There were five

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s for seats in the

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in 2007 to the

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. Four of the elections were held after the death of the incumbent, while the seat in

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opened up after

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resigned to become the Chancellor of the

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. In all of these special elections, the incumbent party won.

Summary

Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! ,

Charlie Norwood Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. (July 27, 1941 – February 13, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 2007. At the time of his death, Norwood was ...

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1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

, , Incumbent died February 13, 2007.
New member

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July 17, 2007.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional dist ...

, , 1996 , , Incumbent died April 22, 2007.
New member

August 21, 2007.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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, , Incumbent resigned July 1, 2007 to become Chancellor of the

.
New member

October 16, 2007.
Demoratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Paul Gillmor Paul Eugene Gillmor (February 1, 1939 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007. Early life, ...

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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 Bicenten ...

, , Incumbent died September 5, 2007.
New member

December 11, 2007.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Jo Ann Davis Jo Ann Davis (née Sides; June 29, 1950 – October 6, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party from Virginia, she represented the s ...

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2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

, , Incumbent died October 6, 2007.
New member

December 11, 2007.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

Georgia's 10th congressional district

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California's 37th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

Ohio's 5th congressional district

Virginia's 1st congressional district

References

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