2021 United States state legislative elections explained

Election Name:	2021 United States state legislative elections
Country:	United States
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 United States state legislative elections
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2022 United States state legislative elections
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	3 legislative chambers 2 states
Election Date:	November 2, 2021
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
1Data1:	61
2Data1:	62
3Data1:	1
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
1Data2:	37
2Data2:	36
3Data2:	1
1Blank:	Chambers before
2Blank:	Chambers after
3Blank:	Overall change
Map Size:	320px
Map2 Size:	320px
Map2 Caption:	Map of lower house elections:
Colour3:	d9b2d9
Party3:	Coalition
1Data3:	1
2Data3:	1

The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 2021. Three legislative chambers in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in both states.

As a result of the elections, New Jersey retained its Democratic trifecta, while a divided government was established in Virginia, as Republicans won back the lower house of the Virginia legislature, which they lost two years earlier.

Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections were held in 3 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 220 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State	Upper House				Lower House
	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
New Jersey	40	40	100	2	80	80	100	2
Virginia	0	40	0	4	100	100	100	2

Electoral predictions

Most election predictors use:

• "Tossup": No advantage
• "Tilt": Advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
• "Lean": Slight advantage
• "Likely": Significant, but surmountable, advantage
• "Safe" or "Solid": Near-certain chance of victory

State	PVI^[1]	Chamber	data-sort-type="number"	Last election	Sabato ^[2]	Elections Daily ^[3] ^[4]	Result
New Jersey		Senate	data-sort-value="65.0"	D 25-15			data-sort-value="65.0"	D 24-16
		General Assembly	data-sort-value="-57.5"	D 52-28			data-sort-value="-52.5"	D 46-34
Virginia	rowspan=2
		House of Delegates	data-sort-value="51.7"	D 55-45			data-sort-value="51.7"	R 52-48

State summaries

New Jersey

See main article: 2021 New Jersey State Senate election and 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election. All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2021, senators were elected to two-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts.^[5] Democrats retained majority control in both chambers.

+colspan=6	Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Stephen Sweeney		25		24	1
	Republican	Thomas Kean Jr. (retiring)	15	16	1
Total			40	40

+colspan=6	General Assembly
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Craig Coughlin		52		46	6
	Republican	Jon Bramnick (retiring)	28	34	6
Total			80	80

Virginia

See main article: 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election. All seats of the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election; the Virginia Senate will not hold regularly-scheduled elections in 2021. Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member districts. Democrats recently gained control of the House in 2019.^[6] However, they lost their majority to the Republicans in this election.

+colspan=6	House of Delegates
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Todd Gilbert	45		52	7
	Democratic	Eileen Filler-Corn		55	48	7
Total			100	100

Special elections

Various states will hold special elections for legislative districts throughout the year.^[7]

Alabama

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	33	Ronald Johnson		Republican	1978		Incumbent died July 14, 2020, of liver cancer.^[8] New member elected January 19, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Ben Robbins (Republican) 68.2% Fred Crum (Democratic) 31.7%^[9]
Senate	26	David Burkette		Democratic	2018		Incumbent resigned September 1, 2020, for private reasons.^[10] New member elected March 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Kirk Hatcher (Democratic) 78.3% William Green (Republican) 21.5%^[11]
Senate	14	Cam Ward		Republican	2010		Incumbent resigned December 7, 2020, to become the Director of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.^[12] New member elected July 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	April Weaver (Republican) 89.6%^[13] Virginia Applebaum (Democratic) 10.4%
House	73	Matt Fridy		Republican	2014		Incumbent resigned January 18, 2021, to join the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.^[14] New member elected July 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Kenneth Paschal (Republican) 74.9% Sheridan Black (Democratic) 25.1%
House	78	Kirk Hatcher		Democratic	2018		Incumbent resigned March 3, 2021, to join the Alabama Senate.^[15] ^[16] New member elected September 7, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Kenyatté Hassell (Democratic) 80.1% Loretta G. Grant (Republican) 19.8%^[17]

