Republican Gov. Rick Perry called today for special election to temporarily fill the seat left vacant by former Congressman Tom DeLay.

The special election will be November 7th, the same day as the general election. DeLay resigned in June and his term would have expired in January.

The winner of the special election will fill the Houston-area seat until January. Anyone can still file for candidacy in the special election. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday to file for candidacy in the special election.

In the general election, Democrat Nick Lampson is the Democrat candidate.

Republicans have thrown their support behind Houston city councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs as a write-in candidate.

Because both elections are on the same day, there's a chance Lampson and Sekula-Gibbs could appear on both ballots.

That means one of them could win both elections, taking over after the election and remaining in office for a two-year term starting in January.

Special elections also were called to fill the vacant seats of state Representative Vilma Luna of Corpus Christie and state Senator Frank Madla of San Antonio.