2019 United States House of Representatives elections

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2019 United States House of Representatives elections
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  2018 May 21, 2019 – September 10, 2019 2020  

3 of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Official photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019.jpg Kevin McCarthy, official photo, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Leader Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 3, 2003January 3, 2019
Leader's seat California 12th California 23rd
Last election235 seats199 seats
Seats won03
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote177,718256,980
Percentage40.69%58.84%

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Results:
     Republican hold

There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2019 during the 116th United States Congress.

Contents

Two of the three seats were won by the party previously holding the seat. One seat, which was left vacant, was picked up by the Republican Party.

Summary

Elections are listed by date and district.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Pennsylvania 12 Tom Marino Republican 2010 Incumbent resigned January 23, 2019 to take job in private sector. [1]
New member elected May 21, 2019. [2]
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Fred Keller (Republican) [3] 68.1%
  • Marc Friedenberg (Democratic) 31.9%
North Carolina 3 Walter B. Jones Jr. Republican 1994 Incumbent died February 10, 2019.
New member elected September 10, 2019.
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Greg Murphy (Republican) 61.74%
  • Allen Thomas (Democratic) 37.47%
  • Greg Holt (Constitution) 0.44%
  • Tim Harris (Libertarian) 0.35% [4]
North Carolina 9 VacantIn the 2018 election certification was denied under a cloud of suspected election fraud.
New member elected September 10, 2019.
Republican hold.
  • Green check.svgY Dan Bishop (Republican) 50.74%
  • Dan McCready (Democratic) 48.66%
  • Jeff Scott (Libertarian) 0.40%
  • Loran Allen Smith (Green) 0.20% [5]

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district Pennsylvania Congressional District 12.png
Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom Marino resigned from office on January 23, 2019 to work in the private sector. Governor Tom Wolf called for an election to be held on May 21, four months after Marino's resignation. Primary elections were not held, with nominees being chosen by each party. [6] Republican nominee Fred Keller secured the seat from the Democratic nominee Marc Friedenberg, who was the only candidate to submit an application. [7]

2019 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Fred Keller 90,000 68.08 Increase2.svg2.04
Democratic Marc Friedenberg42,19531.92Decrease2.svg2.04
Total votes132,195 100.00
Republican hold

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district North Carolina US Congressional District 3 (since 2017).tif
North Carolina's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Walter B. Jones Jr., who was planning to retire from Congress, died on February 10, 2019. [9] Governor Roy Cooper scheduled the special election for September 10, 2019, with primaries being held on April 30. Republican nominee Greg Murphy won a clear victory, defeating Democrat Allen M. Thomas, Libertarian Tim Harris, and Constitution candidate Greg Holt. [10]

2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Murphy 70,407 61.74 Decrease2.svg38.26
Democratic Allen Thomas42,73837.47
Constitution Greg Holt5070.44
Libertarian Tim Harris3940.35
Total votes114,046 100.00
Republican hold

North Carolina's 9th congressional district

North Carolina's 9th congressional district North Carolina US Congressional District 9 (since 2017).tif
North Carolina's 9th congressional district

The seat was left vacant after the results of the 2018 election were uncertified by the state election board due to allegations of electoral fraud. [12] Because of the previous election's slim margin (around 900 votes), this election was considered highly competitive. [13] Primaries were held on May 14, and the general election was held on September 10. Republican nominee Dan Bishop defeated Democratic candidate Dan McCready by a slightly larger margin than Mark Harris.

2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Bishop 96,573 50.69 Increase2.svg1.44
Democratic Dan McCready 92,78548.70Decrease2.svg0.23
Libertarian Jeff Scott7730.41Decrease2.svg1.40
Green Allen Smith3750.20
Total votes190,506 100.00
Republican hold

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