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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California  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 34 Democratic, 19 Republican

CD 10
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009
Special Election
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Green 2,314 1.85% Jeremy Cloward
Received 0.51% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary
  Candidate Peace And Freedom 1,672 1.34% Mary C. McIlroy
Received 0.25% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary
  Candidate American Independent 1,435 1.15% Jerome "Jerry" Denham
Received 0.29% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary
  

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.

3 November 2009 Returns from an official source

Total 125,173 100.00%  

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

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 April 2009
Special Election
  Elected Democratic 30,561 69.24% Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley
FEC H0IL05096: $855,185
  Candidate Republican 10,662 24.16% Rosanna M. Pulido
FEC H0IL05260: $34,856
  Candidate Green 2,911 6.60% Matthew "Matt" Reichel
FEC H8IL05099: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.01% Frances E. Farley
  Candidate 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
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Seat up for election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate Republican; Conservative 80,107 49.64% state Assemblyman James Nicholas "Jim" Tedisco
Republican: 68,775; Convservative: 11,332

FEC H0NY00048: $1,711,190
  Candidate Scattering 429 0.27% BLANK, VOID SCATTERING
    Libertarian     Eric Sundwall - apparently not a candidate
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
 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
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009
Special Election
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 73,137 45.18% William L. "Bill" Owens
FEC H0NY23081: $1,279,669
  Candidate Conservative; (Republican) 69,553 42.97% Douglas L. "Doug" Hoffman
FEC H0NY23107: $1,811,919
  Candidate Scattering 10,502 6.49% Blank & Void
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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.

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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