Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2024

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In 2024, four special elections was called to fill vacant seats in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Pennsylvania


If there is a vacancy in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The presiding officer in the house where the vacancy happened must call for an election. There are no deadlines set in the state constitution on when a special election can be held.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Pennsylvania Cons. Art. II, §2


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The Pennsylvania General Assembly is Pennsylvania's state legislature, seated at the state's capital, Harrisburg. It has been a bicameral legislature since 1790. The General Assembly consists of an upper house, the Pennsylvania State Senate, and a lower house, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2024. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Pennsylvania State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 21 22
     Republican Party 28 28
     Independent 1 0
Total 50 50
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 88 101
     Republican Party 113 101
     Vacancy 2 1
Total 203 203

Special elections

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February 13, 2024

April 23, 2024

September 17, 2024

Historical data

There were 955 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2023. Pennsylvania held 65 special elections during the same time period; the second-most of any state. The largest number of special elections in Pennsylvania took place in 2015 when eight special elections were held.

The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ State of Pennsylvania, "Pennsylvania Constitution," accessed February 15, 2021 (Article II, Section 2)
  2. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 13, 2024 - REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE 140TH DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKS," accessed December 18, 2023
  3. ↑ Levittownnow.com, “State Rep. Galloway To Resign Legislative Seat In December,” November 18, 2023
  4. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 23, 2024 - REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE 139TH DISTRICT IN THE COUNTIES OF WAYNE AND PIKE," accessed February 15, 2024
  5. ↑ Pocono Record, “Rep. Adams (R-Pike/Wayne) resigns from Pa. House; special election to be called,” February 9, 2024
  6. ↑ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE 195TH DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA," accessed July 19, 2024
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Capital-Star, "Two Philadelphia state lawmakers resign, setting up special elections for Pa. House seats," July 16, 2024
  8. ↑ Fox43, "Two Democrats in the Pennsylvania State House announce immediate resignation," July 16, 2024
  9. ↑ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE 195TH DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA," accessed July 19, 2024
  10. ↑ Fox43, "Two Democrats in the Pennsylvania State House announce immediate resignation," July 16, 2024
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