2021 United States House of Representatives elections

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2021 United States House of Representatives elections
← 2020 March 20 – November 2, 2021 2022 →
6 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
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Leader Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 2003 January 3, 2019
Leader's seat California 12th California 23rd
Last election 222 seats, 50.8% 213 seats, 47.7%
Seats before 218 210
Seats up 3 3
Races won 3 3
Color coded map of 2021 House of Representatives special election results
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2021 during the 117th United States Congress.

Summary[]

Elections are listed by date and district.

District Incumbent This race
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.
  • Green tickY Julia Letlow (Republican) 64.9%
  • Sandra Christophe (Democratic) 27.3%
  • Chad Conerly (Republican) 5.3%[1]
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.
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.
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.
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.
  • Green tickY Shontel Brown (Democratic) 78.8%
  • Laverne Gore (Republican) 21.2%
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.

Louisiana's 5th congressional district[]

Louisiana's 5th congressional district
Main article: 2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election
See also: 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]

Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 2021[1]
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 Jim Davis 402 0.39
Republican Sancha Smith 334 0.32
Republican M.V. Mendoza 236 0.23
Independent 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[]

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
Main article: 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election
See also: 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]

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election, 2021[2]
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 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 Brandon Jolicoeur 94 0.10
Total votes 94,567 100.00
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election runoff, 2021[2]
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[]

New Mexico's 1st congressional district
Main article: 2021 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election
See also: 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]

New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election, 2021[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melanie Stansbury 79,837 60.36
Republican Mark Moores 47,111 35.62
Independent 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[]

Texas's 6th congressional district
Main article: 2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election
See also: 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.[18] Elizey defeated Wright 53%-46% in the runoff election on July 28, 2021.[19]

2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Wright 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 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
2021 Texas' 6th congressional district special election runoff[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake Ellzey 20,837 53.27
Republican Susan Wright 18,279 46.73
Total votes 39,116 100.00
Republican hold

Ohio's 11th congressional district[]

Ohio's 11th congressional district
Main article: 2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Marcia Fudge was nominated to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Biden administration and was confirmed by the Senate.[22][23] She resigned from her seat on March 10, 2021. Governor Mike DeWine is responsible for calling a special election to fill the remainder of Fudge's eighth term.[24][25] The primary was held on August 3, with the general election to follow on November 2.[26][27]

Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shontel Brown 81,636 78.80
Republican Laverne Gore 21,929 21.20
Total votes 103,565 100.00

Ohio's 15th congressional district[]

Ohio's 15th congressional district
Main article: 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Steve Stivers resigned on May 16, 2021.[28] Primaries were held on August 3, with the general election to follow on November 2.

Ohio's 15th congressional district special election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Carey 93,255 58.30
Democratic Allison Russo 66,757 41.70
Total votes 160,012 100.00

References[]

  1. ^ a b "U. S. Representative -- 5th Congressional District". Louisiana Secretary of State. March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "U. S. Representative -- 2nd Congressional District". Louisiana Secretary of State. March 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "June 1, 2021 special election". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Jim Acosta, Jamie Gangel and Paul LeBlanc. "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling COVID-19". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (March 20, 2021). "Republican Julia Letlow wins special congressional election in Louisiana, NBC News projects". NBC News. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Special Election - U.S. House of Representatives Second Congressional District" (PDF). State of Louisiana. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Louisiana Special Election Results 2021". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Eilperin, Juliet; Grandoni, Dino. "Biden picks Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to be first Native American interior secretary". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Reimann, Nicholas. "Biden Taps Rep. Deb Haaland As First-Ever Native American Cabinet Pick". Forbes. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  14. ^ Boyd, Dan. "Breaking: Haaland reportedly picked as Biden's interior secretary". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Deb Haaland Confirmed As 1st Native American Interior Secretary". NPR.org. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "Vote set for June 1 to fill Haaland seat in New Mexico's 1st District". Roll Call. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "June 1 2020 special election". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  18. ^ CNN, Ethan Cohen, Adam Levy and Clare Foran. "Republicans Susan Wright, Jake Ellzey advance to runoff in Texas' 6th District special election". Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Texas Special Runoff Election Results: Sixth Congressional District". The New York Times. July 27, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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  22. ^ "Biden to nominate Marcia Fudge to lead Department of Housing and Urban Development". CBS News. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  23. ^ Shear, Michael D.; Kaplan, Thomas; Glueck, Katie (December 8, 2020). "Presidential Transition Live Updates: Biden Picks Marcia Fudge for Housing Secretary and Tom Vilsack to Lead U.S.D.A." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  24. ^ 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.
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  26. ^ "2021 Elections Calendar". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  27. ^ "Gov. Mike DeWine sets Aug. 3 primary date for special election to succeed Marcia Fudge". cleveland.co. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  28. ^ "Rep. Steve Stivers will resign from Congress to join Ohio Chamber". NBC4 WCMH-TV. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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