1969 United States House of Representatives elections
(Redirected from 1969 Tennessee's 8th congressional district special election)
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There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1969 to the 91st United States Congress.
List of elections
[edit]Elections are listed by date and district.
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 8 | Robert A. Everett | Democratic | 1958 (special) | Incumbent died January 26, 1969. New member elected March 25, 1969. Democratic hold. |
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| Wisconsin 7 | Melvin Laird | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent resigned January 21, 1969 to become U.S. Secretary of Defense. New member elected April 1, 1969. Democratic gain. |
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| California 27 | Edwin Reinecke | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent resigned January 21, 1969 to become Lieutenant Governor of California. New member elected April 29, 1969. Republican hold. |
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| Montana 2 | James F. Battin | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent resigned February 27, 1969 to become a U.S. District Court judge. New member elected June 24, 1969. Democratic gain. |
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| Massachusetts 6 | William H. Bates | Republican | 1960 (special) | Incumbent died June 22, 1969. New member elected September 30, 1969. Democratic gain. |
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| New Jersey 8 | Charles S. Joelson | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent resigned September 4, 1969 to become judge of Superior Court of New Jersey. New member elected November 4, 1969. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 13 | Donald Rumsfeld | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent resigned May 25, 1969 to become Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. New member elected November 25, 1969. Republican hold. |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN District 8 - Special Election Race - Mar 25, 1969". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WI District 7 - Special Election Race - Apr 01, 1969". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA District 27 - Special Election Run-Off Race - Apr 29, 1969". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MT District 2 - Special Election Race - Jun 24, 1969".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 6 - Special Election Race - Sep 30, 1969". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ District 8 - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1969". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IL District 13 - Special Election Race - Nov 25, 1969".
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