California

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	30	Holly Mitchell		Democratic	2013		Incumbent resigned December 6, 2020, to join the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.^[18] New member elected March 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Sydney Kamlager (Democratic) 68.7% Daniel Lee (Democratic) 13.4% Joe Lisuzzo (Republican) 6.3% Cheryl C. Turner (Democratic) 5.4% Tiffani Jones (Republican) 2.3% Ernesto Huerta (Peace and Freedom) 2.2% Renita Duncan (Independent) 1.8%^[19]
Assembly	79	Shirley Weber		Democratic	2012		Incumbent resigned January 29, 2021, to become Secretary of State of California.^[20] New member elected April 6, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Akilah Weber (Democratic) 52.0% Marco Contreras (Republican) 33.4% Leticia Munguia (Democratic) 8.2% Shane Suzanne Parmely (Democratic) 5.1% Aeiramique Glass Blake (Democratic) 1.3%^[21]
Assembly	54	Sydney Kamlager		Democratic	2018		Incumbent resigned March 11, 2021, to join the State Senate.^[22] New member elected May 18, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Isaac Bryan (Democratic) 50.8% Heather Hutt (Democratic) 24.9% Cheryl C. Turner (Democratic) 9.6% Dallas Fowler (Democratic) 7.7% Bernard Senter (No party preference) 4.0% Samuel Robert Morales (Democratic) 3.1%^[23]
Assembly	18	Rob Bonta		Democratic	2012		Incumbent resigned April 22, 2021, to become Attorney General of California.^[24] General election held June 29. New member elected in runoff August 31, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Mia Bonta (Democratic) 56.8% Janani Ramachandran (Democratic) 43.2%^[25]

Connecticut

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	27	Carlo Leone		Democratic	2011		Incumbent resigned January 5, 2021, to become Senior ConnDOT advisor.^[26] New member elected March 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Patricia Miller (Democratic) 59.5% Joshua Esses (Republican) 39.4% Brian Merlen (Independent) 1.1%^[27]
House	112	J.P. Sredzinski		Republican	2014		Incumbent resigned February 17, 2021, for private reasons.^[28] New member elected April 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Tony Scott (Republican) 53.2% Nicholas Kapoor (Democratic) 46.1% William Furrier (Independent) 0.7%^[29]
House	145	Patricia Miller		Democratic	2008		Incumbent resigned March 8, 2021, to join the State Senate. New member elected April 27, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Corey Paris (Democratic) 76.4% J. D. Ospina (Republican) 23.6%^[30]
Senate	36	Alexandra Kasser		Democratic	2018		Incumbent resigned June 22, 2021, due to divorce proceedings.^[31] New member elected August 17, 2021. Republican gain.	nowrap	Ryan Fazio (Republican) 50.1% Alexis Gevanter (Democratic) 47.6% John Blankey (Independent) 2.3%
House	116	Michael DiMassa		Democratic	2016		Incumbent resigned October 25, 2021, after being arrested for wire fraud.^[32] New member elected December 14, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Treneé McGee (Democratic) 52.6% Richard DePalma (Republican) 43.3% Portia Bias (Independent) 4.1%

Georgia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	90	Pam Stephenson		Democratic	2004		Incumbent resigned September 10, 2020, due to dementia.^[33] New member elected March 9, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Angela Moore (Democratic) 59.0% Stan Watson (Democratic) 41.0%^[34]
House	34	Bert Reeves		Republican	2014		Incumbent resigned April 30, 2021, to become vice-president of university relations at Georgia Institute of Technology.^[35] General election held June 15. New member elected in runoff July 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Devan Seabaugh (Republican) 63.0% Priscilla Smith (Democratic) 37.0%^[36]
House	156	Greg Morris		Republican	1998		Incumbent resigned April 13, 2021, to join the Georgia Department of Transportation.^[37] General election held June 15. New member elected in runoff July 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Leesa Hagan (Republican) 51.7% Wally Sapp (Republican) 48.3%^[38]
House	165	Mickey Stephens		Democratic	2008		Incumbent died August 14, 2021, of illness.^[39] New member elected November 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Edna Jackson (Democratic) 53.2% Antwan Lang (Democratic) 18.7% Clinton Cowart (Libertarian) 15.6% Clinton Young (Democratic) 8.6% Sabrina Kent (Democratic) 3.9%

