2007 Special Elections

State / Contest / Date / Incumbent Name / Result / Winner / Impact
NY ** / 7th State Senate / 2/6/07 / Michael Balboni (R) / 53.5% v
46.5% / Craig Johnson (D) / State Senate now has 33 Republicans and 29 Democrats.
MS / 11th State House District / 2/27/07 / Leonard Morris (D) / --- / Joe Gardner (D) / State House has 47 Republicans and 75 Democrats.
FL / 3rd State House District / 2/27/07 / Holly Benson (R) / 55.5% v
44.5% / CV Ford (R) / State House has 79 Republicans and 41 Democrats.
AL / 22nd State House District / 3/6/07 / Albert Hall (D) / 58% v
42% / Butch Taylor (D) / State House has 43 Republicans and 62 Democrats.
TN ** / 30th State Senate District / 3/13/07 / Steve Cohen (D) / 56% v
43% / Beverly Marrero (D) / State Senate has 16 Republicans, 16 Democrats, and 1 Independent.
92nd State House District / 3/13/07 / Henri Brooks (D) / 58% v
41% / G.A. Hardaway (D) / State House has 46 Republicans and 53 Democrats.
NY / 16th State Assembly District / 3/27/07 / Thomas DiNapoli (D) / 86% v
14% / Michele Schimel (D) / State Assembly has 42 Republicans, 108 Democrats.
61st State Assembly District / 3/27/07 / John Lavelle (D) / 49% v
32% / Mathew Titone (D)
62nd State Assembly District / 3/27/07 / Vincent Ignizio (R) / 70% v
30% / Louis Tobacco (R)
LA / 94th State House District / 3/31/07 / Peppi Bruneau Sr. (R) / 60% v
40% / Nick Lorusso (R) / State House has 41 Republicans and 63 Democrats
4th State House District / Cedric Glover (D) / 66% v
34% / Patrick Williams (D)
40th State House District / Donald Cravins Jr. (D) / 59% v
41% / Elbert Lee Guillory (D)
DE ** / 7th State House District / 4/14/07 / Wayne Smith (R) / 53%v
47% / Bryon Short (D) / State House has 21 Republicans and 19 Democrats and 1 vacancy
MA / Worcester 14th State House District / 4/17/07 / James Leary (D) / 85% v
15% / James O’Day (D) / Current state House breakdown is
D: 141
R: 19
Norfolk 11th State House District / 5/15/07 / Robert Coughlin (D) / 37.6% v
31.4%
30.9% / Paul McMurtry (I)
[announced intention to register & caucus as D]
FL ** / 49th State House District / 4/24/07 / John Quinones (R) / 51.9% v
48.1% / Darren Soto (D) / State House has 77 Republicans and 42 Democrats
NY / 94th State Assembly District / 5/1/07 / Kenneth Zebrowski (D) / 75% v
25% / Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. (D) / State Assembly has 42 Republicans, 108 Democrats.
DE / 41st State House District / 5/5/07 / John Atkins (R) / 50% v
44% / Greg Hastings (R) / State House has 22 Republicans and 19 Democrats.

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** = swing-state result most indicative of a nationwide trend

