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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 ...
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.
Members: 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates: Senate majority: Democratic: Senate President: Dick Cheney [a] (until January 20, 2009) Joe Biden (from January 20, 2009) House majority: Democratic: House Speaker: Nancy Pelosi : Sessions; 1st: January 6, 2009 – December 24, 2009 2nd: January 5, 2010 – December 22, 2010
This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections.
Because of when these federal offices are up for election, the election years are commonly classified into the following three categories: Presidential elections : Elections for the U.S. President are held every four years, coinciding with those for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate.
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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 .
The vote total for the non-voting members also includes the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, which has ties to the Democratic Party. B Both non-voting independents, American Samoa's representative Eni Faleomavaega and the Northern Mariana Islands' representative-elect Gregorio Sablan , will caucus with the Democrats.