The Green Papers: 2009 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 111th Congress
(2009-2010)
House Seats by State

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 2 November 2010.

There have been 0 deaths, 5 resignations, and 1 change of party affiliation in the 111th House.

  • Congressman Rahm Emanuel (Democratic, Illinois CD 5) resigned 2 January 2009 (vacancy effective 3 January) to become President-elect Barack Obama's Chief of Staff.
  • Congressman Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic, New York CD 20) resigned 26 January 2009. Governor David Paterson (Democratic, New York) appointed Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the vacancy in the State's Class 1 seat caused by the resignation of now-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  • Congressman Hilda L. Solis (Democratic, California CD 32) resigned 24 February to become Secretary of Labor. The vacancy became effective 25 February 2009.
  • Congressman H. Scott Murphy (Democratic, New York CD 20) was elected to Congress on 31 March 2009 in Special Election. He fills the vacancy caused by the appointment of Congressman Kirsten Gillibrand to the United States Senate. Congressman Murphy took the oath of office on 29 April 2009.
  • Congressman Mike Quigley (Democratic, Illinois CD 5) was elected in a special election on 7 April 2009. He fills the seat formerly held by Congressman Rahm Emanuel who resigned to become President Obama's Chief of Staff.
  • Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher (Democratic California CD 10) resigned on 26 June 2009 to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
  • Congressman Judy Chu (Democratic California CD 32) was elected in a special election on 14 July 2009. She will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Hilda L. Solis to became Secretary of Labor.
  • Congressman John McHugh (Republican New York CD 23) resigned 21 September 2009 to become Secretary of the Army.
  • Congressman John Raymond Garamendi (Democratic California CD 10) was elected in a special election 3 November 2009. He will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher.
  • Congressman William L. "Bill" Owens (Democratic New York CD 23) was elected in a special election 3 November 2009. He will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman John McHugh.
  • Congressman R. Parker "Parker" Griffith (Democratic, Alabama CD 5) changed his affiliation to the Republican Party on 22 December 2009.

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Delaware  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

At-Large
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Republican Congressman Michael N. "Mike" Castle
First elected: 1992; [also served as Governor- elected: 1984; re-elected: 1988]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 6 October 2009: Running for the Senate Class 2 Seat in 2010.

Florida  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 15 Republican, 10 Democratic

CD 12
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Republican Congressman Adam H. Putnam
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 1 February 2009: Announced he will run for state Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services in 2010.

Georgia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 6 Democratic

CD 9
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Republican Congressman Nathan Deal
First elected: as a Democrat, 1992
Changed Party affiliation to Republican, 10 April 1995
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Announced candidacy for Governor 1 May 2009

Illinois  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 12 Democratic, 7 Republican

CD 10
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Republican Congressman Mark Steven Kirk
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 8 July 2009: Announced he would run for the Class 3 U.S. Senate Seat in 2010

Kansas  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Republican, 1 Democratic

CD 1
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Republican Congressman Jerry Moran
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010

CD 4
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Republican Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010

Michigan  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Democratic, 7 Republican

CD 2
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Republican Congressman Peter "Pete" Hoekstra
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010

Missouri  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 5 Republican

CD 7
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Republican Congressman Roy Blunt
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 19 February 2009: Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010

Oklahoma  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 1 Democratic

CD 5
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Republican Congressman Mary C. Fallin
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010

Pennsylvania  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 12 Democratic, 7 Republican

CD 6
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Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - December 2008: Announced that he will not run for re-election in 2010.
5 February 2009: Filed to run for Governor in 2010.

South Carolina  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 2 Democratic

CD 3
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Republican Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 4 March 2009: Announced candidacy for Govenor in 2010

Tennessee  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 5 Democratic

CD 3
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Republican Congressman Zach Wamp
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 5 January 2009: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2010. 13 January 2009: Announced he will not run for re-election to Congress.

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic
  Republican
Major Third Parties
  Green
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  American Independent
  Conservative
  Independence
  Peace And Freedom
  Working Families
Independents
  Independent
  No Ballot Designation
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering
  Write-in
 

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.


 


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