N.Y. Gov. Cuomo calls Sept. 13 election to replace Weiner

Weiner announced June 16 that he would step down from the U.S. House, amid growing pressure from Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats. He had admitted to having inappropriate, sexually charged contact with women via Facebook and the Internet.

The special election date means Democratic and Republican party leaders will pick their nominees for New York's 9th District, which takes in parts of Queens and Brooklyn. The seat is considered solidly Democratic, but it is being targeted for elimination because New York has to lose two seats through redistricting.

The winner would serve out the remainder of Weiner's term, through January 2013. The district is considered solidly Democratic, giving Barack Obama 44% of its vote in the 2008 presidential election. Weiner had won election to a seventh term last year with 61% of the vote.