There are expected to be at least six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2025 during the 119th United States Congress. Additional special elections may take place if any other vacancies occur.
Republican Matt Gaetz resigned on November 13, 2024, shortly after President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Gaetz to serve as the United States attorney general, although Gaetz later withdrew from consideration for that position.[1] Governor Ron DeSantis called the election for April 1, 2025, and primary elections were held on January 28.[22] Republican state CFO Jimmy Patronis won the election.[23]
2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva died on March 13, 2025, from complications from cancer treatment.[28] Governor Katie Hobbs called a special election to be held on September 23, 2025.[29] Democratic former Pima County supervisor and Grijalva’s daughter Adelita Grijalva won the election.[30]
2025 Arizona's 7th congressional district special election
Incumbent Republican Mark Green resigned on July 20, 2025, following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.[34] Governor Bill Lee has stated that he anticipates the general election to take place on December 2, 2025, but has not yet filed an official writ of election.[35]
Canceled special election for New York's 21st congressional district
Incumbent Republican Elise Stefanik was expected to resign to take office as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, after being nominated to the position by President-elect Donald Trump on November 11, 2024.[36] Governor Kathy Hochul would have been responsible for calling a special election ten days after the vacancy, to take place between 70 and 80 days afterwards.[37] However, after several months of delays, Stefanik's nomination was withdrawn by President Trump on March 27, 2025, due to concerns over the slim Republican Party majority in the House of Representatives. Stefanik had been expected to be confirmed; her nomination was reported favorably out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was planning to host a going-away party for Stefanik on March 31.[38]
In lieu of a primary election, nominees for the special election would have been chosen by local leaders from each party in the 21st district.[39] A wide field of Republicans had declared their intent to seek the nomination, including Joe Pinion,[40]Dan Stec,[41] and Chris Tague.[42] The New York State Conservative Party endorsed Stec.[43] Democrats nominated dairy farmer Blake Gendebien for the expected special election on February 4.[44]Richard Grayson, writer and perennial candidate, filed as a write-in candidate proposing that the 21st District become a province of Canada, satirizing Trump's push for the United States to annex Canada.[45]
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