1989 United States House of Representatives elections
Appearance
In 1989 there were eight special elections to theUnited States House of Representatives.
List of elections[edit]
Elections are listed by date and district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 3 | William F. Nichols | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent died December 13, 1988. New member electedApril 4, 1989. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana 4 | Dan Coats | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent resigned January 3, 1989, to becomeU.S. Senator. New member electedMarch 28, 1989. Democratic gain. |
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Wyoming at-large | Dick Cheney | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent resigned March 17, 1989, to becomeU.S. Secretary of Defense. New memberelectedApril 26, 1989. Republican hold.[3] |
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Florida 18 | Claude Pepper | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent died May 30, 1989. New memberelectedAugust 29, 1989. Republican gain.[5] |
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California 15 | Tony Coelho | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent resigned June 15, 1989. New member electedSeptember 12, 1989. Democratic hold. |
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Texas 12 | Jim Wright | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent resigned June 30, 1989. New member electedSeptember 12, 1989. Democratic hold.[8] |
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Texas 18 | Mickey Leland | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent died August 7, 1989. New member electedDecember 9, 1989. Democratic hold.[10] |
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Mississippi 5 | Larkin I. Smith | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent died August 13, 1989. New member electedOctober 17, 1989. Democratic gain.[11] |
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See also[edit]
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- 101st United States Congress
References[edit]
- ^"Our Campaigns - AL District 03 - Special Election Race - Apr 04, 1989".
- ^"Our Campaigns - IN District 4- Special Election Race - Mar 28, 1989".
- ^"Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican".April 26, 1989.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^"Our Campaigns - WY At-Large - Special Election Race - Apr 25, 1989".
- ^"First Cuban-American Elected to Congress".August 29, 1989.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^Yanez, Luisa (August 30, 1989)."Ros-Letinen takes seat"(PDF).South Florida Sun Sentinel.RetrievedMarch 10,2018– via Newspapers.
- ^"Our Campaigns - CA District 15 - Special Election Race - Sep 12, 1989".
- ^Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989)."Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans".RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^"Our Campaigns - TX District 12- Special Election Run-Off Race - Sep 12, 1989".
- ^ab"Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat".December 9, 1989.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^ab"Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi".October 17, 1989.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.