There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1969 to the

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List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , Robert A. Everett , , Democratic , 1958 , , Incumbent died January 26, 1969.
New member elected March 25, 1969.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

Melvin Laird Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as United States Secret ...

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1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

, , Incumbent resigned January 21, 1969 to become

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New member elected April 1, 1969.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , ,

Edwin Reinecke Howard Edwin "Ed" Reinecke (January 7, 1924 – December 24, 2016) was an American politician from California. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives. He was the 39th state lieutenant governor from 1969 until his ...

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

, , Incumbent resigned January 21, 1969 to become

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New member elected April 29, 1969.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

James F. Battin James Franklin Battin (February 13, 1925 – September 27, 1996) was a Republican United States Representative from Montana, and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Educatio ...

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1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

, , Incumbent resigned February 27, 1969 to become Judge of the

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New member

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June 24, 1969.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , , William H. Bates , , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent died June 22, 1969.
New member elected September 30, 1969.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , , Charles S. Joelson , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent resigned September 4, 1969 to become judge of Superior Court of New Jersey.
New member elected November 4, 1969.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ,
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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

, , Incumbent resigned May 25, 1969 to become Director of the

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New member elected November 25, 1969.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

References

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

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