Democrats gained majorities of both houses of the
Virginia General Assembly, giving them complete control of the legislature for the first time since 2000, and the first trifecta since 1994.[2]
Summary table
Regularly scheduled elections were held in 7 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 538 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.
All seats of the
New Jersey General Assembly were up for election to two-year terms in coterminous two-member districts. The
New Jersey Senate did not hold regularly scheduled elections. Democrats maintained majority control in the lower house.
All seats of the
Senate of Virginia and the
Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in single-member districts. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates serve terms of two years. Democrats gained control of both legislative chambers, establishing the first Democratic trifecta in Virginia since 1994.
Various states held special elections for legislative districts throughout the year.[3] Overall, Republicans flipped five seats, Democrats flipped two, and one independent was elected.
House District 42: Republican Ivan Smith was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican
Jimmy Martin, who died on May 31, 2019, of cancer.
House District 74: Republican
Charlotte Meadows was elected on November 12, 2019, to succeed Republican
Dimitri Polizos, who died on March 27, 2019, of a heart attack.[4]
Seven special elections were held for the
Connecticut General Assembly in 2019. Republicans flipped two seats previously held by Democrats.
Senate District 3: Democrat
Saud Anwar was elected on February 26, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Tim Larson, who resigned in January 2019 after he was appointed Executive Director of the Connecticut Office of Higher Education by
GovernorNed Lamont.
Senate District 5: Democrat
Derek Slap was elected on February 26, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Beth Bye, who resigned on January 9, 2019, after she was appointed Commissioner of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood by
GovernorNed Lamont.
Senate District 6: Republican
Gennaro Bizzarro was elected on February 26, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Terry Gerratana, who resigned in January 2019 after she was appointed to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy by
GovernorNed Lamont.
House District 19: Democrat
Tammy Exum was elected on April 16, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Derek Slap, who resigned on February 28, 2019, after he was elected to the
Connecticut State Senate.[7]
House District 99: Republican Joseph Zullo was elected on February 26, 2019, to succeed Democrat James Albis, who resigned in January 2019.[8]
House District 130: Democrat
Antonio Felipe was elected on May 7, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Ezequiel Santiago, who died on March 15, 2019, of a heart attack.[9]
House District 5: Republican
Matt Barton was elected in a runoff on February 5, 2019, to succeed Republican
John Meadows III, who died on November 13, 2018, of cancer.
House District 28: Republican
Chris Erwin was elected on April 9, 2019, to succeed a vacant term after the results of the December 2018 special election were deemed inconclusive.[11]
House District 71: Republican
Philip Singleton was elected in a runoff on October 1, 2019, to succeed Republican David Stover, who resigned on June 25, 2019, citing personal reasons.[12]
House District 152: Republican
Bill Yearta was elected in a runoff on December 3, 2019, to succeed Republican
Ed Rynders, who resigned on September 5, 2019, citing health reasons.
Three special elections were held for the
Kentucky General Assembly in 2019. Republicans flipped one seat previously held by a Democrat.
Senate District 31: Republican Phillip Wheeler was elected on March 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Ray Jones, who resigned on January 7, 2019, after he was elected
Judge/Executive of
Pike County.[15]
House District 18: Republican
Samara Heavrin was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican
Tim Moore, who resigned on September 10, 2019, citing a belief in term limits.
House District 63: Republican Kimberly Banta was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican
Diane St. Onge, who resigned on August 12, 2019, citing personal reasons.[16]
House District 17: Democrat Pat Moore was elected in a runoff on March 30, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Marcus Hunter, who resigned after he was elected to judge of the
Fourth Judicial District Court.[18]
House District 18: Democrat Jeremy LaCombe was elected in a runoff on March 30, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Major Thibaut, who resigned on December 31, 2018, to serve as president of
Pointe Coupee Parish.[19]
House District 26: Democrat
Ed Larvadain was elected on February 23, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Jeff Hall, who resigned on December 4, 2018, after he was elected mayor of
Alexandria.
House District 27: Republican Mike T. Johnson was elected on February 23, 2019, to succeed Republican Lowell Hazel, who resigned after he was elected to judge of the
Ninth Judicial District Court.
