The Green Papers: 2009 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 111th Congress
(2009-2010)
House Seats by State

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 2 November 2010.

There have been 0 deaths, 5 resignations, and 1 change of party affiliation in the 111th House.

  • Congressman Rahm Emanuel (Democratic, Illinois CD 5) resigned 2 January 2009 (vacancy effective 3 January) to become President-elect Barack Obama's Chief of Staff.
  • Congressman Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic, New York CD 20) resigned 26 January 2009. Governor David Paterson (Democratic, New York) appointed Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the vacancy in the State's Class 1 seat caused by the resignation of now-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  • Congressman Hilda L. Solis (Democratic, California CD 32) resigned 24 February to become Secretary of Labor. The vacancy became effective 25 February 2009.
  • Congressman H. Scott Murphy (Democratic, New York CD 20) was elected to Congress on 31 March 2009 in Special Election. He fills the vacancy caused by the appointment of Congressman Kirsten Gillibrand to the United States Senate. Congressman Murphy took the oath of office on 29 April 2009.
  • Congressman Mike Quigley (Democratic, Illinois CD 5) was elected in a special election on 7 April 2009. He fills the seat formerly held by Congressman Rahm Emanuel who resigned to become President Obama's Chief of Staff.
  • Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher (Democratic California CD 10) resigned on 26 June 2009 to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
  • Congressman Judy Chu (Democratic California CD 32) was elected in a special election on 14 July 2009. She will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Hilda L. Solis to became Secretary of Labor.
  • Congressman John McHugh (Republican New York CD 23) resigned 21 September 2009 to become Secretary of the Army.
  • Congressman John Raymond Garamendi (Democratic California CD 10) was elected in a special election 3 November 2009. He will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher.
  • Congressman William L. "Bill" Owens (Democratic New York CD 23) was elected in a special election 3 November 2009. He will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman John McHugh.
  • Congressman R. Parker "Parker" Griffith (Democratic, Alabama CD 5) changed his affiliation to the Republican Party on 22 December 2009.

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Alabama  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 2 Democratic

Alaska  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

Arizona  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 3 Republican

Arkansas  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 1 Republican

California  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 34 Democratic, 19 Republican

Colorado  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 2 Republican

Connecticut  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic

Delaware  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

Florida  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 15 Republican, 10 Democratic

Georgia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 6 Democratic

Hawaii  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Idaho  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Illinois  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 12 Democratic, 7 Republican

Indiana  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 4 Republican

Iowa  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 2 Republican

Kansas  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Republican, 1 Democratic

Kentucky  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 2 Democratic

Louisiana  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Maine  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Maryland  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 1 Republican

Massachusetts  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 10 Democratic

Michigan  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Democratic, 7 Republican

Minnesota  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 3 Republican

Mississippi  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 1 Republican

Missouri  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 5 Republican

Montana  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

Nebraska  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Republican

Nevada  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 1 Republican

New Hampshire  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

New Jersey  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Democratic, 5 Republican

New Mexico  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic

New York  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 27 Democratic, 2 Republican

North Carolina  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Democratic, 5 Republican

North Dakota  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Ohio  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 10 Democratic, 8 Republican

Oklahoma  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Oregon  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 1 Republican

Pennsylvania  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 12 Democratic, 7 Republican

Rhode Island  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

South Carolina  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 2 Democratic

South Dakota  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Tennessee  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 5 Democratic

Texas  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 20 Republican, 12 Democratic

Utah  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 1 Democratic

Vermont  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Virginia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 6 Democratic

Washington  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Democratic, 3 Republican

West Virginia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 1 Republican

Wisconsin  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Republican, 5 Democratic

Wyoming  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic
  Republican
Major Third Parties
  Green
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  American Independent
  Conservative
  Independence
  Peace And Freedom
  Working Families
Independents
  Independent
  No Ballot Designation
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering
  Write-in
 

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.


 


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