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A special election was held in the 50th Congressional District of California to choose a new member of the United States House of Representatives to replace Randy Cunningham, who resigned November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax evasion charges. (On March 3, 2006, he was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in a federal prison). The special primary election was held on April 11, 2006. If a single candidate had won a simple majority, he or she would have served out the rest of Cunningham's term. As no candidate won a simple majority, the top vote-getters in each party will compete in a runoff or special general election to be held on June 6, 2006^[1]. Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... A map of district 50 District 50s location in California The 50th Congressional district in California represents part of north coastal San Diego County. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Randall Duke Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 50th District of California (map). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Run-off election & Primary election

The June 6, 2006 run-off will be held at the same time as the primary election for the biennial November 7, 2006 general election. This creates a peculiar opportunity for voters to vote on the same ballot for two different people for the same post; one to fill the vacant seat, the other to run in the November election. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Polling

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Results

On April 11, Democrat Francine Busby garnered 43.75 percent of the vote, 6.26 percentage points short of the majority necessary to avoid a runoff race. She will face the leading vote getter from the two other parties participating: Republican Brian Bilbray and Libertarian Paul King, as well as independent candidate William Griffith, in a June 6 runoff.

Eighteen candidates appeared on the ballot and the official results are as follows:

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Results from the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters Website

References

1. ^ California Secretary of State (2005). Congressional District 50 - Special Election. URL accessed on 2006-02-19.

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See also

• Special elections to the United States House of Representatives