State / Contest / Date / Incumbent Name / Result / Winner / Impact
CA / 39th State Assembly District / 5/15/07 / Richard Alarcon (D) / 50.86% v
20.07% / Felipe Fuentes (D) / State Assembly has 32 Republicans and 48 Democrats
NH ** / Hillsborough County 9th State House District / 5/29/07 / CeCe Hackett (D) / 343 (58%) v
247 (42%) / David Scannell (D) / State House has 161 Republicans and 239 Democrats
NY / 65th State Assembly District / 6/5/07 / Pete Grannis (D) / 65% v
35% / Micah Kellner (D) / State Assembly has 42 Republicans, 108 Democrats.
ME ** / 83rd State House District / 6/12/07 / Abigail Holman (R) / 55% v
45% / Deane Jones (D) / State House has 59 Republicans, 90 Democrats, and 2 Independents
GA / 24th State Senate District / 6/19/07 / Jim Whitehead (R) / 64% v
17% / William Jackson (R) / State Senate has 34 Republicans and 22 Democrats
SC / 46th State Senate District / 6/19/07 / Scott Richardson (R) / 78% v
16% / Catherine Ceips (R) / State Senate has 26 Republicans and 20 Democrats
CA / 37th Congressional District / Prm. 6/26/07
Gen.
8/21/07 / Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) / Prm. 37.76% v 31.31%
Gen. 67%
V 25% / Laura Richardson (D) / Current breakdown is
D: 233
R: 202
MA / 1st State Senate District / 6/26/07 / Robert Travaglini (D) / Uncontested / Anthony Petruccelli (D) / State Senate has 5 Republicans and 35 Democrats.
FL / 3rd State Senate District / 6/26/07 / Nancy Argenziano (R) / 67% v
33% / Charles Dean (R) / State Senate has 26 Republicans and 14 Democrats
FL / 24th State House District / 6/26/07 / Dennis Baxley (R) / Uncontested / Kurt Kelly (R) / State House has 77 Republicans and 42 Democrats
NH / Merrimack County 9th State House District / 7/10/07 / James Oliver (R) / 670 (63%) v
388 (37%) / Doug Boutin (R) / State House has 161 Republicans and 239 Democrats
GA / 10th Congressional District / 6/19/07 / Charles Norwood (R) / 50.6% v
49.4% / Paul Broun (R) / Current breakdown is
D: 233
R: 202
TN / 89th State House District / 7/17/07 / Beverly Marrero (D) / 814 (70%) v
185 (17%) / Jeanne Richardson (D) / State House has 46 Republicans and 53 Democrats
NH / 14th State House District / 7/31/07 / Peter O'Keefe (D) / 53% v
47% / James Webber (D) / State House has 161 Republicans and 239 Democrats
NY / 105th State Assembly District / 7/31/07 / Paul Tonko (D) / 56% v
44% / George Amedore Jr. (R) / State Assembly has 42 Republicans, 108 Democrats.
MN / State House District 28B / 8/7/08 / Steve Sviggum (R) / 53% v
47% / Steve Drazowski (R) / State House has 49 Republicans and 85 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party members
MA / 5th Congressional District / 10/16/07 / Martin Meehan (D) / 51 % v
45% / Niki Tsongas (D) / Current breakdown is
D: 233
R: 202
State / Contest / Date / Incumbent Name / Result / Winner / Impact
MO / 23rd State Senate District / 9/4/07 / Chuck Gross (R) / 56.2% v
43.8% / Tom Dempsey (R) / State Senate has 21 Republicans and 13 Democrats
AL / 32nd State Senate District / 9/11/07 / Bradley Byrne (R) / 56.04% v
43.96% / Trip Pittman (R) / State Senate has 12 Republicans and 23 Democrats
MA / Middlesex, Suffolk, & Essex State Senate District / 10/09/07 / Jarrett Barrios (D) / 42% v
27%
21% / Anthony Galluccio (D) / State House has 19 Republicans and 141 Democrats
RI / 22nd State House District / 11/27/07 / Peter Ginatt (D) / 53% v
33% / Frank Ferri (D) / State House has 13 Republicans and 60 Democrats
OH / 5th Congressional District / 12/11/07 / Paul Gilmor (R) / 57% v
43% / Bob Latta (R) / Current breakdown is
D: 233
R: 202
VA / 1st Congressional District / 12/11/07 / Jo Ann Davis / 59% v
38% / Bob Wittman (R) / Current breakdown is
D: 233
R: 202
TX / 97th State House District / 12/18/07 / Anna Mowery (R) / 52% v
48% / Dan Barrett (D) / State House has 79 Republicans and 71 Democrats
GA / 72nd State House District / 12/18/07 / Dan Lakly / --- / --- / State House has 107 Republicans and 63 Democrats
RI / 75th State House District / 12/18/07 / Paul Crowley (D) / --- / --- / State House has 13 Republicans and 60 Democrats