2019 United States House of Representatives elections

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

For related races, see 2019 United States elections.
2019 United States House of Representatives elections
May 21, 2019 – September 10, 2019
3 (out of 435) seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy
Party Democratic Republican
Seat change 1
Seats up 0 2
Races won 0 3
Results:
     Republican hold
Speaker before election

Nancy Pelosi
Democratic

 Speaker after election

Nancy Pelosi
Democratic

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
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.
  • Y 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.
  • Y Greg Murphy (Republican) 61.74%
  • Allen Thomas (Democratic) 37.47%
  • Greg Holt (Constitution) 0.44%
  • Tim Harris (Libertarian) 0.35%[4]
North Carolina 9 Vacant In the 2018 election certification was denied under a cloud of suspected election fraud.
New member elected September 10, 2019.
Republican hold.
  • Y Dan Bishop (Republican) 50.74%
  • Dan McCready (Democratic) 48.66%
  • Jeff Scott (Libertarian) 0.40%
  • Loran Allen Smith (Green) 0.20%[5]
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References
  1. Burke, Michael. "GOP Rep. Tom Marino resigns from Congress". The Hill. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. Tom Wolf [@GovernorTomWolf] (January 24, 2019). "Having heard the concerns of county officials, I am scheduling the special election to fill the remainder of Congressman Marino's term on May 21, 2019 to coincide with the primary election" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. Levy, Marc. "GOP state lawmaker becomes favorite in House race to succeed Marino". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (September 10, 2019). "North Carolina Special Election Results: Third House District - The New York Times". Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. Republican Dan Bishop wins special election for House seat in North Carolina special election, NBC News projects, NBC News, September 10, 2019.
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