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There were threespecial elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1997 during the105th United States Congress. Republicans had a net one-seat gain over the Democrats.
Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Texas 28 | Frank Tejeda | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent died January 30, 1997. New memberelected April 12, 1997. Democratic hold. |
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| New Mexico 3 | Bill Richardson | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent resigned February 13, 1997 to becomeU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. New memberelected May 13, 1997. Republican gain. |
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| New York 13 | Susan Molinari | Republican | 1990(Special) | Incumbent resigned August 2, 1997, to become a journalist forCBS. New member elected November 5, 1997. Republican hold. |
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The election was held in the historically Democratic district after the resignation of DemocratBill Richardson, who became theUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations.Bill Redmond won the May 13 election and became the only Republican to ever represent this district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Bill Redmond | 43,559 | 42.75 | |||
| Democratic | Eric P. Serna | 40,542 | 39.79 | |||
| Green | Carol Miller | 17,101 | 16.78 | |||
| Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 393 | 0.39 | |||
| Reform | Daniel Pearlman | 304 | 0.30 | |||
| Total votes | 101,899 | 100% | ||||
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IncumbentFrank Tejeda died of brain cancer soon after the congressional elections. As no candidate received an outright majority during the first round on March 15, 1997 a special runoff was held on April 12, 1997, which was won by State RepresentativeCiro Rodriguez.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Ciro Rodriguez | 19,992 | 66.68% | ||
| Democratic | Juan F. Solis III | 9,990 | 33.32% | ||
| Total votes | 29,982 | 100% | |||
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