Overview and Live Results: Delaware and Louisiana Legislative Special Elections

There are two vacancies each in the Delaware and Louisiana State Senate. All were created after the incumbent was elected to another position. Special elections Saturday will fill at least three of them. 

Delaware State Senate

Democrats hold a 13-6 partisan advantage in the Delaware State Senate. The two vacant seats will be among ten next up for a four-year term in November, 2026.

Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. Here's an overview of the five candidates running across the two races.

District 1

Democrat Sarah McBride was elected to the U.S. House in November. She resigned from the State Senate on January 2. 

District 1 includes portions of Wilmington. McBride was unopposed for reelection in 2022.

There are three candidates on the ballot: Democrat Dan Cruce, Republican Steve Washington, and Riley Figliola of the Nonpartisan Party.

District 5

Democrat Kyle Evans Gay was elected Lieutenant Governor in November. She assumed office on January 21 and resigned from her seat in the State Senate.

District 5 is north of Wilmington, along the Pennsylvania border. Gay was reelected by a 66% to 34% margin in 2022.

The nominees are Democrat Raymond Seigfried and Republican Brent Burdge.

Louisiana State Senate

Republicans hold 27 of 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate. There are ten Democrats and two vacancies. Members serve four-year terms; all seats are next up in November, 2027.

Saturday's elections here are technically all-party primaries, although only one party is participating in each of them. Additionally, if one candidate gets a majority of the vote, they are elected. Otherwise, the top two will advance to a special general election on March 29.

Polls close at 9:00 PM Eastern Time.

District 14

Democrat Cleo Fields was elected to the U.S. House in November. He resigned from the State Senate in early January to take his seat in Congress.

No Republicans have contested the Baton Rouge area District 14 since 2011 and that streak will continue with the special election. There are three Democrats on the ballot.

District 23

Republican Jean-Paul Coussan resigned prior to being sworn in to the Louisiana Public Service Commission on January 1. Coussan was elected to that new role in November.

Coussan was unopposed for reelection to the Lafayette area District 23 in 2023.  No Democrats have contested this seat since before 2011. There are two Republicans - Brach Myers and Jesse Regan - on the ballot. 

As there are only two candidates, one is guaranteed a majority and will be elected based on Saturday's results.

Upcoming Special Elections

• February 25
  • California State Senate District 36 and State Assembly District 32 (Primaries)
    • General Election (if needed) April 29
  • Connecticut State Senate District 21 and State Assembly District 40
  • Maine State House District 24
  • Minnesota State House District 40B
• March 4
  • Oklahoma State Senate District 8 (Primary)
    • Runoff (if needed) April 1; General Election May 13
• March 11
  • Alabama State Senate District 5 (Primary)
    • Runoff (if needed) April 8; General Election June 24
• March 25
  • Mississippi State House Districts 23 and 82
    • Runoff (if needed) April 22
  • Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 and State House District 35
  • South Carolina State House District 113
• April 1
  • Florida Congressional Districts 1 and 6
  • Florida State Senate District 19 and State House Districts 3 and 32 (Primaries)
    • General Election June 10
  • Oklahoma State House Districts 71 and 74
    • Runoff (if needed) May 13; General Election June 10
  • South Carolina State House District 50 (Primary)
    • Runoff (if needed) April 15; General Election June 3
• April 15
  • Mississippi State Senate District 18
  • Oakland Mayor

Upcoming Scheduled Elections

• March 4
  • St. Louis Mayor Primary
    • General Election April 8
• April 1
  • Omaha Mayor Primary
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court