Iowa

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	41	Mariannette Miller-Meeks		Republican	2018		Incumbent resigned January 2, 2021, to become a .^[40] New member elected January 26, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Adrian Dickey (Republican) 55.3% Mary Stewart (Democratic) 44.7%^[41]
House	37	John Landon		Republican	2012		Incumbent died July 29, 2021, of cancer.^[42] ^[43] New member elected September 14, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Mike Bousselot (Republican) 51.6% Andrea Phillips (Democratic) 48.3%^[44]
House	29	Wes Breckenridge		Democratic	2016		Incumbent resigned September 10, 2021, to take a job with the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.^[45] New member elected October 12, 2021.^[46] Republican gain.	nowrap	Jon Dunwell (Republican) 59.8% Steve Mullan (Democratic) 40.1%^[47]
Senate	1	Zach Whiting		Republican	2018		Incumbent resigned October 30, 2021, to take a job with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.^[48] New member elected December 14, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Dave Rowley (Republican) 75.7% Mark Lemke (Democratic) 24.3%

Kentucky

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	22	Tom Buford		Republican	1990		Incumbent died July 6, 2021, of cancer.^[49] New member elected November 2, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Donald Douglas (Republican) 74.8% Helen Bukulmez (Democratic) 24.9% Sindicat "Sid" Dunn (Independent) 0.3%
House	51	John "Bam" Carney		Republican	2008		Incumbent died July 17, 2021, of pancreatitis.^[50] New member elected November 2, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Michael Pollock (Republican) 80.0% Edwin Rogers (Democratic) 16.9% Timothy Shafer (Independent) 3.1%
House	89	Robert Goforth		Republican	2018		Incumbent resigned August 24, 2021, due to domestic assault proceedings.^[51] New member elected November 2, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Timmy Truett (Republican) 94.0% Maetinee Suramek (Democratic) 6.0%

Louisiana

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	82	Charles Henry		Republican	2019		Incumbent resigned January 12, 2021, for private reasons.^[52] New member elected April 24, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Laurie Schlegel (Republican) 51.9% Edwin Connick (Republican) 48.1%^[53]
Senate	7	Troy Carter		Democratic	2015		Incumbent resigned May 10, 2021, to become a .^[54] New member elected June 12, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Gary Carter Jr. (Democratic) 60.2% Patricia "Patty" McCarty (Republican) 17.2% Joanna Cappiello-Leopold (Democratic) 13.8% Mack Cormier (Democratic) 8.8%^[55]
House	102	Gary Carter Jr.		Democratic	2015		Incumbent resigned July 2, 2021, to join the State Senate.^[56] New member elected November 13, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Delisha Boyd (Democratic) 61.7% Jordan Bridges (Democratic) 38.3%
House	16	Frederick D. Jones		Democratic	2019		Incumbent resigned July 16, 2021, to become a Fourth Judicial District Court judge.^[57] New member elected November 13, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Adrian Fisher (Democratic) 69.3% Alicia Calvin (Democratic) 19.8% Charles Bradford (Democratic) 10.9%
Senate	27	Ronnie Johns		Republican	2011		Incumbent resigned July 23, 2021, to become chairman of the Louisiana State Gaming Control Board.^[58] New member elected November 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Jeremy Stine (Republican) 59.2% Dustin Granger (Democratic) 38.6% Jake Shaheen (Republican) 2.3%

Maine

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	14	Shenna Bellows		Democratic	2016		Incumbent resigned December 2, 2020, to become Secretary of State of Maine.^[59] New member elected March 9, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Craig Hickman (Democratic) 62.6% William Guerrette (Republican) 37.4%^[60]
House	86	Justin Fecteau		Republican	2018		Incumbent resigned July 4, 2021, to take a teaching job outside his district.^[61] New member elected November 2, 2021. Democratic gain.	nowrap	Raegan LaRochelle (Democratic) 56.2% James Orr (Republican) 43.8%

Massachusetts

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Suffolk 19	Robert DeLeo		Democratic	1990		Incumbent resigned December 29, 2020, to work at Northeastern University.^[62] New member elected March 30, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Jeffrey Turco (Democratic) 66.5% Richard Fucillo (Independent) 16.9% Paul Caruccio (Republican) 16.6%^[63]
House	Essex 4	Bradford Hill		Republican	1998		Incumbent resigned September 15, 2021, to become a commissioner with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.^[64] New member elected November 30, 2021. Democratic gain.	nowrap	Jamie Belsito (Democratic) 55.4% Robert Snow (Republican) 44.6%^[65]

