Georgia state legislative special elections, 2021

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In 2021, four special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Georgia General Assembly in 2021. Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Georgia

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If there is a vacancy in the Georgia General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. If the vacancy occurs during a legislative session, the governor must declare a special election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. If the vacancy occurs after the regular legislative session held during the first year of the term of office for members, the governor may order a special election at any time but no later than 60 days before the November general election. If the vacancy occurs between 60 days before the November general election and the next legislative session, the governor is required to order a special election within 10 days.[1]

The special election must be held no less than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the governor calls for the election. The counties representing the vacant district are responsible for conducting the election.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Georgia Code § 21-2-544


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The Georgia General Assembly is a bicameral body composed of the Georgia House of Representatives, with 180 members, and the Georgia State Senate, with 56 members. The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the November 2020 general election. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Georgia State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 21 22
     Republican Party 35 34
Total 56 56


Georgia House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 75 76
     Republican Party 104 103
     Vacancy 1 1
Total 180 180

Special elections

Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

March 9, 2021


June 15, 2021


November 2, 2021


Historical data

There were 782 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2020. Georgia held 67 special elections during the same time period; the most of any state. About six special elections were held each year on average. The largest number of special elections in Georgia took place in 2015 when 12 special elections were held.

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

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2021

In 2021, 66 state legislative special elections were held in 21 states. Between 2011 and 2020, an average of 75 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2021 special elections

In 2021, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 27 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 23 due to resignation
  • 4 due to a resignation related to criminal charges
  • 12 due to the death of the incumbent

Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:

The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2021. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections. In elections between 2011 and 2020, either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of four seats across the country.

Note: This table reflects information for elections that were held and not the total number of vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2021)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 33 33
     Republican Party 33 33
     Independent 0 0
Total 66 66

Flipped seats

In 2021, six seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats flipped from D to R

Seats flipped from R to D

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The State of Georgia, "Official Code of Georgia," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 21-2-544)
  2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "SPECIAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION SET FOR GEORGIA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 90," accessed December 17, 2020
  3. ↑ AJC, "Lithonia Democratic lawmaker resigns from Georgia House," September 15, 2020
  4. ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Reeves to resign from General Assembly, become Georgia Tech executive," April 22, 2021
  5. ↑ The Augusta Chronicle, "Rep. Greg Morris named to replace Don Grantham on GDOT board; former commissioner not pleased," March 25, 2021
  6. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "SPECIAL ELECTION SET FOR GEORGIA HOUSE DISTRICT 165," September 6, 2021
  7. ↑ Savannah Morning News, "Georgia House Rep. Mickey Stephens of Savannah dies at age 77: 'A man of quiet strength'," August 14, 2021
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