1997 United States elections

The 1997 United States elections off-year elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, comprising 2 gubernatorial races, 3 congressional special elections, and a plethora of other local elections across the United States. No Senate special elections were held.

1997 United States elections
1995          1996          1997          1998          1999
Off-year elections
Election dayNovember 4
Congressional special elections
Seats contested3
Net seat changeRepublican +1
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested2
Net seat change0
1997 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election1997 Virginia gubernatorial election
1997 Gubernatorial election results map
Legend
  Republican gain   Republican hold
  No election

Federal elections

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United States House of Representatives special elections

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In 1997, three special elections were held to fill vacancies to the 105th United States Congress. They were for Texas's 28th congressional district, New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, and New York's 13th congressional district.

District Date Predecessor Winner Cause of vacancy
Texas 28 April 12, 1997 Frank Tejeda (D) Ciro Rodriguez (D) Died.
New Mexico 3[1] May 13, 1997 Bill Richardson (D) Bill Redmond (R) Resigned upon appointment as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
New York 13 November 4, 1997 Susan Molinari (R) Vito Fossella (R) Resigned to become anchor of CBS This Morning.

State and local elections

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Several statewide elections were held this year, most notably the gubernatorial elections in two U.S. States and one U.S. territory.

Gubernatorial elections

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Two gubernatorial elections were held in 1997 in New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Virginia in which both seats were held by the Republican Party. Another gubernatorial race was held in the Northern Mariana Islands as well which resulted as a Republican gain.

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman Republican Re-elected, 47.1% Jim McGreevey (Democratic) 46.0%
Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 4.7%
Richard Pezzullo (Conservative) 1.5%
Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 0.4%
Michael Perrone (Independent) 0.3%
Robert Miller (Socialist Workers) 0.1%
Northern Mariana Islands[2] Froilan Tenorio Democratic Defeated, 27.27% Pedro Tenorio (Republican) 46.47%
Jesse Borja (Independent) 26.26%
Virginia George Allen Republican Term-limited, Republican victory Jim Gilmore (Republican) 55.8%
Don Beyer (Democratic) 42.6%
Sue DeBauche (Reform) 1.5%

Note: Candidates' vote percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. Candidates earning 0.05% or more of the vote are included.

Mayoral elections

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Elections were also held in Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Peoria, among several other cities in the country.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2018-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Northern Mariana Islands Governor Race - Nov 01, 1997". Ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "HEYDT RETAINS MAYOR'S SEAT * AFTER DEFEATING VELAZQUEZ, HE PLEDGES TO RETURN ALLENTOWN TO TITLE OF 'QUEEN". The Morning Call. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ Berke, Richard L. (November 5, 1997). "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: MAYORAL RACES; For Incumbents in Cities, Celebrations Came Easily". The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "City of Los Angeles Primary Nomination Final - Official Election Results". Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Mayor". Our Campaigns.
  7. ^ "Giuliani Wins With Ease", CNN.com, November 4, 1997.