109th Congress (2005-2006) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: General Election 2005

109^th Congress
(2005-2006)
House Seats by State

3 House Seats up for election in 2005

3 Elected

432 House Seats not up for election in 2005

14 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office, term limits)

1 Vacant House Seat (office holder resigned, deceased, or expelled)

1 Republican

3 Incumbent Houses - election status not yet determined (primaries and/or nominating conventions yet to be held)

42 Candidates seeking a House Seat (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 7 November 2006.

There have been 1 death, 3 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in the 109^th House.

1 January 2005 - Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui - Democrat - California CD 5 passed away at the age of 63.
8 March 2005 - Special Election - California CD 5. Doris Matsui (Democrat), the wife of the late Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui, is elected to fill the vacant seat.
29 April 2005 - Congressman Rob Portman - Republican - Ohio CD 2. The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Congressman Portman as U.S. Trade Representative. Congressman Portman issued a letter of resignation from his House Seat effective 29 April 2005.
2 August 2005 - Special Electon - Ohio CD 2., Jean Schmidt (Republican) is elected to fill the vacant seat.
2 August 2005 - Congressman Christopher Cox - Republican - California CD 48 resigned. President George W. Bush nominated Congressman Christopher Cox to the position of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2 June 2005.
28 November 2005 - Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham - Republican - California CD 50 resigned, effective at close of business 1 December, from the U.S. House after pleading guilty to Federal charges involving bribes, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion.

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Vermont 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent

At-Large	Independent	Congressman Bernie Sanders • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

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.

	• American Independent
	• Democratic
	• Green
	• Independent
	• Libertarian
	• Peace And Freedom
	• Republican
	• Write-in