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In 2022, three special elections were called to fill a vacant seat in the Connecticut General Assembly. Click here to read more about the special elections.

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Connecticut

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures


If there is a vacancy in the Connecticut General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a governor's declaration. If the vacancy occurs between the 125th day and the 49th day before the day of the regular election, the special election will be held on the same day as the general election. If a vacancy occurs after the 49th day before the general election but before the Wednesday following the first Monday of January of the next-succeeding year, the governor shall not call a special election unless the vacant position is that of a member-elect.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 9-215


About the legislature

The Connecticut General Assembly consists of the lower House of Representatives and the upper State Senate. 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).

Connecticut State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 22 24
     Republican Party 14 12
Total 36 36
Connecticut House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 91 97
     Republican Party 60 54
Total 151 151

Special elections

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January 25, 2022


February 22, 2022


March 1, 2022


Historical data

There were 848 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2021. Connecticut held 45 special elections during the same time period; nearly four per year on average. The largest number of special elections in Connecticut took place in 2011 when 10 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

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In 2022, 54 state legislative special elections were scheduled in 24 states. Between 2011 and 2021, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2022 special elections

In 2022, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 21 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 24 due to resignation
  • 9 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 2022. 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.

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2022)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 36 36
     Republican Party 18 18
     Independent 0 0
Total 54 54

Flipped seats

In 2022, two 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. ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Connecticut General Statutes," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 9-215(a), Connecticut General Statutes)
  2. ↑ State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Schedules Special Election on January 25 for State Representative Seat in Stamford," December 10, 2021
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone communication with the Connecticut Legislation and Elections Administration Division," December 17, 2021
  4. ↑ NBC Connecticut, "State Rep. Caroline Simmons Resigns to Become Mayor of Stamford," November 30, 2021
  5. ↑ State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Schedules Special Election on February 22 for State Representative Seat in Middlebury and Waterbury," January 7, 2022
  6. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "ED-602b Application for Nominating Petition February 22, 2022 Special Election," accessed January 12, 2022
  7. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "ED-622a Registration of Write-In Candidacy for February 22, 2022 Special Election," accessed January 12, 2022
  8. ↑ Fox 61, "Special election date set for Connecticut Rep. Anthony D'Amelio's seat," January 7, 2022
  9. ↑ State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Schedules Special Election on March 1 for State Representative Seat in Hartford and Windsor," January 14, 2022
  10. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "ED-602b Application for Nominating Petition, Special Election 5th AD, March 1, 2022," accessed January 20, 2022
  11. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "ED-622a Registration of Write-In Candidacy for March 1, 2022 Special Election," accessed January 20, 2022
  12. ↑ Fox 61, "State Rep. McGee to step down to work for Gov. Lamont's reelection," accessed January 18, 2022
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