1987 United States House of Representatives elections
(Redirected from 1987 Connecticut's 4th congressional district special election)
There were two special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1987 during the 100th United States Congress.
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List of elections
Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| California 5 | Sala Burton | Democratic | 1983 (Special) | Incumbent died February 1, 1987. A special election was held April 7, 1987, but no candidate received the required majority. New member won a special run-off election June 2, 1987. Democratic hold. | Primary ballot (April 7, 1987):
Run-off ballot (June 2, 1987):
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| Connecticut 4 | Stewart McKinney | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent died May 7, 1987. New member elected August 18, 1987. Republican hold. |
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California's 5th congressional district
Incumbent Democrat Sala Burton died of colorectal cancer on February 1, 1987, triggering a special election. A nonpartisan blanket special primary was held on April 7, 1987, featuring over a dozen candidates, including Nancy Pelosi, Harry Britt, and Carol Ruth Silver. As no candidate won over 50% of the vote, a run-off was held on June 2, 1987.
Democrat Nancy Pelosi won the election with 63% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 46,428 | 63.36 | ||
| Republican | Harriet Ross | 22,478 | 30.68 | ||
| Independent | Karen Edwards | 1,602 | 2.19 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Theodore Zurr | 1,105 | 1.51 | ||
| Libertarian | Sam Grove | 1,007 | 1.37 | ||
| Independent | Catherine Renee Sedwick | 659 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 73,279 | 100.0 | |||
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