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1987 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1986 April 7 – August 18, 1987 1988 →
2 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jim Wright Robert H. Michel
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 6, 1987 January 3, 1981
Leader's seat Texas 12th Illinois 18th
Last election 258 seats, 54.3% 177 seats, 44.4%
Seats before 258 177
Seat change 0 0
Seats up 1 1
Races won 1 1

There were two special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1987 during the 100th United States Congress.

List of elections

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Elections are listed by date and district.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 5 Sala Burton Democratic 1983 (special) Incumbent died February 1, 1987.
A special election was held April 7, 1987, but no candidate received the required majority.
New member won a special run-off election June 2, 1987.
Democratic hold.
Primary ballot (April 7, 1987):
  • ▌Orange tickY Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 36.12%
  • ▌Harry Britt (Democratic) 32.48%
  • ▌William Maher (Democratic) 14.25%
  • ▌Doris M. Ward (Democratic) 6.03%
  • ▌Orange tickY Harriet Ross (Republican) 2.80%
  • ▌Carol Ruth Silver (Democratic) 2.69%
  • ▌Kevin W. Wadsworth (Republican) 1.63%
  • ▌Tom Spinosa (Republican) 1.59%
  • ▌Mike Garza (Republican) 1.17%
  • ▌Orange tickY Karen Edwards (Independent) 0.42%
  • ▌Orange tickY Sam Grove (Libertarian) 0.38%
  • ▌Orange tickY Ted Zuur (Peace & Freedom) 0.17%
  • ▌Orange tickY Catherine Renee Sedwick (Independent) 0.15%
  • ▌Brian Lantz (Democratic) 0.13%[1]
Run-off ballot (June 2, 1987):
  • ▌Green tickY Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 63.36%
  • ▌Harriet Ross (Republican) 30.68%
  • ▌Karen Edwards (Independent) 2.19%
  • ▌Ted Zuur (Peace & Freedom) 1.51%
  • ▌Sam Grove (Libertarian) 1.37%
  • ▌Catherine Renee Sedwick (Independent) 0.90%[2]
Connecticut 4 Stewart McKinney Republican 1970 Incumbent died May 7, 1987.
New member elected August 18, 1987.
Republican hold.

California's 5th congressional district

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Main article: 1987 California's 5th congressional district special election
See also: List of United States representatives from California
Nancy Pelosi, first elected in 1987.

Incumbent Democrat Sala Burton died of colorectal cancer on February 1, 1987, triggering a special election. A nonpartisan blanket special primary was held on April 7, 1987, featuring over a dozen candidates, including Nancy Pelosi, Harry Britt, and Carol Ruth Silver. As no candidate won over 50% of the vote, a run-off was held on June 2, 1987.

Democrat Nancy Pelosi won the election with 63% of the vote.

1987 California's 5th congressional district special general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi 46,428 63.36
Republican Harriet Ross 22,478 30.68
Independent Karen Edwards 1,602 2.19
Peace and Freedom Theodore Zurr 1,105 1.51
Libertarian Sam Grove 1,007 1.37
Independent Catherine Renee Sedwick 659 0.9
Total votes 73,279 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CA District 5 - Special Election". April 18, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  2. ^ "CA District 5 - Special Runoff". April 18, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  3. ^ "CT District 4 - Special Election". January 26, 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - CA District 5 - Special Runoff Race - Jun 02, 1987". OurCampaigns. April 18, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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