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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.
In total, there were five special elections to the United States House of Representatives during 2009. 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 ...
A special election was held April 7, 2009 Michael Quigley (D) April 7, 2009 New York 20: Kirsten Gillibrand (D) Resigned January 26, 2009, when appointed to the Senate. A special election was held March 31, 2009. Scott Murphy (D) March 31, 2009 Northern Marianas at-large: Gregorio Sablan (I) Changed party affiliation February 23, 2009. [e ...
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker. [1]
Pages in category "2009 United States House of Representatives elections" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2017 during the 115th United States Congress. All of the elections were won by the party previously holding the seat. Therefore, there were no net changes in party.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as president. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non ...
Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 2 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 180 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly-scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly-scheduled elections.