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There were fivespecial elections to theUnited States House of Representatives in 2009 during the111th United States Congress.
One seat has switched parties, from Republican to Democratic, as the result of a special election.
Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 20 | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent resigned January 26, 2009 to becomeU.S. senator. New memberelected March 31, 2009. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 5 | Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbentwon reelection, but resigned January 2, 2009 at the end of theprevious Congress after appointed to becomeWhite House Chief of Staff. New memberelected April 4, 2009. Democratic hold. |
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| California 32 | Hilda Solis | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent resigned February 24, 2009, to becomeU.S. Secretary of Labor. New memberelected July 14, 2009. Democratic hold. |
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| California 10 | Ellen Tauscher | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent resigned June 26, 2009, to becomeU.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. New memberelected November 3, 2009. Democratic hold. |
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| New York 23 | John M. McHugh | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent resigned September 21, 2009, to becomeU.S. Secretary of the Army. New memberelected November 3, 2009. Democratic gain. |
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On January 26, 2009, DemocratKirsten Gillibrand resigned when appointed to fillHillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat.Scott Murphy, a fellow Democrat, won the election held March 31, 2009, defeating RepublicanJim Tedisco by fewer than 700 votes. Because of the slim margin, Tedisco did not concede the race until more than three weeks later, when overseas ballots had been counted.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott Murphy | 70,240 | 43.64 | ||
| Independence | Scott Murphy | 6,754 | 4.20 | ||
| Working Families | Scott Murphy | 3,839 | 2.39 | ||
| Total | Scott Murphy | 80,833 | 50.23 | ||
| Republican | Jim Tedisco | 68,775 | 42.73 | ||
| Conservative | Jim Tedisco | 11,332 | 7.04 | ||
| Total | Jim Tedisco | 80,107 | 49.77 | ||
| Majority | 726 | 0.45 | |||
| Total votes | 160,940 | 100.00 | |||
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On January 2, 2009, DemocratRahm Emanuel resigned one day before the end of theprevious Congress after being namedWhite House Chief of Staff. DemocratMike Quigley won the election April 7, 2009 election to replace him, handily defeating RepublicanRosanna Pulido with better than a two-to-one share of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Quigley | 30,561 | 69.25 | ||
| Republican | Rosanna Pulido | 10,662 | 24.16 | ||
| Green | Matt Reichel | 2,911 | 6.60 | ||
| Majority | 19,899 | 45.09 | |||
| Total votes | 44,134 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
On February 24, 2009, DemocratHilda Solis resigned to becomeUnited States Secretary of Labor.Judy Chu, also a Democrat, won the election, defeating Republican Betty Chu by a wide margin.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Judy Chu | 16,194 | 61.85 | ||
| Republican | Betty Chu | 8,630 | 32.96 | ||
| Libertarian | Christopher Agrella | 1,356 | 5.18 | ||
| Write-in | Eleanor Garcia | 2 | 0.01 | ||
| Majority | 7,564 | 28.89 | |||
| Total votes | 26,182 | 100.00 | |||
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On June 26, 2009,DemocratEllen Tauscher resigned to becomeUndersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. DemocratJohn Garamendi held the seat for the Democrats on November 3, 2009, defeatingRepublican David Harmer.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | John Garamendi | 72,817 | 52.85 | ||
| Republican | David Harmer | 59,017 | 42.83 | ||
| Green | Jeremy Cloward | 2,515 | 1.83 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Mary McIlroy | 1,846 | 1.34 | ||
| American Independent | Jerome Denham | 1,591 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 13,800 | 10.02 | |||
| Total votes | 137,786 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
On September 21, 2009, RepublicanJohn M. McHugh resigned to becomeUnited States Secretary of the Army.[2] On November 3, 2009,DemocratBill Owens defeatedConservativeDoug Hoffman andRepublicanDede Scozzafava in a race that garnered considerable press attention. Days before the election, Scozzafava dropped out of the race, then endorsed Owens, the Democrat.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Owens | 66,548 | 43.99 | ||
| Working Families | Bill Owens | 6,589 | 4.36 | ||
| Total | Bill Owens | 73,137 | 48.35 | ||
| Conservative | Doug Hoffman | 69,553 | 45.98 | ||
| Republican | Dede Scozzafava | 7,260 | 4.80 | ||
| Independence | Dede Scozzafava | 1,322 | 0.87 | ||
| Total | Dede Scozzafava | 8,582 | 5.67 | ||
| Majority | 3,584 | 2.37 | |||
| Total votes | 151,272 | 100.00 | |||
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