Election Name: | 1969 U.S. House of Representatives elections |
Country: | United States |
Flag Year: | 1912 |
Type: | legislative |
Previous Election: | 1968 United States House of Representatives elections |
Previous Year: | 1968 |
Next Election: | 1970 United States House of Representatives elections |
Next Year: | 1970 |
Majority Seats: | 218 |
Election Date: | March 25, 1969 – November 25, 1969 |
1Blank: | Seats up |
2Blank: | Races won |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Image1: | Speaker John McCormack.jpg |
Leader Since1: | January 10, 1962 |
Last Election1: | 243 seats |
1Data1: | 2 |
2Data1: | 5 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Leader Since2: | January 3, 1965 |
Last Election2: | 192 seats |
1Data2: | 5 |
2Data2: | 2 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1969 to the 91st United States Congress.
Elections are listed by date and district.
|- ! | Robert A. Everett| | Democratic| 1958 | | Incumbent died January 26, 1969.
New member elected March 25, 1969.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|- ! | Melvin Laird| | Republican| 1952| | Incumbent resigned January 21, 1969 to become U.S. Secretary of Defense.
New member elected April 1, 1969.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|- ! | Edwin Reinecke| | Republican| 1964| | Incumbent resigned January 21, 1969 to become Lieutenant Governor of California.
New member elected April 29, 1969.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|-! | 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.| nowrap |
|- ! | William H. Bates| | Republican| 1960 | | Incumbent died June 22, 1969.
New member elected September 30, 1969.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|- ! | 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.| nowrap |
|-! | 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.| nowrap |
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