1993 United States House of Representatives elections

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1993 U.S. House of Representatives elections
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  1992 April 13th - December 7, 1993 1994  

5 (out of 435) seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Tom Foley Bob Michel
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJune 6, 1989January 3, 1981
Leader's seat Washington 5th Illinois 18th
Last election258 seats176 seats
Seats won258176
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There were five special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1993, during 103rd United States Congress.

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Wisconsin 1 Les Aspin Democratic 1970 Incumbent resigned January 20, 1993, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense.
New member elected May 4, 1993.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • Edward J. Kozak (Libertarian) 0.34%
  • Gary W. Thompson (Independent) 0.29%
  • Karl Huebner (Independent) 0.18%
Mississippi 2 Mike Espy Democratic 1986 Incumbent resigned January 22, 1993, to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
New member elected April 13, 1993.
Democratic hold.
California 17 Leon Panetta Democratic 1976 Incumbent resigned January 23, 1993, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
New member elected June 8, 1993.
Democratic hold.
  • Green check.svgY Sam Farr (Democratic) 25.77%
  • William W. Monning (Democratic) 18.62%
  • Barbara Shipnuk (Democratic) 14.18%
  • Bill McCampbell (Republican) 11.92%
  • Jess Brown (Republican) 10.22%
  • Bob Ernst (Republican) 5.60%
  • Martin Vonnegut (Democratic) 3.26%
Others
  • Barbara Honegger (Republican) 2.03%
  • Lancelot C. McClair (Democratic) 1.54%}
  • Richard J. Quigley (Libertarian) 0.45%
  • Kevin G. Clark (Green) 0.35%
  • Jerome "Jerry" McCready (American Independent) 0.32%
  • Peter James (Independent) 0.18%
  • James "Jimmy" Ogle (Independent) 0.13%
Ohio 2 Bill Gradison Republican 1974 Incumbent resigned January 31, 1993, to become president of the Health Insurance Association of America.
New member elected May 4, 1993.
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Rob Portman (Republican) 70.07%
  • Lee Hornberger (Democratic) 29.93%
Michigan 3 Paul B. Henry Republican 1984 Incumbent died July 31, 1993.
New member elected December 7, 1993.
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Vern Ehlers (Republican) 66.62%
  • Dale Robert Sprik (Democratic) 23.17%
  • Dawn I. Krupp (Independent) 10.15%
  • Write-ins 0.06%