Democrats have gained 12 state legislative seats in special elections since January 2025
Democrats’ state legislative special election gains since January 2025 increased to 12 after the party gained control of two Florida seats on March 24, 2026.
Emily Gregory (D) won a March 24 special election for Florida House District 87, winning the race by 2.4 percentage points in a district Republicans won by 19 percentage points in 2024. Brian Nathan (D) won a March 24 special election for Florida Senate District 14 by 0.6 percentage points. Republicans won the 2024 election for the seat by 9.2 percentage points.
In the House District 87 election, the Democratic vote total was 44% of the party’s vote total in the district’s 2024 regular election. For Republicans, that number was 28%. In Senate District 14, the Democratic vote total was 46% of the party’s vote total in the district’s 2022 regular election, and Republicans’ was 38%.
In total, Democrats have gained 12 legislative seats nationwide through special elections since January 2025. Republicans have gained no seats from special legislative elections in that timeframe.
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