2021 United States House of Representatives elections
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There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2021 during the 117th United States Congress.
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.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julia Letlow | 67,203 | 64.86 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Christophe | 28,255 | 27.27 | |
| Republican | Chad Conerly | 5,497 | 5.31 | |
| Republican | Robert Lansden | 929 | 0.90 | |
| Republican | Allen Guillory | 464 | 0.45 | |
Independent
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Jim Davis | 402 | 0.39 | |
| Republican | Sancha Smith | 334 | 0.32 | |
| Republican | M.V. Mendoza | 236 | 0.23 | |
Independent
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Jaycee Magnuson | 131 | 0.13 | |
| Republican | Richard H. Pannell | 67 | 0.06 | |
| Republican | Horace Melton III | 62 | 0.06 | |
| Republican | Errol Victor Sr. | 36 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 103,616 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Troy Carter | 34,402 | 36.38 | |
| Democratic | Karen Carter Peterson | 21,673 | 22.92 | |
| Democratic | Gary Chambers Jr. | 20,163 | 21.31 | |
| Republican | Claston Bernard | 9,237 | 9.77 | |
| Republican | Chelsea Ardoin | 3,218 | 3.40 | |
| Republican | Greg Lirette | 2,349 | 2.48 | |
| Republican | Sheldon C. Vincent Sr. | 754 | 0.80 | |
| Democratic | Desiree Ontiveros | 699 | 0.74 | |
Independent
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Belden Batiste | 598 | 0.63 | |
| Democratic | Harold John | 403 | 0.43 | |
| Libertarian | Mindy McConnell | 323 | 0.34 | |
| Democratic | J. Christopher Johnson | 288 | 0.30 | |
| Democratic | Jenette M. Porter | 244 | 0.26 | |
| Democratic | Lloyd M. Kelly | 122 | 0.13 | |
Independent
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Brandon Jolicoeur | 94 | 0.10 | |
| Total votes | 94,567 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Troy Carter | 48,513 | 55.25 | |
| Democratic | Karen Carter Peterson | 39,297 | 44.75 | |
| Total votes | 87,810 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melanie Stansbury | 79,837 | 60.36 | |
| Republican | Mark Moores | 47,111 | 35.62 | |
Independent
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Aubrey Dunn Jr. | 3,534 | 2.67 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Manning | 1,734 | 1.31 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 132,262 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susan Wright
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15,852 | 19.21 | |
| Republican | Jake Ellzey | 10,851 | 13.85 | |
| Democratic | Jana Sanchez | 10,497 | 13.39 | |
| Republican | Brian Harrison | 8,476 | 10.81 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Lassiter | 6,964 | 8.89 | |
| Republican | John Anthony Castro | 4,321 | 5.51 | |
| Democratic | Tammy Allison Holloway | 4,238 | 5.41 | |
| Democratic | Lydia Bean | 2,920 | 3.73 | |
| Republican | Michael Wood | 2,503 | 3.19 | |
| Republican | Michael Ballantine | 2,224 | 2.84 | |
| Republican | Dan Rodimer | 2,086 | 2.66 | |
| Democratic | Daryl J. Eddings Sr. | 1,652 | 2.11 | |
| Republican | Mike Egan | 1,543 | 1.97 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Moses | 1,189 | 1.52 | |
| Democratic | Manuel R. Salazar III | 1,119 | 1.43 | |
| Republican | Sery Kim | 888 | 1.13 | |
| Republican | Travis Rodermund | 460 | 0.59 | |
Independent
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Adrian Mizher | 351 | 0.45 | |
| Democratic | Brian K. Stephenson | 271 | 0.35 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Gray | 265 | 0.34 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Hinterlong | 252 | 0.32 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Garcia Sharon | 150 | 0.19 | |
| Democratic | Chris Suprun | 102 | 0.13 | |
| Total votes | 78,374 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jake Ellzey | 20,837 | 53.27 | |
| Republican | Susan Wright
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18,279 | 46.73 | |
| Total votes | 39,116 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Ohio's 11th congressional district
Incumbent Democrat
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown | 82,913 | 78.88 | |
| Republican | Laverne Gore | 22,198 | 21.12 | |
| Total votes | 105,111 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Ohio's 15th congressional district
Incumbent Republican
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Carey | 94,501 | 58.30 | |
| Democratic | Allison Russo | 67,588 | 41.70 | |
| Total votes | 162,089 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
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- ^ a b c "U. S. Representative -- 2nd Congressional District". Louisiana Secretary of State. March 20, 2021.
- ^ "June 1, 2021 special election". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Dearman, Eleanor (May 12, 2021). "July date is set for Texas congressional runoff for Ron Wright's U.S. House seat". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Jim Acosta, Jamie Gangel and Paul LeBlanc. "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling COVID-19". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Hilburn, Greg. "Here's how the late Luke Letlow's congressional seat will be filled following his COVID death". The News-Star. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (March 20, 2021). "Republican Julia Letlow wins special congressional election in Louisiana, NBC News projects". NBC News. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Paul (November 16, 2020). "Cedric Richmond will be Senior Advisor to the President; to resign House seat before inauguration". WWL-TV. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Sarah Mucha; Gregory Krieg; Dan Merica; Kate Sullivan (November 16, 2020). "Former Black caucus chair Cedric Richmond to leave Congress and join Biden White House". CNN. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Special Election - U.S. House of Representatives Second Congressional District" (PDF). State of Louisiana. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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- ^ Reimann, Nicholas. "Biden Taps Rep. Deb Haaland As First-Ever Native American Cabinet Pick". Forbes. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Boyd, Dan. "Breaking: Haaland reportedly picked as Biden's interior secretary". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Deb Haaland Confirmed As 1st Native American Interior Secretary". NPR.org. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Vote set for June 1 to fill Haaland seat in New Mexico's 1st District". Roll Call. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Boetel, Ryan (March 31, 2021). "Stansbury chosen as Democratic nominee for special election". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Melanie Stansbury: Tonight New Mexico delivered". CNN. June 2, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "June 1 2020 special election". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Ethan; Levy, Adam; Foran, Clare. "Republicans Susan Wright, Jake Ellzey advance to runoff in Texas' 6th District special election". CNN. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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- ^ "Texas' 6th Congressional District's election results". www.texastribune.org. Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Election Results". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Biden to nominate Marcia Fudge to lead Department of Housing and Urban Development". CBS News. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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- ^ "2021 Elections Calendar". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Mike DeWine sets Aug. 3 primary date for special election to succeed Marcia Fudge". cleveland.co. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Eaton, Sabrina (December 8, 2020). "President-elect Joe Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge to be Housing and Urban Development secretary, report says". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ Mutnick, Ally (August 4, 2021). "Establishment prevails as Brown beats Turner in Ohio special election". Politico. Bedford Heights. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mike Carey, Shontel Brown, who won US House seats in Ohio, sworn into office". The Indian Express. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR THE 2021 SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL GENERAL ELECTION". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Rep. Steve Stivers will resign from Congress to join Ohio Chamber". NBC4 WCMH-TV. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ Clay, Jarrod (April 26, 2021). "Gov. DeWine calls special election for Ohio's 15th Congressional District". WTTE. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Governor DeWine calls special election for Ohio's 15th Congressional District". Highland County Press. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "15th District special election: Mike Carey wins GOP primary, AP declares". The Columbus Dispatch. August 3, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.