2021 United States House of Representatives elections
There will be at least four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2021 during the 117th United States Congress.
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Summary
Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Louisiana 2 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent resigned January 15, 2021 to serve as the director of the Office of Public Liaison and as a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden. New member to be elected March 20, 2021. |
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| Louisiana 5 | Luke Letlow | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent Representative-elect died on December 29, 2020 of COVID-19. New member to be elected March 20, 2021. |
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| New Mexico 1 | Deb Haaland | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent expected to resign on a date in early 2021 to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. New member to be elected, possibly in March 2021. |
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| Ohio 11 | Marcia Fudge | Democratic | 2008 (Special) | Incumbent expected to resign on a date in early 2021 to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. New member to be elected May 4, 2021. |
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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
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Incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond resigned on January 15, 2021 to join the Biden administration, becoming the director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and a Senior Advisor to the President.[1][2] A special nonpartisan election was called by Governor John Bel Edwards for March 20, 2021, with a runoff scheduled for April 24, 2021 if necessary.[3]
Louisiana's 5th congressional district
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Republican Representative-elect Luke Letlow died on December 29, 2020 from COVID-19 before taking office.[4] His seat was left vacant at the start of the next session of Congress. A special nonpartisan election was called by Governor John Bel Edwards for March 20, 2021.[5]
New Mexico's 1st congressional district
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Incumbent Democrat Deb Haaland was nominated to become the U.S. Secretary of the Interior for the Biden administration if confirmed by the Senate.[6][7] She is expected to resign from her seat sometime in early 2021. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is responsible for calling a special election within three months of that date.[8]
Ohio's 11th congressional district
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Incumbent Democrat Marcia Fudge was nominated to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Biden administration if confirmed by the Senate.[9][10] She is expected to resign from her seat sometime in early 2021. Governor Mike DeWine is responsible for calling a special election to fill the remainder of Fudge's eighth term,[11][12] to be conducted on May 4, 2021.[13]
References
- Murphy, Paul (November 16, 2020). "Cedric Richmond will be Senior Advisor to the President; to resign House seat before inauguration". WWL-TV. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- Sarah Mucha; Gregory Krieg; Dan Merica; Kate Sullivan (November 16, 2020). "Former Black caucus chair Cedric Richmond to leave Congress and join Biden White House". CNN. Retrieved November 24, 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "Special Election - U.S. House of Representatives Second Congressional District" (PDF). State of Louisiana. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- Jim Acosta, Jamie Gangel and Paul LeBlanc. "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling Covid-19". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- Hilburn, Greg. "Here's how the late Luke Letlow's congressional seat will be filled following his COVID death". The News-Star. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- Eilperin, Juliet; Grandoni, Dino. "Biden picks Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to be first Native American interior secretary". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- Reimann, Nicholas. "Biden Taps Rep. Deb Haaland As First-Ever Native American Cabinet Pick". Forbes. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- Chief, Dan Boyd | Journal Capitol Bureau. "Breaking: Haaland reportedly picked as Biden's interior secretary". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "Biden to nominate Marcia Fudge to lead Department of Housing and Urban Development". CBS News. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- Shear, Michael D.; Kaplan, Thomas; Glueck, Katie (December 8, 2020). "Presidential Transition Live Updates: Biden Picks Marcia Fudge for Housing Secretary and Tom Vilsack to Lead U.S.D.A." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- Eaton, Sabrina (December 8, 2020). "President-elect Joe Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge to be Housing and Urban Development secretary, report says". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- O'Keefe, Ed; Erickson, Bo (December 8, 2020). "Biden to nominate Marcia Fudge to lead Department of Housing and Urban Development". CBS News. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "2021 Elections Calendar". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved February 2, 2021.