1899 United States House of Representatives elections

There were nine special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1899 during the 56th United States Congress, which began on March 4, 1899. None of the special elections in 1899 were during the 55th United States Congress, which ended March 3, 1899.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 2	Nelson Dingley Jr.	Republican	1880	Incumbent member-elect died January 13, 1899. New member elected June 19, 1899. Republican hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Charles E. Littlefield (Republican) 81.0% John Scott (Democratic) 19.1% [2]
Louisiana 5	Samuel T. Baird	Democratic	1896	Incumbent died April 22, 1899. New member elected August 29, 1899. Democratic hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Joseph E. Ransdell (Democratic) 75.83% A. T. Nelson (Populist) 24.17% [3]
Missouri 8	Richard P. Bland	Democratic	1872 1894 (Lost) 1896	Incumbent died June 15, 1899. New member elected August 29, 1899. Democratic hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Dorsey W. Shackleford (Democratic) 53.6% W. J. Vosholl (Republican) 44.0% [2]
Maine 1	Thomas B. Reed	Republican	1876	Incumbent resigned September 4, 1899 to protest the Spanish–American War. New member elected November 7, 1899. Republican hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Amos L. Allen (Republican) 61.56% Luther F. McKinney (Democratic) 38.44% [4]
Nebraska 6	William L. Greene	Populist	1896	Incumbent died March 11, 1899. New member elected November 7, 1899. Populist hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y William Neville (Populist) 53.4% Moses P. Kinkaid (Republican) 46.6% [2] [5]
New York 34	Warren B. Hooker	Republican	1890	Incumbent member-elect resigned November 10, 1898 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of New York. New member elected November 7, 1899. Republican hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Edward B. Vreeland (Republican) 63.7% S. E. Lewis (Democratic) 36.3% [2]
Ohio 16	Lorenzo Danford	Republican	1872 1878 (Retired) 1894	Incumbent died June 19, 1899. New member elected November 7, 1899. Republican hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Joseph J. Gill (Republican) 55.5% Lavosier Spence (Democratic) 43.8% [2] [6]
Pennsylvania 9	Daniel Ermentrout	Democratic	1880 1878 (Lost renomination) 1896	Incumbent died September 17, 1899. New member elected November 7, 1899. Democratic hold. Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. [1]	Y Henry D. Green (Democratic) 59.9% Jeremiah S. Parvin 40.1% [2]
Kentucky 7	Evan E. Settle	Democratic	1896	Incumbent died November 16, 1899. New member elected December 18, 1899. Democratic hold. Successor seated January 15, 1900. [1]	Y June Ward Gayle (Democratic) 58.23% William C. Owens (Populist) 41.77% [7]

References

1. "Fifty-Sixth Congress March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1901". Historian of the United States House of Representatives . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
2. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 686.
3. "Our Campaigns - LA - District 05 Special Election Race - Aug 29, 1899".
4. "Our Campaigns - ME District 1 - Special Election Race - Nov 07, 1899".
5. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 06 Special Election Race - Nov 07, 1899".
6. "Our Campaigns - OH District 16 - Special Election Race - Nov 07, 1899".
7. "Our Campaigns - KY - District 07 Special Election Race - Dec 18, 1899".