There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1991 during the

102nd United States Congress The 102nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1991 ...

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , data-sort-value="Conte, Silvio O." , Silvio O. Conte , , Republican ,

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, data-sort-value=-1 , Incumbent died February 8, 1991.
New member

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June 18, 1991.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , , data-sort-value="Madigan, Edward Rell." ,

Edward Rell Madigan Edward Rell "Ed" Madigan (January 13, 1936 – December 7, 1994) was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois. He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U.S. Secretary ...

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

, data-sort-value=0 , Incumbent resigned upon appointment as

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New member

July 2, 1991.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , data-sort-value="Bartlett, Steve." , Steve Bartlett , , Republican , 1982 , data-sort-value=0 , Incumbent resigned March 11, 1991 to become

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New member

May 18, 1991.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , data-sort-value="Udall, Mo" ,

Mo Udall Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democ ...

, , Democratic , 1961 , data-sort-value=0 , Incumbent resigned for health reasons.
New member

October 3, 1991.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , data-sort-value="Gray, William H." , William H. Gray III , , Democratic , 1978 , data-sort-value=0 , Incumbent resigned to become director of the

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New member

November 5, 1991.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , data-sort-value="Slaughter, D. French." ,

D. French Slaughter Jr. Daniel French Slaughter Jr. (May 20, 1925 – October 2, 1998) was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1985, until his resignation on November 5, 1991. Early life and education Daniel S ...

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

, data-sort-value=0 , Incumbent resigned due to ill health (stroke).
New member

November 5, 1991.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

References

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

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