2007 United States House of Representatives elections
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There were five special elections for seats in the United States House of Representatives in 2007 to the 110th United States Congress.
Four of the elections were held after the death of the incumbent, while the seat in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district opened up after Marty Meehan resigned to become the Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
In all of these special elections, the incumbent party won.
Summary
[edit]Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia 10 | Charlie Norwood | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent died February 13, 2007. New member elected July 17, 2007. Republican hold. |
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| California 37 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Democratic | 1996 (special) | Incumbent died April 22, 2007. New member elected August 21, 2007. Democratic hold. |
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| Massachusetts 5 | Marty Meehan | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 2007 to become Chancellor of UMass Lowell. New member elected October 16, 2007. Democratic hold. |
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| Ohio 5 | Paul Gillmor | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent died September 5, 2007. New member elected December 11, 2007. Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 1 | Jo Ann Davis | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent died October 6, 2007. New member elected December 11, 2007. Republican hold. |
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Georgia's 10th congressional district
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Broun | 23,529 | 50.42 | |
| Republican | Jim Whitehead | 23,135 | 49.58 | |
| Majority | 394 | 0.84 | ||
| Total votes | 46,664 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
California's 37th congressional district
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Laura Richardson | 15,559 | 67.00 |  15.40
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| Republican | John Kanaley | 5,837 | 25.14 | ||
| Green | Daniel Brezenoff | 1,274 | 5.49 | ||
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 538 | 2.32 | 15.28
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| Write-in | 13 | 0.06 | |||
| Majority | 9,722 | 41.87 | 22.92
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| Total votes | 23,221 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Niki Tsongas | 54,363 | 51.32 | 46.74
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| Republican | Jim Ogonowski | 47,770 | 45.10 | ||
| Independent | Patrick O. Murphy | 2,170 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | Kurt Hayes | 1,125 | 1.06 | ||
| Constitution | Kevin Thompson | 494 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 6,593 | 6.22 | 89.90
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| Total votes | 105,922 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Ohio's 5th congressional district
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bob Latta | 56,114 | 56.96 |  0.11
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| Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 42,229 | 42.87 | 0.28
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| Write-in | 167 | 0.17 | |||
| Majority | 13,885 | 14.10 | 0.41
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| Total votes | 98,510 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Virginia's 1st congressional district
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Rob Wittman | 42,772 | 60.77 | 2.19
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| Democratic | Philip Forgit | 26,282 | 37.34 | 1.86
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| Independent | Lucky R. Narain | 1,253 | 1.78 | 0.36
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| Write-in | 75 | 0.11 | 0.03
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| Majority | 16,490 | 23.43 | 4.05
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| Total votes | 70,382 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia Secretary of State certifies July 17, 2007 Special Election Runoff results". Georgia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Special Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ The Boston Channel