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Vacant House seats

Two of 435 voting House seats are vacant as of September 29, 2026. Vacant seats have no representative, cast no votes, and are not counted in party totals until filled by special election.

Florida's 20th District (Vacant)

FL-20 · Vacant since April 21, 2026

Vacant

Previous representative: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D), who resigned effective 1:30 p.m. on April 21, 2026, moments before the House Ethics Committee was to consider recommending her expulsion. The committee had found she violated more than two dozen House rules; she also faces federal criminal charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds. She has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges and denies the ethics violations.

Successor: to be determined by special election. District profile · Clerk vacancy register

Texas's 23rd District (Vacant)

TX-23 · Vacant since April 14, 2026

Vacant

Previous representative: Tony Gonzales (R), who resigned April 14, 2026, amid sexual misconduct allegations and a possible expulsion vote. He admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.

Successor: to be determined by special election. District profile · Clerk vacancy register

Vacancy data verified against the House Clerk's vacancy register, September 2026. See also: all membership changes in the 119th Congress.