2011 United States House of Representatives elections

There were four special elections in 2011 to fill vacant seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Two seat switched parties, swapping from Republican to Democratic, and two other seats were held by the same parties.

Summary
District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 26th Chris Lee Republican [data unknown/missing] Incumbent resigned February 9, 2011, due to a personal scandal.[1]
New member elected May 24, 2011.[2]
Democratic gain.
California 36 Jane Harman Democratic [data unknown/missing] Incumbent resigned February 28, 2011 to become head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[3]
New member elected July 12, 2011.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Janice Hahn (Democratic) 54.89%
  • Craig Huey (Republican) 45.11%
Nevada 2nd Dean Heller Republican [data unknown/missing] Incumbent resigned May 9, 2011, when appointed to the Senate.[4]
New member elected September 13, 2011.[5]
Republican hold.
New York 9th Anthony Weiner Democratic [data unknown/missing] Incumbent resigned June 21, 2011, due to a personal scandal.[6]
New member elected September 13, 2011.[7]
Republican gain.

California's 36th congressional district
Main article: 2011 California's 36th congressional district special election
See also: California's 36th congressional district

The election filled the vacancy in California's 36th congressional district due to the resignation of incumbent Jane Harman, who resigned February 28, 2011 to become head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[3] The special primary election occurred on May 17, 2011. Democrat Janice Hahn received the highest number of votes, with Republican Craig Huey taking second place. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, a special general election was held on July 12, 2011, between the top two vote recipients. The runoff election was won by Janice Hahn.[8]

Multi-party primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Hahn 15,647 24.61
Republican Craig Huey 14,116 22.20
Democratic Debra Bowen 13,407 21.09
Democratic Marcy Winograd 5,905 9.29
Republican Mike Gin 4,997 7.86
Republican Mike Webb 3,895 6.13
Republican Kit Bobko 2,296 3.61
Libertarian Steve Collett 896 1.41
Republican Stephen Eisele 788 1.24
Democratic Dan Adler 361 0.57
Democratic Loraine Goodwin 325 0.51
Peace and Freedom Maria E. Montano 324 0.51
Republican George Newberry 234 0.37
Independent Matthew Roozee 157 0.25
Independent Katherine Pilot 126 0.20
Independent Michael T. Chamness 108 0.17
Total votes 63,582 100.00
General election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Hahn 47,000 54.89
Republican Craig Huey 38,624 45.11
Total votes 85,624 100.0
Turnout   25
Democratic hold

Nevada's 2nd congressional district
Main article: 2011 Nevada's 2nd congressional district special election
See also: Nevada's 2nd congressional district

New York's 9th congressional district
Main article: 2011 New York's 9th congressional district special election
See also: New York's 9th congressional district

New York's 26th congressional district
Main article: 2011 New York's 26th congressional district special election
See also: New York's 26th congressional district

References
    1. "Lee Resigns After Photos Surface". Political Wire. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
    2. "Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Ensure Military Voters are Treated Fairly in Special Elections, Calls Special Election in 26th Congressional District". Governor of New York's Press Office. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
    3. Cillizza, Chris (February 7, 2011). "Jane Harman to resign from Congress". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
    4. Murray, Mark (April 27, 2011). "Sandoval appoints Heller to fill Ensign seat". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011.
    5. "Sandoval Sets Fall Special to Fill Heller's Seat". Roll Call. April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
    6. Camia, Catalina (June 20, 2011). "Anthony Weiner Officially Steps Down Tuesday". USA Today. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
    7. "Governor Cuomo Sets Special Elections for September 13 to Coincide with Statewide Primary Day". Governor of New York's Press Office. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
    8. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2011/by_county/CA_Page_0712.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS
    9. "CD36". rrcc.co.la.ca.us.
    10. "CD36". rrcc.co.la.ca.us.

    See also
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