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The 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district was held on November 3, 2009, to select the successor to Republican John M. McHugh. McHugh was nominated to become United States Secretary of the Army on June 2, 2009, and resigned as representative of New York's 23rd congressional district on September 21, 2009, after being ...
New York junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) on a campaign stop with Congressional candidate Scott Murphy (D) at a diner in Brunswick, New York during the 2009 special election for the 20th congressional district of New York.
On February 23, 2009, Governor Paterson issued a proclamation setting the date for the special election as March 31, 2009. [9] Under state law, Paterson was not required to issue a proclamation for a special election until July 2010. [10] Both the Rothenberg Political Report and the Cook Political Report listed the race as a toss-up. [11] [12]
On January 2, 2009, Democrat Rahm Emanuel resigned one day before the end of the previous Congress after being named White House Chief of Staff. Democrat Michael Quigley won the election April 7, 2009 election to replace him, handily defeating Republican Rosanna Pulido with better than a two-to-one share of the vote.
The only election which changed party hands (from Republican to Democratic) was in New York's 23rd congressional district. Also, a primary election was held in Massachusetts on December 8, 2009, for the senate seat left open by the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy; the general special election for that later seat occurred on January 19, 2010.
2009 special election results, New York's 23rd congressional district. The Conservative Party nominated Republican candidates John McCain and Sarah Palin for president and vice president in the 2008 election, which was won by Democrat Barack Obama. [35]
Despite their name, however, special elections to the U.S. House of Representatives happen often. Furthermore, one published study shows that special elections are explained by the same factors as regular congressional elections. [1] Special elections to the U.S. House have occurred at least once in all states except Idaho.
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