2023 United States House of Representatives elections

There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2023 during the 118th United States Congress.

2023 United States House of Representatives elections

← 2022 February 21 – November 21, 2023 2024 →
3 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mike Johnson Hakeem Jeffries Party Republican Democratic Leader since October 25, 2023 January 3, 2023 Leader's seat Louisiana 4th New York 8th Last election 222 seats, 50.6% 213 seats, 47.8% Seats before 222 212 Seat change 1 Seats up 1 2 Races won 1 2
Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election

Summary

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 4	Donald McEachin	Democratic	2016	Incumbent died November 28, 2022. New member elected February 21, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Jennifer McClellan (Democratic) 74.4% ▌Leon Benjamin (Republican) 25.5%
Rhode Island 1	David Cicilline	Democratic	2010	Incumbent resigned May 31, 2023. New member elected November 7, 2023. Democratic hold.	▌Y Gabe Amo (Democratic) 64.7% ▌Gerry Leonard Jr. (Republican) 35.0%
Utah 2	Chris Stewart	Republican	2012	Incumbent resigned September 15, 2023. New member elected November 21, 2023. Republican hold.	▌Y Celeste Maloy (Republican) 57.1% ▌Kathleen Riebe (Democratic) 33.6% ▌Bradley Garth Green (Libertarian) 2.9% ▌Cassie Easley (Constitution) 2.3% ▌January Walker (United Utah) 1.8% ▌Perry Myers (Independent) 1.4% ▌Joseph Buchman (Independent) 0.8%

Virginia's 4th congressional district

Virginia's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Donald McEachin died on November 28, 2022, of colorectal cancer, before he was seated to his fourth term in the 118th Congress. Governor Glenn Youngkin called a special election for February 21, 2023, with the general election filing deadline set for December 23, 2022. The Democratic Party chose to hold its "firehouse primary" on December 20, just 8 days after the special election date was set.

State senator Jennifer McClellan won the primary in a landslide, and subsequently defeated pastor Leon Benjamin in the general election, becoming the first black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.

2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer McClellan	82,040	74.41
	Republican	Leon Benjamin	28,083	25.47
	Write-in		129	0.12
Total votes			110,252	100.00
	Democratic hold

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat David Cicilline resigned on May 31, 2023, to take a job at the Rhode Island Foundation. The election was held on November 7, with primaries on September 5.

2023 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabe Amo	43,290	64.73
	Republican	Gerry Leonard Jr.	23,393	34.98
	Write-in		193	0.29
Total votes			66,876	100.00
	Democratic hold

Utah's 2nd congressional district

Utah's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Chris Stewart resigned on September 15, 2023, due to his wife's ongoing health issues. The election was held on November 21, 2023, with primaries on September 5, as determined by Governor Spencer Cox.

2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Celeste Maloy	89,866	57.07
	Democratic	Kathleen Riebe	52,949	33.62
	Libertarian	Bradley Green	4,528	2.88
	Constitution	Cassie Easley	3,678	2.34
	United Utah	January Walker	2,856	1.81
	Independent	Perry Myers	2,276	1.45
	Independent	Joseph Buchman	1,281	0.81
	Write-in		39	0.02
Total votes			157,473	100.00
	Republican hold

Notes

References

1. Rose, Rashard (November 28, 2022). "Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at age 61". CNN. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
2. "Virginia Fourth Congressional District Special Election Results". Virginia Department of Elections. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
3. Papp, Justin (May 31, 2023). "Cicilline signing off after years of fighting for progressive causes". Roll Call. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
4. "Rhode Island First Congressional District Special Election Results". Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
5. Schott, Bryan (May 30, 2023). "Breaking: Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign from Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune.
6. "Utah Second Congressional District Special Election Results". Utah Lieutenant Governor. November 21, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
7. "Gov. Youngkin announces special election for seat held by late Congressman Donald McEachin". WAVY-TV. December 12, 2022.
8. Democratic Party of Virginia (December 12, 2022). "FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT ON FEBRUARY 2023 SPECIAL ELECTION". VA Democrats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
9. The Washington Post (December 12, 2022). "Youngkin announces special election to fill late Rep. McEachin's seat". MSN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
10. Paviour, Ben (February 21, 2023). "For the first time, a Black woman will represent Virginia in Congress". NPR.
11. Shapero, Julia (February 21, 2023). "Democratic Rep. Cicilline to leave Congress in June". The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
12. Nesi, Ted; Sherman, Eli; Machado, Steph (March 29, 2023). "Dates set for special election to replace Cicilline in Congress". WPRI-TV.
13. Mentz, Sam (June 7, 2023). "Utah to hold election for retiring congressman's seat in November". ABC News. Retrieved June 7, 2023.