117th Congress (2021-2023) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2021 General Election

117^th Congress
(2021-2023)
House Seats by State

6 House Seats up for election in 2021 (6 special elections: LA House CD 2, LA House CD 5, NM House CD 1, OH House CD 11, OH House CD 15, TX House CD 6)

6 Elected

3 Democratic
3 Republican

437 House Seats not up for election in 2021

36 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office)

1 Vacant House Seat (office holder resigned, deceased, or expelled)

1 Democratic

2301 Candidates seeking a House Seat (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 8 November 2022.

There has been 3 deaths, 3 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in the 117^th House.

Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow (Republican, Louisiana, CD 5) died on 29 December 2020.
Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic, Louisiana, CD 2) resigned effective 15 January 2021 to become Senior Adviser to the President and White House Public Engagement Director in the Biden Administration.
Member of Congress Ron Wright (Republican, Texas, CD 5) died on 7 February 2021.
Member of Congress Claudia Tenney (Republican, New York, CD 22) was sworn on 11 February 2021 after a contested 3 November 2020 election.
Member of Congress Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic, Ohio, CD 11) resigned on 10 March 2021 to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration.
Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic, New Mexico, CD 1) resigned on 16 March 2021 to become Secretary of the Interior in the Biden Administration.
Member of Congress Julia Letlow (Republican, Louisiana, CD 5) was elected in a Special Election on 20 March 2021 and sworn on 14 April 2021.
Member of Congress of Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic, Florida, CD 20) died on 6 April 2021.
Member of Congress of Steve E. Stivers (Republican, Ohio, CD 15) announced his resignation on 19 April 2021, effective 16 May, to take a position with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Member of Congress Troy Carter (Democratic, Louisiana, CD 2) was elected in a Special Election on 24 April 2021 and sworn on 11 May 2021.
Member of Congress Melanie Ann Stansbury (Democratic, New Mexico, CD 1) was elected in a Special Election on 1 June 2021 and sworn on 14 June 2021.
Member of Congress John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey, Sr. (Republican, Texas, CD 6) was elected in a Special Election on 27 July 2021 and sworn on 30 July 2021.
Member of Congress Shontel M. Brown (Democratic, Ohio, CD 11) was elected in a Special Election on 2 November 2021 and sworn on 4 November 2021.
Member of Congress Mike Carey (Republican, Ohio, CD 15) was elected in a Special Election on 2 November 2021 and sworn on 4 November 2021.

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Louisiana 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 1 Democratic

117th Congress
CD 5
	Republican	67,203	64.86%	Julia Letlow • Widow of the late Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow. • FEC H2LA05126; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,548,382; Dsb $1,035,614
Total		103,616	100.00%

Ohio 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 12 Republican, 4 Democratic

117th Congress
CD 15

	Republican	93,288	58.29%	Mike Carey • FEC H2OH15228; 22 Nov 21; Tot $1,286,155; Dsb $1,231,358
Total		160,028	100.00%

Texas 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 23 Republican, 13 Democratic

117th Congress
CD 6

	Republican	20,873	53.29%	state Representative John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey, Sr. • 1 May 2021: Received 13.85% in the election. Proceeds to Runoff. • FEC H8TX06266; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,836,920; Dsb $2,190,310
Total		39,166	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
	• Reform
Other Third Parties
	• American Patriot Party
	• Communist
	• Conservative
	• Independence
	• Independent American
	• Independent Party of Florida
	• Independent Party of West Virginia
	• Legal Marijuana Now
	• Liberation
	• Peace And Freedom
	• U.S. Taxpayers
Independents
	•
	• Decline to State
	• Independent
	• No Party
	• No Party Affiliation
	• No Party Preference
	• Non Affiliated
	• None
	• Nonparty
	• Other
	• Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Write-in