2011 United States House of Representatives elections
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There were four special elections in 2011 to fill vacant seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Two seats switched parties, swapping from Republican to Democratic, and two other seats were held by the same parties.
Summary
[edit]Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 26 | Chris Lee | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent resigned February 9, 2011 due to a personal scandal.[1] New member elected May 24, 2011.[2] Democratic gain. |
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| California 36 | Jane Harman | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent resigned February 28, 2011 to become head of the Wilson Center.[3] New member elected July 12, 2011. Democratic hold. |
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| Nevada 2 | Dean Heller | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent resigned May 9, 2011 to join the U.S. Senate.[4] New member elected September 13, 2011.[5] Republican hold. |
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| New York 9 | Anthony Weiner | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent resigned June 21, 2011 due to personal scandals.[6] New member elected September 13, 2011.[7] Republican gain. |
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New York's 26th congressional district
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Incumbent representative Chris Lee resigned on February 9, 2011, after a scandal erupted over him soliciting a woman on Craigslist. The special election was held on May 24, 2011. In an upset victory, Democrat Kathy Hochul narrowly beat Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin with 47% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Hochul | 47,519 | 42.68 | |
| Working Families | Kathy Hochul | 5,194 | 4.66 | |
| Total | Kathy Hochul | 52,713 | 47.34 | |
| Republican | Jane Corwin | 35,721 | 32.08 | |
| Conservative | Jane Corwin | 9,090 | 8.16 | |
| Independence | Jane Corwin | 2,376 | 2.13 | |
| Total | Jane Corwin | 47,187 | 42.38 | |
| Tea Party | Jack Davis | 10,029 | 9.01 | |
| Green | Ian Murphy | 1,177 | 1.06 | |
| Write-in | 232 | 0.21 | ||
| Total votes | 111,338 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
California's 36th congressional district
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Jane Harman resigned on February 28, 2011, to become head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[3] The special primary election occurred on May 17, 2011. Democrat Janice Hahn received the highest number of votes, with Republican Craig Huey taking second place. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, a special general election was held on July 12, 2011, between the top two vote recipients. The runoff election was won by Janice Hahn.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice Hahn | 47,000 | 54.89 | |
| Republican | Craig Huey | 38,624 | 45.11 | |
| Total votes | 85,624 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Nevada's 2nd congressional district
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Incumbent representative Dean Heller resigned after being appointed to the United States Senate following the resignation of John Ensign.
Republican Mark Amodei won the election with 58% of the vote to Democrat Kate Marshall's 36%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Amodei | 75,180 | 57.92 | |
| Democratic | Kate Marshall | 46,818 | 36.07 | |
| Independent | Helmuth Lehmann | 5,372 | 4.14 | |
| Independent American | Timothy Fasano | 2,421 | 1.87 | |
| Total votes | 129,791 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
New York's 9th congressional district
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Incumbent representative Anthony Weiner resigned on June 21, 2011, following a series of sexting scandals.
The special election was held on September 13, 2011. Despite the district being heavily Democratic, Republican businessman Bob Turner narrowly won against Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin by under 4,000 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Turner | 32,526 | 45.05 | |||
| Conservative | Bob Turner | 4,816 | 6.67 | |||
| Total | Bob Turner | 37,342 | 51.72 | |||
| Democratic | David Weprin | 31,285 | 43.33 | |||
| Working Families | David Weprin | 1,425 | 1.97 | |||
| Independence | David Weprin | 946 | 1.31 | |||
| Total | David Weprin | 33,656 | 46.62 | |||
| Socialist Workers | Chris Hoeppner | 143 | 0.20 | |||
| Total votes | 72,197 | 100.00 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
See also
[edit]- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- 2010 United States Senate elections
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Resigns After Photos Surface". Political Wire. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Ensure Military Voters are Treated Fairly in Special Elections, Calls Special Election in 26th Congressional District". Governor of New York's Press Office. March 9, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Cillizza, Chris (February 7, 2011). "Jane Harman to resign from Congress". WashingtonPost.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ Murray, Mark (April 27, 2011). "Sandoval appoints Heller to fill Ensign seat". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011.
- ^ "Sandoval Sets Fall Special to Fill Heller's Seat". Roll Call. April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ Camia, Catalina (June 20, 2011). "Anthony Weiner Officially Steps Down Tuesday". USA Today. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Sets Special Elections for September 13 to Coincide with Statewide Primary Day". Governor of New York's Press Office. July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Election 2011 by county". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "CD36". rrcc.co.la.ca.us. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "2011 Official Special Election Results September 13, 2011". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ Official result at State Board of Elections