| Election Name: | 2013 United States Senate elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States Senate elections |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Election Date: | June 25, 2013 – October 16, 2013 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Image1: | Harry Reid official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg |
| Seats Before1: | 52 |
| Seats After1: | 53 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,383,730 |
| Percentage1: | 54.7% |
| 1Data1: | 1 |
| 2Data1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Seats Before2: | 46 |
| Seats After2: | 45 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,118,764 |
| Percentage2: | 44.2% |
| 1Data2: | 1 |
| 2Data2: | 0 |
| Party4: | Independent (US) |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 14,233 |
| Percentage4: | 0.5% |
| 1Data4: | 0 |
| 2Data4: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Posttitle: | Majority Leader after election |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
There were two special elections to the United States Senate in 2013; ordered by election date:
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||
| Massachusetts (Class 2) | Democratic | nowrap | 2013 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected June 25, 2013. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| New Jersey (Class 2) | Republican | nowrap | 2013 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected October 16, 2013. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Election Name: | 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | June 25, 2013 |
| Image1: | Ed Markey, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 2 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ed Markey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 645,429 |
| Percentage1: | 54.7% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 525,307 |
| Percentage2: | 44.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts.
See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. A special election was held June 25, 2013 to fill the Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015.
The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the resignation of Senator John Kerry, in order to become U.S. Secretary of State.[1] On January 30, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick chose his former Chief of Staff Mo Cowan to serve as interim U.S. Senator. Cowan declined to participate in the election. A party primary election was held April 30 to determinate the nominees of each party for the general election. The Massachusetts Democrats nominated congressman Ed Markey, while the Massachusetts Republicans nominated Gabriel E. Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL.
The special primary elections took place on April 30. Democratic Congressman Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez won their respective primaries.
| Election Name: | 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2008 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | October 16, 2013 |
| Image1: | Cory Booker, official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Cory Booker |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 740,742 |
| Percentage1: | |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 593,684 |
| Percentage2: | 44.0% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey.
See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey and 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey. A special election was held October 16, 2013 to fill the Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015. The vacancy resulted from the death of five-term Democrat Frank Lautenberg on June 3, 2013.[2] In the interim, the seat was held by Republican Senator Jeffrey Chiesa, who was appointed on June 6, 2013 by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to serve until the elected winner was sworn in.[3] At the time of his appointment, Chiesa, then New Jersey's Attorney General, announced that he would not be a candidate in the special election.[4]
Following Lautenberg's death, there was a great deal of speculation and controversy over when a special election would or could be scheduled, but the following day, June 4, 2013, Christie announced that the primary would take place on August 13, 2013, and the special election on October 16, 2013.[5] Christie was criticized for scheduling a separate election for Senate when a gubernatorial election was already taking place in November. In the primary elections, the Republicans nominated former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan and the Democrats nominated Newark Mayor Cory Booker.[6] Booker led in every opinion poll and the race was called for him at approximately 9:45 pm EDT on October 16, 2013. Booker resigned as Mayor of Newark and was sworn in on October 31, 2013 to become the junior U.S. senator from New Jersey.
The special primary elections took place on August 13. Former Republican Mayor of Bogota Steve Lonegan and Democratic Mayor of Newark Cory Booker won their respective primaries.[6] They faced off against six Independent/Third Party candidates in the October 16, 2013 general election.