2023 United States House of Representatives elections
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Democratic hold Result TBD No election |
As of August 2023[update], one special election to the United States House of Representatives in 2023 was held during the 118th United States Congress, with another two scheduled to take place in November of the same year.
Summary
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 4 | Donald McEachin | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent died November 28, 2022.[1] New member elected February 21, 2023. Democratic hold. |
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Rhode Island 1 | David Cicilline | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent resigned May 31, 2023. New member to be elected November 7, 2023.[3] |
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Utah 2 | Chris Stewart | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent resigned September 15, 2023.[5] New member to be elected November 21, 2023. |
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Virginia's 4th congressional district
Incumbent Democrat Donald McEachin died on November 28, 2022, of colorectal cancer, before he was seated to his fourth term in the 118th Congress.[1] Governor Glenn Youngkin called a special election for February 21, 2023, with the general election filing deadline set for December 23, 2022.[9][10] The Democratic Party chose to hold its "firehouse primary" on December 20, just 8 days after the special election date was set.[11]
State senator Jennifer McClellan won the primary in a landslide, and subsequently defeated pastor Leon Benjamin in the general election, becoming the first black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer McClellan | 82,040 | 74.41 | |
Republican | Leon Benjamin | 28,083 | 25.47 | |
Write-in | 129 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 110,252 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Rhode Island's 1st congressional district
Incumbent Democrat David Cicilline resigned on May 31, 2023, to take a job at the Rhode Island Foundation.[13] The election is set to be held November 7, with primaries scheduled for September 5.[3]
Utah's 2nd congressional district
Incumbent Republican Chris Stewart resigned on September 15, 2023, due to his wife's ongoing health issues.[14] The election is to be held on November 21, 2023, with primaries scheduled for September 5, as determined by Governor Spencer Cox.[15]
References
- ^ a b Rose, Rashard (November 28, 2022). "Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at age 61". CNN. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Virginia Fourth Congressional District Special Election Results". Virginia Department of Elections. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Nesi, Ted; Sherman, Eli; Machado, Steph (March 29, 2023). "Dates set for special election to replace Cicilline in Congress". WPRI-TV.
- ^ a b "Candidates for REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 1 - UNEXPIRED TERM". Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Schott, Bryan (May 30, 2023). "Breaking: Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign from Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ a b Schott, Bryan (June 8, 2023). "Here's who could replace Rep. Stewart in Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Beal-Cvetko, Bridger (June 13, 2023). "Who's who in 2nd District race? More candidates join campaign to replace Rep. Chris Stewart". KSL-TV. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 5/31". Daily Kos. May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Gov. Youngkin announces special election for seat held by late Congressman Donald McEachin". WAVY-TV. December 12, 2022.
- ^ Democratic Party of Virginia (December 12, 2022). "FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT ON FEBRUARY 2023 SPECIAL ELECTION". VA Democrats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ The Washington Post (December 12, 2022). "Youngkin announces special election to fill late Rep. McEachin's seat". MSN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Paviour, Ben (February 21, 2023). "For the first time, a Black woman will represent Virginia in Congress". NPR.
- ^ Shapero, Julia (February 21, 2023). "Democratic Rep. Cicilline to leave Congress in June". The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Schott, Bryan (May 30, 2023). "Breaking: Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign from Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ Mentz, Sam (June 7, 2023). "Utah to hold election for retiring congressman's seat in November". ABC News. Retrieved June 7, 2023.