110th Congress (2007-2008) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2007 Off Year Election

110^th Congress
(2007-2008)
House Seats by State

4 House Seats up for election in 2007

5 Elected

3 Republican
2 Democratic

431 House Seats not up for election in 2007

18 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office)

3 Vacant House Seats (office holder resigned, deceased, or expelled)

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

55 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 4 November 2008.

There have been 4 deaths, 2 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in the 110^th House.

Congressman J. Dennis Hastert (Republican, Illinois, CD 14) announced his retirement on 17 August 2007 and resigned 26 November 2007.
Congressman Nicola Tsongas (Democrat, Massachusetts House CD 5) was elected 16 October 2007 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Martin T. "Marty" Meehan (Democrat, Massachusetts House CD 5) resigned 1 July 2007 to become Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald (Democrat, California CD 37) passed away 22 April 2007 at the age of 68 from cancer.
Congressman Charles Whitlow "Charlie" Norwood (Republican, Georgia CD 10) passed away 13 February 2007 at the age of 65 from lung and liver cancer.
Congressman Paul E. Gillmor (Republican, Ohio CD 5) passed away suddenly 5 September 2007 at the age of 68.
Congressman Jo Ann S. Davis (Republican, Virginia CD 1) passed away 6 October 2007 at the age of 57 from breast cancer.
Congressman Robert Latta (Republican, Ohio CD 5) was elected 11 December 2007 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Rob Wittman (Republican, Virginia CD 1) was elected 11 December 2007 to fill the vacant seat.

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Georgia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 6 Democratic

	Republican	23,529	50.42%	Paul Collins Broun, Jr. • Received second place with 20.7% of the vote in the 19 June primary. Proceeded to and won the 17 July runoff. • FEC: $476,608
Total		46,664	100.00%

Ohio 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 11 Republican, 7 Democratic

	Republican	56,367	56.87%	state Representative Robert E. "Bob" Latta • FEC: $640,755
Total		99,110	100.00%

Virginia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 3 Democratic

	Republican	42,767	60.72%	state Delegate Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • Nominated by Convention 10 November 2007 • FEC: $94,925
Total		70,428	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
	• Constitution
Independents
	• Independent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.