2011 United States House of Representatives elections

There were four special elections in 2011 to fill vacant seats in the United States House of Representatives.

2011 United States House of Representatives elections

May 24, 2011 – September 13, 2011
4 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Leader John Boehner Nancy Pelosi Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2003 Leader's seat Ohio 8th California 8th Last election 242 seats 193 seats Seats won 2 2 Seat change

Two seat switched parties, swapping from Republican to Democratic, and two other seats were held by the same parties.

Summary

Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 26th	Chris Lee	Republican	2008	Incumbent resigned February 9, 2011, due to a personal scandal.[1] New member elected May 24, 2011.[2] Democratic gain.	Kathy Hochul (Democratic) 47.24% Jane Corwin (Republican) 42.28% Jack Davis (Tea Party) 8.99% Ian Murphy (Green) 1.05%
California 36	Jane Harman	Democratic	2000	Incumbent resigned February 28, 2011 to become head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[3] New member elected July 12, 2011. Democratic hold.	Janice Hahn (Democratic) 54.89% Craig Huey (Republican) 45.11%
Nevada 2nd	Dean Heller	Republican	2006	Incumbent resigned May 9, 2011, when appointed to the Senate.[4] New member elected September 13, 2011.[5] Republican hold.	Mark Amodei (Republican) 57.92% Kate Marshall (Democratic) 36.07% Helmuth Lehmann (Independent) 4.14% Timothy Fasano (Independent American) 1.87%
New York 9th	Anthony Weiner	Democratic	1998	Incumbent resigned June 21, 2011, due to a personal scandal.[6] New member elected September 13, 2011.[7] Republican gain.	Bob Turner (Republican) 51.72% David Weprin (Democratic) 46.62% Chris Hoppner (Socialist Workers) 0.20%

California's 36th congressional district

The election filled the vacancy in California's 36th congressional district due to the resignation of incumbent Jane Harman, who resigned February 28, 2011 to become head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[3] The special primary election occurred on May 17, 2011. Democrat Janice Hahn received the highest number of votes, with Republican Craig Huey taking second place. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, a special general election was held on July 12, 2011, between the top two vote recipients. The runoff election was won by Janice Hahn.[8]

Multi-party primary[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn	15,647	24.61
	Republican	Craig Huey	14,116	22.20
	Democratic	Debra Bowen	13,407	21.09
	Democratic	Marcy Winograd	5,905	9.29
	Republican	Mike Gin	4,997	7.86
	Republican	Mike Webb	3,895	6.13
	Republican	Kit Bobko	2,296	3.61
	Libertarian	Steve Collett	896	1.41
	Republican	Stephen Eisele	788	1.24
	Democratic	Dan Adler	361	0.57
	Democratic	Loraine Goodwin	325	0.51
	Peace and Freedom	Maria E. Montano	324	0.51
	Republican	George Newberry	234	0.37
	Independent	Matthew Roozee	157	0.25
	Independent	Katherine Pilot	126	0.20
	Independent	Michael T. Chamness	108	0.17
Total votes			63,582	100.00

General election[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn	47,000	54.89
	Republican	Craig Huey	38,624	45.11
Total votes			85,624	100.0
Turnout				25
	Democratic hold

Nevada's 2nd congressional district

New York's 9th congressional district

New York's 26th congressional district

References

1. "Lee Resigns After Photos Surface". Political Wire. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
2. "Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Ensure Military Voters are Treated Fairly in Special Elections, Calls Special Election in 26th Congressional District". Governor of New York's Press Office. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
3. Cillizza, Chris (February 7, 2011). "Jane Harman to resign from Congress". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
4. Murray, Mark (April 27, 2011). "Sandoval appoints Heller to fill Ensign seat". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011.
5. "Sandoval Sets Fall Special to Fill Heller's Seat". Roll Call. April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
6. Camia, Catalina (June 20, 2011). "Anthony Weiner Officially Steps Down Tuesday". USA Today. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
7. "Governor Cuomo Sets Special Elections for September 13 to Coincide with Statewide Primary Day". Governor of New York's Press Office. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
8. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2011/by_county/CA_Page_0712.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS
9. "CD36". rrcc.co.la.ca.us.
10. "CD36". rrcc.co.la.ca.us.

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 2010 United States Senate elections