: ▌Y Holt Persinger (Republican) 59.3% ▌Charles Chase III (Republican) 40.7% [24]
House	172	Sam Watson	Republican	2012	Incumbent resigned December 30, 2022, to run for State Senate. [25] New member elected January 31, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles Cannon (Republican) [26]
Senate	11	Dean Burke	Republican	2013 (special)	Incumbent resigned December 31, 2022, to become chief medical officer of the Georgia Department of Community Health. [27] New member elected January 31, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Sam Watson (Republican) 76.0% ▌Mary Weaver-Anderson (Democratic) 23.0% ▌John Monds (Libertarian) 1.0% [28]
House	75	Mike Glanton	Democratic	2012	Incumbent resigned January 24, 2023, for health reasons. [29] New member elected March 21, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Eric Bell II (Democratic) 61.6% ▌Herman Andrews (Democratic) 27.0% ▌Della Ashley (Republican) 11.4% [30]
House	68	Tish Naghise	Democratic	2022	Incumbent died March 8, 2023, of a recent illness. [31] New member elected June 13, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on May 16, 2023. Democratic hold.	First round: ▌YMark Baker (Democratic) 33.1% ▌Y Derrick Jackson (Democratic) 32.2% ▌Taiwo Idowu (Democratic) 17.6% ▌Jane Williams (Democratic) 13.5% ▌John Culbreth (Democratic) 3.6% [32] Runoff: ▌Y Derrick Jackson (Democratic) 50.4% ▌Mark Baker (Democratic) 49.6% [33]

Kentucky

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	19	Morgan McGarvey	Democratic	2012	Incumbent resigned January 1, 2023, to become a U.S. representative. [34] New member elected February 21, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Cassie Chambers Armstrong (Democratic) 77.0% ▌Misty Glin (Republican) 22.9% ▌Write-in 0.1% [35]
Senate	28	Ralph Alvarado	Republican	2014	Incumbent resigned January 6, 2023, to become commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health. [36] New member elected May 16, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Greg Elkins (Republican) 49.8% ▌Robert Sainte (Democratic) 31.3% ▌ Richard Henderson (Independent) 18.9% [37]
House	93	Lamin Swann	Democratic	2022	Incumbent died May 14, 2023, after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. [38] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Adrielle Camuel (Democratic) 57.6% ▌Kyle Whalen (Republican) 42.4% [39]

Louisiana

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	93	Royce Duplessis	Democratic	2018 (special)	Incumbent resigned December 6, 2022, to join the State Senate. [40] New member elected March 25, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on February 18, 2023. Democratic hold.	First round: ▌YSibil "Fox" Richardson (Democratic) 37.2% ▌Y Alonzo Knox (Democratic) 30.6% ▌Steven Kennedy (Democratic) 10.5% ▌Morgan Clevenger (Democratic) 10.3% ▌Matthew Hill (Republican) 7.0% ▌Naj Wallace (Democratic) 4.4% [41] Runoff: ▌Y Alonzo Knox (Democratic) 54.3% ▌Sibil "Fox" Richardson (Democratic) 45.7% [42]

Maine

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	45	Clinton Collamore	Democratic	2022	Incumbent resigned February 16, 2023, after being indicted for forging signatures to qualify for public campaign funds. [43] [44] New member elected June 13, 2023. Republican gain.	▌Y Abden Simmons (Republican) 52.2% ▌ Wendy Pieh (Democratic) 47.8% [45]
House	50	Sean Paulhus	Democratic	2019 (special)	Incumbent resigned July 14, 2023, to become register of probate of Sagadahoc County. [46] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y David Sinclair (Democratic) [47]

Massachusetts

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Suffolk 9	Jon Santiago	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned March 1, 2023, to become Massachusetts' Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans' Services. [48] New member elected May 30, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y John F. Moran (Democratic) 97.7% ▌Write-in 2.3% [49]
House	Suffolk 10	Ed Coppinger	Democratic	2010	Incumbent resigned February 28, 2023, to become head of government affairs of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. [50] New member elected May 30, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Bill MacGregor (Democratic) 93.0% ▌Write-in 7.0% [49]
Senate	Worcester and Hampshire	Anne Gobi	Democratic	2014	Incumbent resigned June 4, 2023, to become Massachusetts' Director of Rural Affairs of the Executive Office of Economic Development. [51] New member elected November 7, 2023. Republican gain.	▌Y Peter Durant (Republican) 54.2% ▌ Jonathan Zlotnik (Democratic) 45.2% ▌Write-in 0.6% [52]

Minnesota

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	52B	Ruth Richardson	DFL	2018	Incumbent resigned September 1, 2023, to focus on her role as president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States. [53] New member elected December 5, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Bianca Virnig (DFL) 58.2% ▌Cynthia Lonnquist (Republican) 40.9% ▌Charles Kuchlenz (Libertarian) 0.9% [54]

