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There were threespecial elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2005 during the109th United States Congress.
Elections are listed by date and district.
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| California 5 | Bob Matsui | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbentwon reelection, but died January 1, 2005 at the end of theprevious Congress. New memberelected March 8, 2005. Democratic hold. |
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| Ohio 2 | Rob Portman | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent resigned April 29, 2005 to becomeU.S. Trade Representative. New memberelected August 2, 2005. Republican hold. |
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| California 48 | Christopher Cox | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent resigned August 2, 2005 to become Chairman of theSEC. New memberelected December 7, 2005. Republican hold. |
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This special election was held on March 8, 2005, following the death of incumbent representativeBob Matsui frompneumonia. His wifeDoris Matsui was elected, getting 70% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Doris Matsui | 56,175 | 70.00 | |
| Democratic | Julie Padilla | 7,158 | 8.92 | |
| Republican | John Thomas Flynn | 6,559 | 8.17 | |
| Republican | Serge Chernay | 3,742 | 4.66 | |
| Republican | P. Michael O'Brien | 1,753 | 2.18 | |
| Republican | Shane Singh | 1,124 | 1.40 | |
| Republican | Bruce Stevens | 976 | 1.22 | |
| Green | Pat Driscoll | 916 | 1.14 | |
| Independent | Leonard Padilla | 659 | 0.82 | |
| Democratic | Chuck Pineda | 451 | 0.56 | |
| Libertarian | Gale Morgan | 451 | 0.56 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John C. Reiger | 286 | 0.36 | |
| Majority | 49,017 | 61.08 | ||
| Total votes | 83,033 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 12.56 | |||
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This special election took place on August 2, 2005, to fill the seat left by former Representative Rob Portman, who resigned to become the United States Trade Representative. The district is located in southwestern Ohio, encompassing parts of Cincinnati and its suburbs. Republican Jean Schmidt won the election, succeeding Portman and maintaining the Republican representation in the district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jean Schmidt | 59,671 | 51.63 | |
| Democratic | Paul Hackett | 55,886 | 48.35 | |
| Write-in | 19 | 0.02 | ||
| Majority | 3,785 | 3.27 | ||
| Total votes | 115,576 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 18.32 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
This special election occurred on October 4, 2005, following the resignation of Representative Christopher Cox, who left his seat to become the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The district covers parts of Orange County and had been consistently held by Republicans. John Campbell, a Republican, emerged victorious in the election, preserving the Republican control of the district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Campbell | 46,184 | 44.43 | |
| Democratic | Steve Young | 28,853 | 27.76 | |
| American Independent | Jim Gilchrist | 26,507 | 25.50 | |
| Green | Béa Tomaselli Tiritilli | 1,430 | 1.38 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Cohen | 974 | 0.94 | |
| Majority | 17,331 | 16.67 | ||
| Total votes | 103,948 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 16.27 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
