United States House of Representatives elections, 1989
In 1989 there were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives.
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama 3 | Vacant | Rep. William F. Nichols (D) died during previous congress. New member elected April 4, 1989. Democratic hold. |
Glen Browder (D) |
Indiana 4 | Dan Coats (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected March 28, 1989. Democratic gain. |
Jill Long (D) |
Wyoming at-large | Dick Cheney (R) | Resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense. New member elected April 26, 1989. Republican hold.[1] |
Craig L. Thomas (R) |
Florida 18 | Claude Pepper (D) | Died May 30, 1989. New member elected August 29, 1989. Republican gain.[2] |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) |
California 15 | Tony Coelho (D) | Resigned June 15, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989. Democratic hold. |
Gary Condit (D) |
Texas 12 | Jim Wright (D) | Resigned June 30, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989. Democratic hold.[3] |
Pete Geren (D) |
Texas 18 | Mickey Leland (D) | Died August 7, 1989. New member elected December 9, 1989. Democratic hold.[4] |
Craig A. Washington (D) |
Mississippi 5 | Larkin I. Smith (R) | Died August 13, 1989. New member elected October 17, 1989. Democratic gain.[5] |
Gene Taylor (D) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican". April 26, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "First Cuban-American Elected to Congress". August 29, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989). "Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi". October 17, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.