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2005 California's 5th congressional district special election

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Field	Value
election_name	2005 California's 5th congressional district special election
country	California
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 5
previous_year	2004
next_election	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 5
next_year	2006
election_date	March 8, 2005
image1	[[File:Doris Matsui, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg	120px]]
nominee1	Doris Matsui
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	56,175
percentage1	67.65%
image2	[[File:3x4.svg	120px]]
nominee2	Julie Padilla
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	7,158
percentage2	8.62%
title	U.S. Representative
before_election	Bob Matsui
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Doris Matsui
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)
image3	[[File:3x4.svg	120px]]
party3	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote3	6,559
percentage3	7.90
nominee3	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. As of 2021, this is the last time a widow succeeded their spouse in Congress.

Results

References

"Special Election Results". [[Secretary of State of California]].

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