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

437 House Seats not up for election in 2021

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

24 Democratic
12 Republican

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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Alabama 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5	Republican	Member of Congress Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 22 March 2021: Member of Congress Mo Brooks is a candidate for the Senate Class 3 in 2022.

California 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 11 Republican, 42 Democratic

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 22	Republican	Member of Congress Devin Gerald Nunes • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 6 December 2021: "Recently, I was presented with a new opportunity ... and therefore I will be leaving the House of Representatives at the end of 2021...."

Georgia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 6 Democratic

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10	Republican	Member of Congress Jody B. Hice • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 22 March 2021: Candidate for Secretary of State in 2022.

Illinois 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 13 Democratic, 5 Republican

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 16	Republican	Member of Congress Adam Kinzinger • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 29 October 2021: "... if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would. And that time is now."

Missouri 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 6 Republican

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4	Republican	Member of Congress Vicky Jo Hartzler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2022.

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7	Republican	Member of Congress Billy Long • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2022.

New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 19 Democratic

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1	Republican	Member of Congress Lee Michael Zeldin • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 8 April 2021: Announced his candidacy for Governor. 18 September 2021: Announced that he is being treated for early chronic myeloid leukemia and is in remission.

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 23	Republican	Member of Congress Thomas W. "Tom" Reed, II • First elected in a special election [to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Eric J. J. Massa (Democratic)] and General Election: 2 November 2010. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 21 March 2021: Announced that he will not run for re-election due to alcohol dependence and allegations of sexually harassment.

North Carolina 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 8 Republican

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 13	Republican	Member of Congress Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 28 April 2021: Announced he would run for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2022.

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

Incumbent - 117th Congress - 2010 apportionment / Seat lost in 2020 apportionment - No election in 2022
CD 16	Republican	Member of Congress Anthony E. Gonzalez • First elected: 2018 • Open Seat - 16 September 2021: Announced retirement at the end of his term.

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

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1	Republican	Member of Congress Louis B. "Louie" Gohmert, Jr. • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Running for Attorney General in 2022.

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8	Republican	Member of Congress Kevin Patrick Brady • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 14 April 2021: Announced he will not seek re-election-- "I am retiring as your Congressman. This term, my 13th, will be my last..."

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