111th Congress (2009-2010) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2009 General Election

111^th Congress
(2009-2010)
House Seats by State

4 House Seats up for election in 2009 (includes CA House CD 10, FL House CD 19, IL House CD 5, NY House CD 23 special elections)

4 Democratic

5 Elected

435 House Seats not up for election in 2009

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

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

1 Democratic

33 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 2 November 2010.

There have been 0 deaths, 5 resignations, and 1 change of party affiliation in the 111^th 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

	Libertarian	1,287	5.21%	Christopher M. Agrella • Won Libertarian nomination with 1.21% of the vote in the 19 May 2009 primary
Total		24,710	100.00%

New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 27 Democratic, 2 Republican

	~~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
Total		161,369	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.