1997 United States House of Representatives elections
There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1997 during the 105th United States Congress. Republicans had a net one-seat gain over the Democrats.
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Summary
Elections are listed by date and district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Texas 28 | Frank Tejeda | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent died January 30, 1997. New member elected April 12, 1997. Democratic hold. |
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New Mexico 3 | Bill Richardson | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent resigned February 13, 1997 to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. New member elected May 13, 1997. Republican gain. |
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New York 13 | Susan Molinari | Republican | 1990 (Special) | Incumbent resigned August 2, 1997, to become a journalist for CBS. New member elected November 5, 1997. Republican hold. |
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New Mexico's 3rd district
The election was held in the historically Democratic district after the resignation of Democrat Bill Richardson, who became the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Bill Redmond won the May 13 election and became the only Republican to ever represent this district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Bill Redmond | 43,559 | 42.75 | |||
Democratic | Eric P. Serna | 40,542 | 39.79 | |||
Green | Carol Miller | 17,101 | 16.78 | |||
Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 393 | 0.39 | |||
Reform | Daniel Pearlman | 304 | 0.30 | |||
Total votes | 101,899 | 100% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Texas's 28th district
Incumbent Frank Tejeda died of brain cancer soon after the congressional elections. As no candidate received an outright majority during the first round on March 15, 1997 a special runoff was held on April 12, 1997, which was won by State Representative Ciro Rodriguez.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Ciro Rodriguez | 19,992 | 66.68% | ||
Democratic | Juan F. Solis III | 9,990 | 33.32% | ||
Total votes | 29,982 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
New York's 13th district
References
- "NY District 13 Special Race - Nov 04, 1997". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- 1997 Special Election Results
- "Race Summary Report: April 1997 Special Runoff Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved April 28, 2018.