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On January 26, 2009, Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand resigned when appointed to fill Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat. Scott Murphy, a fellow Democrat, won the election held March 31, 2009, defeating Republican Jim Tedisco by fewer than 700 votes. Because of the slim margin, Tedisco did not concede the race until more than three weeks later, when ...
During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. In total, only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district changed party hands, increasing the Democratic Party 's majority over the Republicans in the United States House of ...
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 .
We will formally end this election and not ask for a recount." [171] The final election results showed that Owens prevailed by a margin of 48.3% to 46%. [172] Owens was later re-elected to Congress in 2010 and 2012. A week after the 2009 election, Scozzafava was stripped of her Republican leadership position in the State Assembly. [173]
C Write-in candidates are included with the vote totals. D Ohio's 11th congressional district was previously Democratic before being vacant. The Democratic Party regained control after this election. A special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 110th Congress was held on November 15, 2008.
In order to take control of the House, 218 seats are needed. ... Live election results for the U.S. House races are available on the USA TODAY 2024 U.S. Election Results page at usatoday.com ...
Roland Burris (D) was appointed to the seat on December 31, 2008, but his credentials were not accepted until January 12, 2009. An election dispute over the Minnesota seat previously held by Norm Coleman (R), between Coleman and challenger Al Franken (D), was decided on June 30, 2009, in favor of Franken. [7]
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 111th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011. It is a historical listing and contains people who had not served the entire two-year Congress, such as Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton .