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There were threespecial elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2019 during the116th United States Congress.
Two of the three seats were won by the party previously holding the seat. One seat, which was left vacant, was picked up by theRepublican Party.
Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Pennsylvania 12 | Tom Marino | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent resigned January 23, 2019 to take job in private sector.[1] New memberelected May 21, 2019.[2] Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 3 | Walter B. Jones Jr. | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent died February 10, 2019. New memberelected September 10, 2019. Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 9 | Vacant | In the2018 election certification was denied under a cloud of suspected election fraud. New memberelected September 10, 2019. Republican hold. |
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Incumbent RepublicanTom Marino resigned from office on January 23, 2019 to work in the private sector.GovernorTom Wolf called for an election to be held on May 21, four months after Marino's resignation. Primary elections were not held, with nominees being chosen by each party.[6] Republican nomineeFred Keller secured the seat from the Democratic nominee Marc Friedenberg, who was the only candidate to submit an application.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred Keller | 90,000 | 68.08 |  2.04 | |
| Democratic | Marc Friedenberg | 42,195 | 31.92 |  2.04 | |
| Total votes | 132,195 | 100.00 | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
Incumbent RepublicanWalter B. Jones Jr., who was planning to retire from Congress, died on February 10, 2019.[9]GovernorRoy Cooper scheduled the special election for September 10, 2019, with primaries being held on April 30. Republican nomineeGreg Murphy won a clear victory, defeating Democrat Allen M. Thomas, Libertarian Tim Harris, and Constitution candidate Greg Holt.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Greg Murphy | 70,407 | 61.74 | 38.26 | |
| Democratic | Allen Thomas | 42,738 | 37.47 | ||
| Constitution | Greg Holt | 507 | 0.44 | ||
| Libertarian | Tim Harris | 394 | 0.35 | ||
| Total votes | 114,046 | 100.00 | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
The seat was left vacant after the results of the2018 election were uncertified by thestate election board due to allegations ofelectoral fraud.[12] Because of the previous election's slim margin (around 900 votes), this election was considered highly competitive.[13] Primaries were held on May 14, and the general election was held on September 10. Republican nomineeDan Bishop defeated Democratic candidateDan McCready by a slightly larger margin thanMark Harris.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Dan Bishop | 96,573 | 50.69 | 1.44 | |
| Democratic | Dan McCready | 92,785 | 48.70 | 0.23 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Scott | 773 | 0.41 | 1.40 | |
| Green | Allen Smith | 375 | 0.20 | ||
| Total votes | 190,506 | 100.00 | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
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