On the other hand, the number increased when special elections for the House of Representative were won by Democrats Bill Foster, André Carson, Jackie Speier, and Travis Childers.
A special election in Mississippi's 1st congressional district was triggered when 12-year Republican incumbent Roger Wicker was appointed by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour to the United States Senate seat vacated by Trent Lott.
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The seat was held by Democrat Jamie Whitten of Charleston for 54 years — the longest tenure of any congressman until Michigan representative John Dingell passed the mark on February 11, 2009.
Randy Travis | Travis Barker | Travis | Travis (band) | Travis Tritt | Travis Pastrana | Travis Charest | Travis Dickerson | Travis County, Texas | Robert Erskine Childers | Bob Childers | Abby Travis | Travis Willingham | Travis Wall | Travis Denney | Walter Travis | Travis d'Arnaud | Travis Childers | Flying Childers | Erskine Hamilton Childers | Dave Lee Travis | William B. Travis | Travis Wyrick | Travis S. Taylor | Travis Simms | Travis Scott | Travis Roche | Travis Oliver | Travis Miller | Travis Marx |
On February 8, 2010, McGlowan announced her candidacy for Congress in Mississippi's 1st congressional district to challenge incumbent Democrat Travis Childers.