Mississippi

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	23	Charles Beckett	Republican	2003	Incumbent resigned September 22, 2022, to become executive director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. [55] New member elected January 31, 2023, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 10, 2023. Republican hold. [lower-alpha 3]	First round: ▌Y Andrew Stepp (Nonpartisan) 48.5% ▌Y Perry Van Bailey (Nonpartisan) 38.0% ▌ Andy Clark (Nonpartisan) 13.5% [57] Runoff: ▌Y Perry Van Bailey (Nonpartisan) 50.1% ▌ Andrew Stepp (Nonpartisan) 49.9% [58]

New Hampshire

Main article: 2023–2024 New Hampshire state legislative special elections

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Strafford 8	Chuck Grassie	Democratic	2016	Regular election tied, resulting in a do-over election. [59] Incumbent re-elected February 21, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Chuck Grassie (Democratic) 55.7% ▌David Walker (Republican) 44.3% [60]
House	Hillsborough 3	Stacie-Marie Laughton	Democratic	2020	Incumbent resigned December 22, 2022, after being arrested for stalking. [61] New member elected May 16, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Marc Plamondon (Democratic) 71.6% ▌David Narkunas (Republican) 28.4% [62]
House	Grafton 16	Joshua Adjutant	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned April 1, 2023, after suffering a head injury while working as a security officer. [63] New member elected August 22, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y David Fracht (Democratic) 71.8% ▌John Keane (Republican) 28.2% [64]
House	Rockingham 1	Benjamin T. Bartlett IV	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned April 26, 2023, for health reasons. [65] New member elected September 19, 2023. Democratic gain.	▌Y Hal Rafter (Democratic) 55.9% ▌Jim Guzofski (Republican) 44.1% [8]
House	Hillsborough 3	David Cote	Democratic	1982	Incumbent resigned July 5, 2023, due to health issues. [lower-alpha 4] [66] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Paige Beauchemin (Democratic) 60.7% ▌David Narkunas (Republican) 39.3% [67]

New York

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Assembly	27	Daniel Rosenthal	Democratic	2017 (special)	Incumbent resigned July 14, 2023, to take a position at UJA-Federation of New York. [68] New member elected September 12, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Sam Berger (Democratic) 55.3% ▌▌David Hirsch (Republican) 44.5% ▌Write-in 0.2% [69]

Oklahoma

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	32	John Michael Montgomery	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned August 1, 2023, to become president of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce. [70] New member elected December 12, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Dusty Deevers (Republican) 55.5% ▌Larry Bush (Democratic) 44.5% [71]

Pennsylvania

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	27	John Gordner	Republican	2003 (special)	Incumbent resigned November 30, 2022, to become counsel to incoming President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate Kim Ward. [72] New member elected January 31, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican) 68.7% ▌Patricia Lawson (Democratic) 31.3% [73]
House	32	Anthony DeLuca	Democratic	1982	Incumbent died October 9, 2022, of lymphoma. [74] New member elected February 7, 2023. [lower-alpha 5] Democratic hold.	▌Y Joe McAndrew (Democratic) 75.0% ▌Clay Walker (Republican) 25.0% [76]
House	34	Summer Lee	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned December 7, 2022, to become a U.S. representative. [77] New member elected February 7, 2023. [lower-alpha 5] Democratic hold.	▌Y Abigail Salisbury (Democratic) 87.9% ▌Robert Pagane (Republican) 12.1% [78]
House	35	Austin Davis	Democratic	2018 (special)	Incumbent resigned December 7, 2022, to become Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. [77] New member elected February 7, 2023. [lower-alpha 5] Democratic hold.	▌Y Matt Gergely (Democratic) 74.7% ▌Don Nevills (Republican) 25.3% [79]
House	108	Lynda Schlegel Culver	Republican	2010	Incumbent resigned February 28, 2023, to join the State Senate. [80] New member elected May 16, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Michael Stender (Republican) 58.3% ▌Trevor Finn (Democratic) 38.2% ▌Elijah Scretching (Libertarian) 3.5% [81]
House	163	Michael Zabel	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned March 16, 2023, following accusations of sexual harassment. [82] New member elected May 16, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Heather Boyd (Democratic) 60.2% ▌Katie Ford (Republican) 38.6% ▌Alfe Goodwin (Libertarian) 1.2% [83]
House	21	Sara Innamorato	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned July 19, 2023, to focus on her campaign for Allegheny County executive. [84] New member elected September 19, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lindsay Powell (Democratic) 65.5% ▌Erin Autenreith (Republican) 34.5% [85]

Rhode Island

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Senator	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	1	Maryellen Goodwin	Democratic	1986	Incumbent died April 15, 2023, of colorectal cancer. [86] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Jake Bissaillon (Democratic) 82.8% ▌Niyoka Powell (Republican) 16.4% ▌Write-in 0.7% [87]

South Carolina

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	42	Marlon Kimpson	Democratic	2013 (special)	Incumbent resigned May 11, 2023, after an appointment to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. [88] New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Deon Tedder (Democratic) 81.7% ▌Rosa Kay (Republican) 17.9% ▌Write-in 0.4% [89]

