On the Hill
January 10, 2003 - Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) won a Jan.
4 special election to replace the late Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii),
who passed away last year, but was still re-elected to the
seat. Rep. Case previously won a Nov. 30 special election
to fill the remainder of Rep. Mink's term in the 107th Congress,
although he was never officially sworn in. Rep. Case's election
fills the final vacancy in the 108th Congress, making the
official party breakdown 229 Republicans, 205 Democrats, and
1 Independent.
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