Michigan

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	8	Peter Lucido		Republican	2018		Incumbent resigned December 31, 2020, to become Macomb County Prosecutor.^[66] New member elected November 2, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Douglas Wozniak (Republican) 61.9% Martin Genter (Democratic) 38.1%
Senate	28	Peter MacGregor		Republican	2014		Incumbent resigned December 31, 2020, to become Kent County Treasurer.^[67] New member elected November 2, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Mark Huizenga (Republican) 60.6% Keith Courtade (Democratic) 37.0% Alexander Avery (Libertarian) 1.4% Theodore Gerrard (Constitution) 1.0%

Mississippi

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	32	Sampson Jackson		Democratic	1991		Incumbent resigned June 30, 2021, for private reasons.^[68] General election held November 2, 2021 New member elected in runoff November 23. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Rod Hickman (Democratic) 59.8%^[69] Minh Duong 40.2%
Senate	38	Tammy Witherspoon		Democratic	2015		Incumbent resigned June 30, 2021, to become mayor of Magnolia. New member elected November 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Kelvin Butler (Democratic) 52.3% Gary Brumfield (Democratic) 47.7%
House	29	Abe Marshall Hudson Jr.		Democratic	2016		Incumbent resigned August 30, 2021, for private reasons.^[70] New member elected outright after the November 2, 2021, general election was cancelled. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Robert L. Sanders (Democratic)^[71]

New Hampshire

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Hillsborough 21	Dick Hinch		Republican	2008		Incumbent died December 9, 2020, of COVID-19.^[74] New member elected April 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	William Boyd III (Republican) 53.0% Wendy E.N. Thomas (Democratic) 44.9% Stephen Hollenberg (Independent) 2.2%^[75]
House	Merrimack 23	Samantha Fox		Democratic	2018		Incumbent resigned January 12, 2021, to take a job outside her district.^[76] New member elected June 8, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Muriel Hall (Democratic) 57.9% Christopher Lins (Republican) 42.1%
House	Hillsborough 7	David Danielson		Republican	2012		Incumbent died May 22, 2021, of cancer.^[77] New member elected September 7, 2021. Democratic gain.	nowrap	Catherine Rombeau (Democratic) 50.4% Linda Camarota (Republican) 49.6%
House	Cheshire 9	Douglas Ley		Democratic	2012		Incumbent died June 10, 2021, of cancer.^[78] New member elected October 26, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Andrew Maneval (Democratic) 64.9% Rita Mattson (Republican) 35.1%
House	Rockingham 6	Anne Copp		Republican	2020		Incumbent resigned August 5, 2021, after moving out of her district.^[79] New member elected December 7, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Jodi Nelson (Republican) 58.8% Mary Eisner (Democratic) 41.2%

New York

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	30	Brian Benjamin		Democratic	2017		Incumbent resigned September 7, 2021, to become Lieutenant Governor of New York.^[80] New member elected November 2, 2021.^[81] Democratic hold.	nowrap	Cordell Cleare (Democratic) 88.4% Oz Sultan (Republican) 6.0% Shana Harmongoff (Democratic/Other) 5.4%
Assembly	86	Victor M. Pichardo		Democratic	2013		Incumbent resigned September 10, 2021, for private reasons.^[82] New member elected November 2, 2021.^[83] Democratic hold.	nowrap	Yudelka Tapia (Democratic)^[84]

Pennsylvania

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	59	Mike Reese		Republican	2008		Incumbent died January 2, 2021, of a brain aneurysm.^[87] New member elected May 18, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Leslie Rossi (Republican) 65.0% Mariah Fisher (Democratic) 32.5% Robb Luther (Libertarian) 2.5%^[88]
Senate	48	Dave Arnold		Republican	2020		Incumbent died January 17, 2021, of brain cancer.^[89] New member elected May 18, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Chris Gebhard (Republican) 62.0% Gavin Clements (Democratic) 30.2% Ed Krebs (Independent) 4.8% Timothy McMaster (Libertarian) 3.0%^[90]
Senate	22	John Blake		Democratic	2010		Incumbent resigned February 15, 2021, to take a position under U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright.^[91] New member elected May 18, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Martin Flynn (Democratic) 51.2% Chris Chermak (Republican) 38.5% Marlene Sebastianelli (Green) 9.2% Nathan Covington (Libertarian) 1.2%^[92]
House	60	Jeff Pyle		Republican	2004		Incumbent resigned March 16, 2021, for health reasons.^[93] New member elected May 18, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Abby Major (Republican) 72.6% Frank Prazenica (Democratic) 23.3% Andrew Hreha (Libertarian) 4.1%^[94]
House	113	Martin Flynn		Democratic	2012		Incumbent resigned June 9, 2021, to join the State Senate.^[95] New member elected November 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Thom Welby (Democratic) 68.8% Dominick Manetti (Republican) 27.7% Bonnie Flaherty (Libertarian) 3.5%
House	164	Margo L. Davidson		Democratic	2010		Incumbent resigned July 22, 2021, after being arrested for campaign finance violations.^[96] New member elected November 2, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Gina Curry (Democratic) 84.5% Brian Sharif Taylor (Republican) 13.4% Aniket Josan (Libertarian) 2.1%

