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1987 United States House of Representatives elections

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1987 United States House of Representatives elections

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April 7 – August 18, 1987

1988 →

2 of the 435 seats in theUnited States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority

There were twospecial elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1987 during the100th United States Congress.

Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	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 memberwon a special run-off election June 2, 1987. Democratic hold.	Primary ballot (April 7, 1987): ▌YNancy Pelosi (Democratic) 36.12% ▌Harry Britt (Democratic) 32.48% ▌William Maher (Democratic) 14.25% ▌Doris M. Ward (Democratic) 6.03% ▌Y 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% ▌YKaren Edwards (Independent) 0.42% ▌YSam Grove (Libertarian) 0.38% ▌YTed Zuur (Peace & Freedom) 0.17% ▌YCatherine Renee Sedwick (Independent) 0.15% ▌Brian Lantz (Democratic) 0.13%^[1] Run-off ballot (June 2, 1987): ▌YNancy 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 memberelected August 18, 1987. Republican hold.	▌YChris Shays (Republican) 57.17% ▌Christine Niedermeier (Democratic) 42.20% ▌Nicholas J. Tarzia (War Against AIDS) 0.59% Scattering 0.03%^[3]

Incumbent DemocratSala Burton died ofcolorectal cancer on February 1, 1987, triggering a special election. Anonpartisan blanket special primary was held on April 7, 1987, featuring over a dozen candidates, includingNancy Pelosi,Harry Britt, andCarol 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
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^"CA District 5 - Special Election". April 18, 2016. RetrievedAugust 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
^"CA District 5 - Special Runoff". April 18, 2016. RetrievedAugust 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
^"CT District 4 - Special Election". January 26, 2005. RetrievedAugust 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
^"Our Campaigns - CA District 5 - Special Runoff Race - Jun 02, 1987". OurCampaigns. April 18, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2021.

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