Tennessee

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	86	Barbara Cooper	Democratic	1996	Incumbent died October 25, 2022. [90] New member elected March 14, 2023. [lower-alpha 6] Democratic hold.	▌Y Justin J. Pearson (Democratic) 97.8% ▌Write-in 2.2% [92]
House	3	Scotty Campbell	Republican	2020	Incumbent resigned April 20, 2023, after an ethics subcommittee found he sexually harassed two interns. [93] New member elected August 3, 2023. [lower-alpha 7] Republican hold.	▌Y Timothy Hill (Republican) 74.5% ▌Lori Love (Democratic) 25.5% [95]
House	52	Justin Jones	Democratic	2022	Incumbent expelled April 6, 2023, after violating decorum rules. [96] Incumbent re-elected August 3, 2023. [lower-alpha 8] Democratic hold.	▌Y Justin Jones (Democratic) 77.7% ▌Laura Nelson (Republican) 22.3% [98]
House	86	Justin J. Pearson	Democratic	2023 (special)	Incumbent expelled April 6, 2023, after violating decorum rules. [96] Incumbent re-elected August 3, 2023. [lower-alpha 9] Democratic hold.	▌Y Justin J. Pearson (Democratic) 94.0% ▌Jeff Johnston (Independent) 6.0% [100]
House	51	Bill Beck	Democratic	2014	Incumbent died June 4, 2023, of a heart attack. [101] New member elected September 14, 2023. [lower-alpha 10] Democratic hold.	▌Y Aftyn Behn (Democratic) 75.6% ▌David Hooven (Republican) 21.5% ▌Annabelle Lee (Independent) 2.9% [103]

Virginia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	24	Ronnie Campbell	Republican	2018 (special)	Incumbent died December 13, 2022, of cancer. [104] New member elected January 10, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Ellen Campbell (Republican) 62.5% ▌Jade Harris (Democratic) 37.3% ▌Write-in 0.2% [105]
House	35	Mark Keam	Democratic	2009	Incumbent resigned September 6, 2022, to become Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism within the International Trade Administration. [106] New member elected January 10, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Holly Seibold (Democratic) 67.7% ▌Monique Baroudi (Republican) 32.2% ▌Write-in 0.1% [107]
Senate	7	Jen Kiggans	Republican	2019	Incumbent resigned November 15, 2022, to become a U.S. representative. [108] New member elected January 10, 2023. Democratic gain.	▌Y Aaron Rouse (Democratic) 50.8% ▌Kevin Adams (Republican) 49.1% ▌Write-in 0.1% [109]
Senate	9	Jennifer McClellan	Democratic	2017 (special)	Incumbent resigned March 7, 2023, to become a U.S. representative. [110] New member elected March 28, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lamont Bagby (Democratic) 89.8% ▌ Stephen Imholt (Republican) 9.9% ▌Write-in 0.3% [111]
House	6	Jeff Campbell	Republican	2013	Incumbent resigned July 14, 2023, to assume a judicial appointment. [112] New member elected August 29, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Jed Arnold (Republican) 80.9% ▌Write-in 19.1% [113]

Wisconsin

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	8	Alberta Darling	Republican	1992	Incumbent resigned December 1, 2022, for personal reasons. [114] New member elected April 4, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Dan Knodl (Republican) 50.9% ▌Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic) 49.1% [115]
Assembly	24	Dan Knodl	Republican	2008	Incumbent resigned May 3, 2023, to join the State Senate. [116] New member elected July 18, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Paul Melotik (Republican) 53.7% ▌Bob Tatterson (Democratic) 46.3% [117]

Recall elections

Oregon

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Vote
House	8	Paul Holvey	Democratic	2004 (appointed)	Recall election failed October 3, 2023. [118]	NNo 90.0% Yes 10.0%

Notes

1. The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 2 Independents. The Alaska Senate is controlled by a grand coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
2. The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
3. Special elections in Mississippi are officially nonpartisan. However, the candidate qualifying list for the 2023 Mississippi elections indicates that Perry Van Bailey and Andrew Stepp are Republicans, while Andy Clark is an independent. ^[56]
4. Cote was never officially sworn in for the 2023 session and did not cast a single vote.
5. Democratic Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joanna McClinton scheduled the special election for February 7. However, Republican Minority Leader Bryan Cutler unsuccessfully sought to wait until May 13 as an attempt to delay the Democrats from leading the chamber. ^[75]
6. Justin J. Pearson was appointed as interim representative by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on January 25. ^[91]
7. Timothy Hill was appointed as interim representative by the Johnson County Commission on May 11. ^[94]
8. Justin Jones was appointed as interim representative by the Nashville Metro Council on April 10. ^[97]
9. Justin J. Pearson was appointed as interim representative by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on April 12. ^[99]
10. Anthony Davis was appointed as interim representative by the Nashville Metro Council on June 20. ^[102]

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