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There were four special elections in 1977 to the
United States House of Representatives
in the
95th United States Congress
. Three of the elections were gains by the Republicans at the expense of Democrats.
List of elections
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Elections are listed by date and district.
District
|
Incumbent
|
This race
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Member
|
Party
|
First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Minnesota 7
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Robert Bergland
|
DFL
|
1970
|
Incumbent resigned January 22, 1977, to become
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
.
New member
elected
February 22, 1977
.
Republican gain
.
|
- ?
Y
Arlan Stangeland
(Republican) 57.6%
- ?
Mike Sullivan (DFL) 36.7%
- ?
James Born (American) 4.9%
- ?
Jack Bilbeau (Independent) 0.8%
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Georgia 5th
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Andrew Young
|
Democratic
|
1972
|
Incumbent resigned January 29, 1977, to become
U.S. Ambassador to the UN
.
New member elected
April 6, 1977
.
Democratic hold.
|
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Washington 7
|
Brock Adams
|
Democratic
|
1974
|
Incumbent resigned January 22, 1977, to become
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
.
New member elected
May 17, 1977
.
Republican gain
.
|
|
Louisiana 1
|
Richard A. Tonry
|
Democratic
|
1976
|
Incumbent resigned May 4, 1977.
New member elected
August 27, 1977
.
Republican gain
.
|
- ?
Y
Bob Livingston
(Republican) 51.2%
- ?
Ronald A. Faucheux (Democratic) 37.2%
- ?
Sanford Krasnoff (Independent) 11.6%
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References
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U.S.
House
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Governors
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State
legislatures
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Mayors
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- Allentown, PA
- Atlanta, GA
- Buffalo, NY
- Chicago, IL
- Cleveland, OH
- Los Angeles, CA
- Manchester, NH
- New Orleans, LA
- New York City, NY
- Pittsburgh, PA
- St. Louis, MO
- Springfield, MA
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State-wide
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Elections spanning
two years
(through 1879)
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Elections held
in a single year
(starting 1880)
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and
even-year
specials
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Odd-year
specials
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Elections by state
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Seat ratings
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Speaker elections
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Summaries
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