2005 United States House of Representatives elections

2005 United States House of Representatives elections

← 2004 March 8, 2005 – December 7, 2005 2006 →
3 of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Dennis Hastert Nancy Pelosi Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 1999 January 3, 2003 Leader's seat Illinois 14th California 8th Last election 232 202 Seats won 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 120,009 148,523 Percentage 40.03% 49.54%   Third party   Party American Independent Last election 0 Seats won 0 Seat change Popular vote 26,507 Percentage 8.84%

There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2005 during the 109th United States Congress.

Elections are listed by date and district.

This special election was held on March 8, 2005, following the death of incumbent representative Bob Matsui from pneumonia. His wife Doris Matsui was elected, getting 70% of the vote.

2006 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Jean Schmidt Paul Hackett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 59,671 55,886 Percentage 51.6% 48.4%

Results by county Schmidt:      50–60% Hackett:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Portman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt Republican

This special election took place on August 2, 2005, to fill the seat left by former Representative Rob Portman, who resigned to become the United States Trade Representative. The district is located in southwestern Ohio, encompassing parts of Cincinnati and its suburbs. Republican Jean Schmidt won the election, succeeding Portman and maintaining the Republican representation in the district.

This special election occurred on October 4, 2005, following the resignation of Representative Christopher Cox, who left his seat to become the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The district covers parts of Orange County and had been consistently held by Republicans. John Campbell, a Republican, emerged victorious in the election, preserving the Republican control of the district.