Member-elect Patsy Mink (D) died September 28, 2002, but was posthumously elected to the 108th Congress. Ed Case had won a special election for the seat in the 107th Congress November 30, 2002, but not for the 108th Congress. Incumbent re-elected January 4, 2003.
Incumbent Democrat Patsy Mink died on September 28, 2002 due to viral pneumonia as a result of complications from chickenpox. By the time of her death, it had been too late to remove her from the general election ballot. Thus, on November 5, Mink was post-humously re-elected.
A special election was held on November 30, 2002 to fill out the remainder of her term, with Democrat Ed Case winning the election.
Another election, this time to for the 108th Congress was held on January 4, 2003 with incumbent Ed Case running for re-election, along with 3 dozen other candidates including Democratic state Senators Matt Matsunaga and Colleen Hanabusa, Republican state Representatives Barbara Marumoto and Bob McDermott, John Carroll, and former Mayor of Honolulu Frank Fasi.
Incumbent Ed Case won re-election with 44% of the vote.
2003 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special election[1]
Incumbent Republican Larry Combest announced his resignation on November 12, 2002 following the deaths of his father and one of his daughters, and officially resigned on May 31, 2003.
A nonpartisan special primary was held on May 3, 2003.
As no candidates received over 50% of the vote, the two candidates with the most votes, Randy Neugebauer and Mike Conaway moved to a run-off held on June 3.
Neugebauer narrowly won the election, with 50.52% of the vote.
2003 Texas's 19th congressional district special election[2]
