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I noticed in the final election returns that the late Rep Patsy Mink(D) was reelected in Hawaii. The newly elected Governor there is Linda Lingle(R). Will she appoint replacement for Mink or will there be a special election?

Filed at 4:12 p.m. ET HONOLULU (AP) -- Democrats expect Rep. Patsy Mink to win re-election in Hawaii next month -- even though she died Sept. 28. Then comes another election for the seat. And then maybe another. The Republican candidate, ex-Marine Bob McDermott, has been feuding with party leaders and has received virtually no support from a state GOP that had discounted his chances of beating Mink. But controversy over the scheduling of as many as three rapid-fire elections for her district is giving Republicans new hope for the longtime Democratic seat. On Nov. 5, voters in the 2nd...

<p>Despite her death, U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's name will be on the ballot for Hawai'i's 2nd Congressional District on the Nov. 5 ballot.</p> <p>What happens next?</p> <p>Mink's name will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.</p> <p>What happens if she wins?</p>

<p>Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color to serve in Congress, died today at Straub Clinic & Hospital after battling viral pneumonia. She was 74.</p> <p>U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink helped dedicate the Duke Kahanamoku stamp last month, joining entertainer Danny Kaleikini and U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye.</p>

Posted on: Friday, September 27, 2002 1:48 PM HST Mink's condition worsens; prognosis poor She may not be able to return to Congress for 108th session if re-elected By Craig Gima cGima@starbulletin.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink’s condition worsened today and prospects for her recovery are poor, the state Democratic Party said this afternoon in a news release. Mink, 74, has been in the intensive care unit of Straub Hospital since the beginning of the month. She has pneumonia after contracting chickenpox. “Rep. Mink will not make promises to voters that she may not be able to keep. She will...

<p>The Hawai'i Democratic Party said U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's condition has worsened today and prospects for recovery are poor. The party released a statement this afternoon saying Mink "will not make promises to voters that she may not be able to keep. She will remain on the ballot, but her family wants voters to know that she will not assume office in the 108th Congress if she is not able to represent the 2nd district with her customary vigor."</p>

<p>U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's medical condition remained unchanged today, according to a Democratic Party official.</p> <p>Mink has been in the intensive care unit at Straub Clinic and Hospital since Sept. 1 with viral pneumonia brought on by a case of chicken pox. Her family has withheld information on her exact medical condition and her staff has only said Mink is "serious but stable."</p>

<p>With secrecy still surrounding the health of U.S. Rep Patsy Mink, her Republican challenger in the general elections plans to back off the issue this week, while waiting to hear whether she plans to continue her campaign for a 13th term.</p>

<p>Republican congressional candidate Bob McDermott today said the public has a right to know the medical condition of U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia.</p> <p>"When you're running for Congress, this is a high federal office," McDermott said. "I can tell you as a public figure ... you don't have that much privacy. We have limited privacy. So I am asking that they be forthcoming with her medical condition. Is she unconscious? She hasn't released a statement. Is she able to speak? Can she walk on her own? I think these are all valid questions that the voters before the primary election have a right to know."</p>

<p>U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, is "on the way to recovery" and capable of running for reelection, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie said yesterday.</p> <p>"She is not in mortal danger," he said. "She is quite the opposite. She is doing exactly what the doctors tell her to do, which among other things include that she rest completely. And as soon as it's physically possible for her, she will be back out in the campaign ... full blast for renomination and for election, and intends to serve and complete her term in the 108th Congress."</p>

Hawaii Democrats Uncertain on Rep. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 1:23 p.m. ET HONOLULU (AP) -- The hushed-up hospitalization of Rep. Patsy Mink has political leaders privately speculating on the future of her Congressional seat, although she is expected to win re-election whether she can campaign or not. Publicly, politicians on both sides are avoiding speculation in deference to the 74-year-old Democrat's family and to local sensibilities. Mink's Aug. 30 hospitalization was kept secret for a week, until her office acknowledged she was suffering from viral pneumonia resulting from a case of chicken pox. The disease is usually mild...

<p>The family of U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, who has been hospitalized in the Straub Hospital & Clinic intensive care unit since Sept. 1, yesterday said Mink has "a hard-hitting pneumonia that takes time to overcome and heal from."</p> <p>"The family has been advised to be patient while Mrs. Mink fights the pneumonia," according to the statement. "The family asks the public to be patient, as well."</p>

Mink remains in intensive care unit By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink remained in the intensive care unit at Straub Clinic & Hospital last night suffering from pneumonia.