Texas

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	68	Drew Springer		Republican	2012		Incumbent resigned January 6, 2021, to join the Texas Senate.^[100] New member elected February 23, 2021. Republican hold.^[101]	nowrap	David Spiller (Republican) 62.9% Craig Carter (Republican) 37.1%^[102]
House	10	Jake Ellzey		Republican	2020		Incumbent resigned July 30, 2021, to become a .^[103] General election held August 31. New member elected in runoff September 28, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Brian Harrison (Republican) 55.4% John Wray (Republican) 44.6%^[104]
House	118	Leo Pacheco		Democratic	2018		Incumbent resigned August 19, 2021, to teach public administration at San Antonio College.^[105] General election held September 28.^[106] New member elected in runoff November 2, 2021.^[107] Republican gain	nowrap	John Lujan (Republican) 51.2% Frank Ramirez (Democratic) 48.8%^[108]

Virginia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates^[109]
House	90	Joseph Lindsey		Democratic	2014		Incumbent resigned November 15, 2020, to become a Fourth Judicial District judge.^[110] New member elected January 5, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic) 63.5% Sylvia Bryant (Republican) 36.4%^[111]
House	2	Jennifer Carroll Foy		Democratic	2017		Incumbent resigned December 12, 2020, to focus on her campaign for governor of Virginia.^[112] New member elected January 5, 2021. Democratic hold.	nowrap	Candi King (Democratic) 51.7% Heather Mitchell (Republican) 48.2%^[113]
Senate	38	Ben Chafin		Republican	2014		Incumbent died January 1, 2021, of COVID-19.^[114] New member elected March 23, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Travis Hackworth (Republican) 75.7% Laurie Buchwald (Democratic) 24.1%^[115]

Wisconsin

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	13	Scott L. Fitzgerald		Republican	1994		Incumbent resigned January 1, 2021, to become a .^[116] New member elected April 6, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	John Jagler (Republican) 51.0% Melissa Winker (Democratic) 43.6% Spencer Zimmerman (Independent) 4.5% Ben Schmitz (American Solidarity) 0.5%^[117]
Assembly	89	John Nygren		Republican	2006		Incumbent resigned December 2, 2020, to become executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans.^[118] New member elected April 6, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	Elijah Behnke (Republican) 63.2% Karl Jaeger (Democratic) 36.8%
Assembly	37	John Jagler		Republican	2012		Incumbent resigned April 23, 2021, to join the State Senate.^[119] New member elected July 13, 2021. Republican hold.	nowrap	William Penterman (Republican) 54.1%^[120] Pete Adams (Democratic) 44.3% Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. (Independent) 1.6%

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11. Web site: SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION - SENATE DISTRICT 26 STATEWIDE RESULTS . Alabama Secretary of State . March 2, 2021 .
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68. News: Governor sets special elections in November to fill 2 empty seats in Mississippi Senate . July 14, 2021 . Clarion Ledger.
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86. Web site: FOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 22 (UNEXPIRED TERM) . Oklahoma Secretary of State . April 6, 2021 .
87. Web site: Wise. Jenna. January 2, 2021. Republican Rep. Mike Reese dead at 42. January 2, 2021. PennLive. en.
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97. Web site: August 17, 2021. Sen. Gayle Goldin stepping down to join Biden administration. August 17, 2021. WPRI.com. en-US.
98. Web site: A leader, friend, and brother in Christ: Tennessee State Rep. Mike Carter dies after cancer battle. May 16, 2021. WKRN.
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115. Web site: 2021 March Special - Senate of Virginia . Virginia Department of Elections . March 23, 2021 .
116. Web site: Executive Order #100 . Office of the Governor of Wisconsin . January 20, 2021 .
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