Special Elections Set to Fill Vacant State Legislative Seats in Mississippi and Virginia

Special elections have been organized in two states to fill vacancies in state legislatures, though the underlying causes and timelines differ. In Mississippi, elections were called to fill House District 77 and House District 70 seats after the deaths of State Representatives Price Wallace and Bo Brown during the summer of 2026. Governor Tate Reeves scheduled the two non-partisan special elections in June 2026, with candidate qualifying concluding in August 2026, according to Magnolia Tribune. In Virginia, according to Wikipedia, a special election was held on January 6, 2026 to fill a state Senate seat vacated by Ghazala Hashmi after her election as Lieutenant Governor. A second special election followed on January 13, 2026 to fill a House of Delegates seat left open when David Bulova was appointed Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources by incoming Governor Abigail Spanberger. These Virginia elections were completed and results are not detailed in the available reporting. The Mississippi elections have not yet occurred as of the reporting date, with only the qualifying period confirmed to have ended. No candidate names, election dates, or outcomes for the Mississippi races are specified in the available sources. Because these two reports describe unrelated special elections in different states with no shared candidates, dates, or offices, they should be treated as separate events rather than corroborating accounts of the same occurrence. Confirmation of the actual Mississippi election date and results remains outstanding.