2139 Fort Harris' 1st Congressional District special election

A special election will be held on May 5, 2139, to fill the remainder of the term for Fort Harris' 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives for the 176th United States Congress. Congressman Mark Wilcox, a Democrat, died in office on December 5th of 2138.
On May 5, 2139, The Democratic nominee, Cheif of Staff to Governor Tremaine Harris, Ashley Beattie-Campbell will face off against the Republican nominee, former Mayor of Westmount Richard E. Kathan.
== Background ==
Congressman Mark Wilcox died of a heart attack on December 5, 2138. Wilcox was a The special election was scheduled for May 5 of the following year. The partisan index of the district is D+7 and the seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands.
== Democratic Primary ==
There was a total of five Democratic Candidates that announced they would run for Congress before the nomination convention on February 10, 2139. 
Nominee
* Ashley Beattie-Campbell, Cheif of Staff to the Governor of Fort Harris
Candidates Eliminated at the Convention
* Kristy Brown, Fort Harris State Senator
* Matt Cleveland, Fort Harris State Representative
* Brandon Gause, Teacher
* Greg Sisneros, Attorney
Declined Candidates
* Jeff Cooper, Lawyer
* Yana Hodrosky, Emhoff City Councillor and Candidate for Fort Harris-1st in 2138
* Don Pauli, Fort Harris State Senator
* Albert Powell, Mayor of Emhoff
* Toni Robinson, Attorney General of Fort Harris
== Republican Primary ==
Richard E. Kathan, former Mayor of Westmount, the 2138 Republican nominee for Fort Harris-1st was the only Republican that had announced his intention to run before the nominating convention on February 10, 2139, therefore becoming the nominee.
== General Election ==
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