2005 California's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 April 2020 2005 California's 5th congressional district special election California presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 5 2004 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 5 2006 March 8, 2005 120px Doris Matsui Democratic Party (United States) 56,175 67.65% 120px Julie Padilla Democratic Party (United States) 7,158 8.62% U.S. Representative Bob Matsui Democratic Party (United States) Doris Matsui Democratic Party (United States) 120px Republican Party (United States) 6,559 7.90% John Flynn On March 8, 2005, a special election was held in the California's 5th congressional district to choose a U.S. Representative to replace Bob Matsui, who had died of pneumonia shortly after being re-elected in the 2004 elections. Matsui's wife, Doris, was quickly able to win support from the Democratic Party officials, and ended up winning over two-thirds of the vote in the special primary election, meaning a run-off would not be needed. Until 2021, this would be the last time a widow succeeded their spouse in Congress.In 2020, Luke Letlow was elected to represent Louisiana but died before he could be sworn in. The special election to fill his vacant seat was won by his widow, Julia Letlow. Results California's 5th congressional district special election, 2005http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/official_canvass_cd5.pdf Special Election Results May 29, 2008 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080529022119/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/official_canvass_cd5.pdf# May 29, 2008 dead Democratic Party (United States) Doris Matsui 56,175 67.65 Democratic Party (United States) Julie Padilla 7,158 8.62 Republican Party (United States) John Flynn 6,559 7.90 Republican Party (United States) Serge Chernay 3,742 4.51 Republican Party (United States) Michael O'Brien 2,591 3.12 Republican Party (United States) Shane Singh 1,753 2.11 Republican Party (United States) Bruce Stevens 1,124 1.35 Green Party (United States) Pat Driscoll 976 1.18 Independent (politician) Leonard Padilla 916 1.10 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Pineda 659 0.79 Libertarian Party (United States) Gale Morgan 451 0.54 Peace and Freedom Party John Reiger 286 0.34 Democratic Party (United States) Lara Shapiro (write-in) 6 0.01 637 0.77 83,033 100.00 27.72 Democratic Party (United States) References California 2005 05 California 2005 05 2005 05 Special California 05 Special United States House of Representatives 05 Special