Maine state legislative special elections, 2024
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As of June, one special election has been called to fill a vacant seat in the Maine State Legislature.
Click here to read more about the special elections.
House special elections called:
- District 122: March 5
How vacancies are filled in Maine
If there is a vacancy in the Maine State Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat.[1][2] The governor must call for an election and inform political committees of the nomination deadline.[3][1][2] The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[4]
See sources: Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 382 Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, §366 and Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 381
About the legislature
The Maine State Legislature is the state legislature of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower Maine House of Representatives and the upper Maine State Senate.
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).
Maine State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
Democratic Party | 22 | 22 | |
Republican Party | 13 | 13 | |
Total | 35 | 35 |
Maine House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
Democratic Party | 77 | 82 | |
Republican Party | 63 | 67 | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | |
Independent for Maine Party | 1 | 1 | |
Vacancy | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 151 | 151 |
Special elections
Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:
March 5, 2024
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A special election for Maine House of Representatives District 122 was called for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for party and non-party candidates was December 29, 2023. The filing deadline for write-in candidates was January 3, 2024.[5] The seat became vacant after the death of Lois Reckitt (D) on October 31, 2023.[6] General electionSpecial general election for Maine House of Representatives District 122Matthew Beck defeated Brendan Williams and Tristram Howard in the special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 122 on March 5, 2024.
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Historical data
There were 955 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2023. Maine held 21 special elections during the same time period. The largest number of special elections in Maine took place in 2011 when four 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
As of June 2024, 47 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2024 in 21 states. Between 2011 and 2021, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.
Breakdown of 2024 special elections
In 2024, special elections for state legislative positions are being held for the following reasons:
- 26 due to resignation
- 11 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
- 4 due to the death of the incumbent
- 6 due to redistricting
Impact of special elections on partisan composition
The partisan breakdown for the special elections is as follows:
- 23 Democratic seats
- 24 Republican seats
As of June 3, 2024, Republicans controlled 54.98% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.38%. Republicans held a majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 41 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions.
Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats | ||||||||
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Legislative chamber | Vacant | |||||||
State senates | 845 | 1,115 | 4 | 9 | ||||
State houses | 2,433 | 2,945 | 19 | 16 | ||||
Total: | 3,278
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4,060
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23
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25 |
The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2024. 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 have been held and not the total number of vacant seats.
Partisan Change from Special Elections (2024) | |||
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Party | As of Special Election | After Special Election | |
Democratic Party | 23 | 14 | |
Republican Party | 24 | 16 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 30 |
Flipped seats
In 2024, as of January 16, one seat has flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.
Seats flipped from D to R
Seats flipped from R to D
- Florida House of Representatives District 35 (January 16)
- Alabama House of Representatives District 10 (March 26)
See also
- State legislative special elections, 2024
- State legislative special elections, 2023
- State legislative special elections, 2022
- State legislative special elections, 2021
- State legislative special elections, 2020
- Maine State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-381)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-382)
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Maine," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article IV, Section 5)
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-361)
- ↑ State of Maine Department of the Secretary of State, "Special election set to fill House District 122 seat," December 14, 2023
- ↑ ‘’Portland Press Herald’', "Lois Galgay Reckitt, women’s rights activist and South Portland lawmaker, dies at 78”, October 31, 2023
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