House District 47: Republican
Ryan Bourriaque was elected on February 23, 2019, to succeed Republican Bob Hensgens, who resigned on December 10, 2018, after he was elected to the
Louisiana State Senate.
House District 62: Independent
Roy Adams was elected in a runoff on March 30, 2019, to succeed Republican
Kenny Havard, who resigned on December 10, 2018, to serve as president of
West Feliciana Parish.[19]
Maine
Three special elections were held for the
Maine Legislature in 2019.
House District 45: Democrat
Stephen Moriarty was elected on June 11, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Dale Denno, who resigned on March 27, 2019, following a diagnosis of
lung cancer.[20]
House District 52: Democrat
Sean Paulhus was elected on April 2, 2019, to succeed Democrat Jennifer DeChant, who resigned on February 1, 2019, to take a job in the private sector.[21]
House District 124: Democrat
Joe Perry was elected on March 12, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Aaron Frey, who resigned on December 5, 2018, after he was appointed
Maine Attorney General by the Maine Legislature.
House District 11B: Republican
Nathan Nelson was elected on March 19, 2019, to succeed Republican
Jason Rarick, who resigned on February 12, 2019, after he was elected to the
Minnesota Senate.
House District 101: Republican
Kent McCarty was elected in a runoff on April 2, 2019, to succeed Republican Brad Touchstone, who resigned after he was elected
Lamar County circuit judge.[22]
Missouri
Six special elections were held for the
Missouri General Assembly in 2019. Democrats flipped one seat previously held by a Republican.
House District 36: Democrat
Mark Sharp was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat
DaRon McGee, who resigned on April 29, 2019, following allegations of sexual harassment.[23]
House District 74: Democrat Mike Person was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat Cora Walker, who resigned on July 29, 2019, to work as a policy director for
St. Louis County ExecutiveSam Page.[24]
House District 78: Democrat
Rasheen Aldridge Jr. was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Bruce Franks Jr., who resigned on July 31, 2019, citing mental health reasons.[24]
House District 99: Democrat
Trish Gunby was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican
Jean Evans, who resigned on February 5, 2019, to become the executive director of the
Missouri Republican Party.
House District Rockingham 9: Republican Michael Vose was elected on October 8, 2019, to succeed Republican Sean Morrison, who resigned in May 2019, citing lack of cooperation.
New Jersey
One special election was held for the
New Jersey Legislature in 2019. Republicans flipped one seat previously held by a Democrat.
House District 11: Republican
Marci Mustello was elected on May 21, 2019, to succeed Republican
Brian Ellis, who resigned on March 18, 2019, following allegations of sexual assault.
House District 68: Democrat June Speakman was elected on March 5, 2019, to succeed Democratic representative-elect Laufton Ascencao, who did not take office after admitting to faking his campaign invoice.[30]
House District 14: Republican
Stewart Jones was elected on April 23, 2019, to succeed Republican
Michael Pitts, who resigned on January 3, 2019, citing health reasons.[32]
House District 19: Republican
Patrick Haddon was elected on August 20, 2019, to succeed Republican
Dwight Loftis, who resigned on March 27, 2019, after he was elected to the
South Carolina Senate.
House District 77: Republican
Rusty Grills was elected on December 19, 2019, to succeed Republican
Bill Sanderson, who resigned on July 24, 2019, citing personal reasons.
Texas
Three special elections were held for the
Texas Legislature in 2019.
House District 79: Democrat
Art Fierro was elected on January 29, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Joe Pickett, who resigned on January 4, 2019, citing health reasons.[33]
House District 125: Democrat
Ray Lopez was elected in a runoff on March 12, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Justin Rodriguez, who resigned on January 4, 2019, after he was appointed to the
Bexar County Commissioners Court.
House District 145: Democrat
Christina Morales was elected in a runoff on March 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Carol Alvarado, who resigned on December 21, 2018, after she was elected to the
Texas Senate.[34]
Senate District 40: Democrat
Liz Lovelett was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat
Kevin Ranker, who resigned on January 9, 2019, following allegations of sexual harassment.[35]
House District 13-2: Republican
Alex Ybarra was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican
Matt Manweller, who resigned on January 14, 2019, following allegations of sexual harassment.
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abThe
Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who are not part of the majority coalition.
^The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.