When is massachusetts special election

As of November , one special election has been called to fill a vacant seat in the Massachusetts General Court in Click here to read more about the special elections. If there is a vacancy in the Massachusetts General Court , a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat.

The election must be held on the next regularly scheduled date on the election calendar. See sources: Massachusetts Gen. Laws Ann. The Massachusetts General Court is a bicameral body composed of the Massachusetts State Senate , with 40 members, and the Massachusetts House of Representatives , with members.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the November general election. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here Senate and here House. A special primary election is scheduled for December 14, The candidate filing deadline was November 2, The seat became vacant after Joseph Boncore D resigned on September 9, , to take a job in the private sector.

The primary will occur on December 14, The general election will occur on January 11, General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

There are no incumbents in this race. If there is an account associated with that address, a password reset link will be mailed to you. Menu Toggle navigation. Section Number:. Type: Act Resolve. Year: House All Representatives House Clerk. Special Events. Citizen residing abroad, please use the absentee ballot application. Completed absentee applications may be returned by email to Ballots plymouth-ma. If you are applying for a voter that has been admitted to a healthcare facility or ordered to quarantine within 7 days of the election, please call the Town Clerk, Pearl Sears at All applications must be signed by the voter or a family or household member.

All requests must be received by August 9, at 5 PM. Envelopes to return ballots will not be postage paid and will require 2 stamps or you can return your ballot by depositing in the ballot drop box at Town Hall. The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year. As of November , 66 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for in 21 states.

Between and , an average of 75 special elections took place each year. In , special elections for state legislative positions are being held for the following reasons:.

As of November 2, , Republicans controlled Republicans held a majority in 61 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 37 chambers. One chamber Alaska House was organized under a multipartisan, power-sharing coalition.

The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections.

In elections between and , either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of four seats across the country. Note: This table reflects information for elections that have been held and not the total number of vacant seats.

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