2005 United States House of Representatives elections
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There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2005 during the 109th United States Congress.
Summary[]
Elections are listed by date and district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 5 | Bob Matsui | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent died January 1, 2005. New member elected March 8, 2005. Democratic hold. |
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Ohio 2 | Rob Portman | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent resigned April 29, 2005 to become U.S. Trade Representative. New member elected August 2, 2005. Republican hold. |
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California 48 | Christopher Cox | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent resigned August 2, 2005 to become Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. New member elected December 7, 2005. Republican hold. |
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California's 5th congressional district[]
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 | |||
Democratic hold |
Ohio's 2nd congressional 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 | |||
Republican hold |
California's 48th congressional 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 | |||
Republican hold |
References[]
- ^ "CA - District 05 - Special Election Race - Mar 08, 2005". Our Campaigns. March 1, 2015.
- ^ "OH District 2 - Special Election Race - Aug 02, 2005". Our Campaigns. August 1, 2020.
- ^ "CA - District 48 Special Runoff Race - Dec 06, 2005". Our Campaigns. December 1, 2012.
Categories:
- 2005 United States House of Representatives elections
- United States House of Representatives special elections