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]
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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.
^ 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.
