| Election Name: | 2005 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | 3 of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 218 |
| Election Date: | March 8, 2005 – December 7, 2005 |
| Image1: | File:SpeakerHastert.jpg |
| Leader1: | Dennis Hastert |
| Leader Since1: | January 3, 1999 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Last Election1: | 232 |
| Seats1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 120,009 |
| Percentage1: | 40.03% |
| Leader2: | Nancy Pelosi |
| Leader Since2: | January 3, 2003 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Last Election2: | 202 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 148,523 |
| Percentage2: | 49.54% |
| Party4: | American Independent Party |
| Last Election4: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 26,507 |
| Percentage4: | 8.84% |
| Before Election: | Dennis Hastert |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Dennis Hastert |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2005 during the 109th United States Congress.
Elections are listed by date and district.
|-! | Bob Matsui| | Democratic| 1978| | Incumbent died January 1, 2005.
New member elected March 8, 2005.
Democratic hold.| nowrap | |-! | Rob Portman| | Republican| 1992| | Incumbent resigned April 29, 2005 to become U.S. Trade Representative.
New member elected August 2, 2005.
Republican hold.| nowrap | |-! | Christopher Cox| | Republican| 2002| | Incumbent resigned August 2, 2005 to become Chairman of the SEC.
New member elected December 7, 2005.
Republican hold.| nowrap | |}
See main article: 2005 California's 5th congressional district special election.
This special election was held on March 8, 2005, following the death of incumbent representative Bob Matsui from pneumonia. His wife Doris Matsui was elected, getting 70% of the vote.
| Election Name: | 2006 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2004#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Jean Schmidt Official.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jean Schmidt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 59,671 |
| Percentage1: | 51.6% |
| Nominee2: | Paul Hackett |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,886 |
| Percentage2: | 48.4% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Rob Portman |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jean Schmidt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
This special election took place on August 2, 2005, to fill the seat left by former Representative Rob Portman, who resigned to become the United States Trade Representative. The district is located in southwestern Ohio, encompassing parts of Cincinnati and its suburbs. Republican Jean Schmidt won the election, succeeding Portman and maintaining the Republican representation in the district.
See main article: 2005 Ohio's 2nd congressional district special election.
This special election occurred on October 4, 2005, following the resignation of Representative Christopher Cox, who left his seat to become the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The district covers parts of Orange County and had been consistently held by Republicans. John Campbell, a Republican, emerged victorious in the election, preserving the Republican control of the district.
See main article: 2005 California's 48th congressional district special election.
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