In 1989 there were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives.

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , William F. Nichols , , Democratic ,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, , Incumbent died December 13, 1988.
New member elected April 4, 1989.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

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, , Republican ,

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

, , Incumbent resigned January 3, 1989 to become

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New member elected March 28, 1989.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , ,

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

, , Republican ,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

, , Incumbent resigned March 17, 1989, to become

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New member elected April 26, 1989.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , Claude Pepper , , Democratic ,

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 died May 30, 1989.
New member elected August 29, 1989.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - , , Tony Coelho , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent resigned June 15, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...

, , Democratic ,

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

, , Incumbent resigned June 30, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , Mickey Leland , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent died August 7, 1989.
New member elected December 9, 1989.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , Larkin I. Smith , , Republican ,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

, , Incumbent died August 13, 1989.
New member elected October 17, 1989.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

References

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1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

List of elections

See also

References