1979 United States House of Representatives elections

None January 2026 January 2025 There were two special elections in 1979 to the United States House of Representatives in the 96th United States Congress. Both of them were won by Republicans, filling seats that were vacant since the January 3, 1979 beginning of the term. List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. |- ! CA 11 X | Leo Ryan | | Democratic | 1972 | | Incumbent member-elect was murdered November 18, 1978.New member elected April 3, 1979.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Royer (Republican) 57.3% Democratic Party (US)G. W. HolsingerGalen Holsinger (2004) Obituary https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sacbee/name/galen-holsinger-obituary?id=14431353 Legacy.com The Sacramento Bee 30 April 2023 Sacramento, CA Holsinger, Galen Wright "Joe" https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16982 Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple jonestown.sdsu.edu 30 April 2023 Published in The Sacramento Bee on 9/15/2004. Remmé Richard Galen Wright Holsinger (1921-2004) https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-richard-remme/I476372.php Genealogie Online 30 April 2023 The Hague, Netherlands nl (Democratic) 41.1% American Independent PartyNicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff (American Independent) 0.8% Peace and Freedom PartyWilson Branch (Peace & Freedom) 0.8% |- ! WI 6 X | William A. Steiger | | Republican | 1966 | | Incumbent member-elect died December 4, 1978.New member elected April 3, 1979.Republican hold.http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1979 The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book 1979 State of Wisconsin Theobald H. Rupert Robbins Patricia V. Elections in Wisconsin 901, 919 July 25, 2020 | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Tom Petri (Republican) 50.4% Democratic Party (US)Gary Goyke (Democratic) 49.6% |} References 1979