Election Name: | 2007 United States House of Representatives elections |
Country: | United States |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Seats For Election: | 5 of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 218 |
Election Date: | July 17, 2007 – December 11, 2007 |
Image1: | Pelosi Official Photograph.JPG |
Leader1: | Nancy Pelosi |
Leader Since1: | January 3, 2003 |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Last Election1: | 233 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Leader Since2: | February 2, 2006 |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Last Election2: | 202 |
Seats2: | 3 |
Before Election: | Nancy Pelosi |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Nancy Pelosi |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
There were five special elections for seats in the United States House of Representatives in 2007 to the 110th United States Congress.
Four of the elections were held after the death of the incumbent, while the seat in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district opened up after Marty Meehan resigned to become the Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
In all of these special elections, the incumbent party won.
Elections are listed by date and district.
|-! | Charlie Norwood| | 1994| | Incumbent died February 13, 2007.
New member elected July 17, 2007.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Juanita Millender-McDonald| | 1996 | | Incumbent died April 22, 2007.
New member elected August 21, 2007.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Marty Meehan| | 1992| | Incumbent resigned July 1, 2007 to become Chancellor of UMass Lowell.
New member elected October 16, 2007.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Paul Gillmor| | 1988| | Incumbent died September 5, 2007.
New member elected December 11, 2007.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Jo Ann Davis| | 2000| | Incumbent died October 6, 2007.
New member elected December 11, 2007.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
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See main article: 2007 Georgia's 10th congressional district special election.
See main article: 2007 California's 37th congressional district special election.
See main article: 2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election.
See main article: 2007 Ohio's 5th congressional district special election.
See main article: 2007 Virginia's 1st congressional district special election.