The Green Papers: 2009 General Election |
111th Congress (2009-2010) House Seats by State |
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California 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 34 Democratic, 19 Republican | |||||
CD 10 {map} Special Election |
Democratic | Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009 Special Election |
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Democratic | 66,311 | 52.98% | Lieutenant Governor John Raymond Garamendi Received 25.70% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary FEC H0CA10149: $1,171,440 |
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Republican | 53,441 | 42.69% | David Jeffrey Harmer Received 21.05% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary FEC H0CA10123: $1,022,635 |
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Green | 2,314 | 1.85% | Jeremy Cloward Received 0.51% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary |
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Peace And Freedom | 1,672 | 1.34% | Mary C. McIlroy Received 0.25% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary |
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American Independent | 1,435 | 1.15% | Jerome "Jerry" Denham Received 0.29% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary |
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On 3 July 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special election for Tuesday 3 November 2009 to fill this seat. Eight weeks prior to the special election, Tuesday 1 September 2009, all candidates will run in non-partisan primary-- all candidates are on a single ballot. If one candidate receives a majority (50% plus 1) of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top vote getter from each party participates in the special election. Next regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2010. | |||||
Total | 125,173 | 100.00% | |||
Illinois 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 12 Democratic, 7 Republican | |||||
CD 5 {map} Special Election |
Democratic | Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 April 2009 Special Election |
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Democratic | 30,561 | 69.24% | Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley FEC H0IL05096: $855,185 |
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Republican | 10,662 | 24.16% | Rosanna M. Pulido FEC H0IL05260: $34,856 |
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Green | 2,911 | 6.60% | Matthew "Matt" Reichel FEC H8IL05099: Financial report not available |
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Write-in | 3 | 0.01% | Frances E. Farley | ||
Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Goran Davidovac | ||
On Wednesday 5 November 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced Congressman Rahm Emanuel would be his Chief of Staff. Congressman Emanuel, who was first elected in 2002, resigned from Congress on 2 January 2009. There was a Special primary to fill the vacant seat on Tuesday 3 March 2009 and a Special election on Tuesday 7 April 2009. The next regular election is Tuesday 2 November 2010. Tuesday 3 March 2009 Special Primary Results from a media source. | |||||
Total | 44,138 | 100.00% | |||
New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 27 Democratic, 2 Republican | |||||
CD 20 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman H. Scott Murphy Re-elected Tuesday 31 March 2009 First elected: 31 March 2009 in a special election to fill the vacancy which was result of the appointment of Congressman Kirsten Gillibrand to the United States Senate. Seat up for election: Tuesday 31 March 2009 |
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Democratic; Independence; Working Families | 80,833 | 50.09% | Congressman H. Scott Murphy Democratic: 70,240; Independence: 6,754; Working Families: 3,839 FEC H0NY20079: $2,852,485 |
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Republican; Conservative | 80,107 | 49.64% | state Assemblyman James Nicholas "Jim" Tedisco Republican: 68,775; Convservative: 11,332 FEC H0NY00048: $1,711,190 |
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Scattering | 429 | 0.27% | BLANK, VOID SCATTERING | ||
25 March 2009: Mr. Sundwall's ballot petitions were successfully challenged and his name removed from the ballot by a unanimous decision by the State Board of Elections. On 27 March, Mr. Sundwall endorsed Scott Murphy (Democratic). Media article, Media article. FEC H6NY20191: $8,746 |
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On 23 February 2009, a special election, to fill this vacant seat, was proclaimed for Tuesday 31 March 2009. There is no primary-- by 9 March parties will nominate their candidate and independents will submit petitions. Next regular election is Tuesday 2 November 2010. The deadline for receiving absentee ballots is 13 April. The vacancy was the result of the appointment of Congressman Kirsten Gillibrand to the United States Senate, 23 January 2009. She was first elected to Congress in 2006.
31 March 2009 Special Election Results - Certified 12 May 2009 - New York State Board of Elections | |||||
Total | 161,369 | 100.00% | |||
CD 23 {map} Special Election |
Democratic | Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009 Special Election |
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Democratic; Working Families | 73,137 | 45.18% | William L. "Bill" Owens FEC H0NY23081: $1,279,669 |
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Conservative; (Republican) | 69,553 | 42.97% | Douglas L. "Doug" Hoffman FEC H0NY23107: $1,811,919 |
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Scattering | 10,502 | 6.49% | Blank & Void | ||
Republican; Independence | 8,582 | 5.30% | Assemblywoman Dierdre K. "Dede" Scozzafava 31 October 2009: Suspended her campaign. "In recent days, polls have indicated that my chances of winning this election are not as strong as we would like them to be. The reality that I’ve come to accept is that in today’s political arena, you must be able to back up your message with money—and as I’ve been outspent on both sides ... It is increasingly clear that pressure is mounting on many of my supporters to shift their support. Consequently, I hereby release those individuals who have endorsed and supported my campaign to transfer their support as they see fit to do so..." 1 November 2009: Endorsed William L. "Bill" Owens (Democratic; Working Families) FEC H0NY23065: $382,983 |
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Scattering | 94 | 0.06% | Scattering | ||
The Republican party chose Dierdre K. "Dede" Scozzafava on 22 July 2009 for the primary to replace Congressman John M. McHugh. The Democrats chose William L. "Bill" Owens on 10 August 2009. | |||||
Total | 161,868 | 100.00% |
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. |
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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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