1919 United States House of Representatives elections

There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919, during the 65th United States Congress and 66th United States Congress.

65th United States Congress

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 6	Carter Glass	Democratic	1902 (special)	Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. New member elected February 25, 1919. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y James P. Woods (Democratic) 88.20% ▌ F. S. Layne (Independent) 11.80% [1]

66th United States Congress

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member / Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 6	Carter Glass	Democratic	1902 (special)	Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. New member elected February 25, 1919. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term; see above.	▌Y James P. Woods (Democratic) 88.24% ▌ F. S. Layne (Independent) 11.76% [2]
Pennsylvania 22	Edward E. Robbins	Republican	1916	Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919. New member elected March 4, 1919. Democratic gain.	▌Y John H. Wilson (Democratic) 51.07% ▌John M. Jamison (Republican) 48.93% [3]
Virginia 8	Charles C. Carlin	Democratic	1907 (special)	Incumbent resigned to manage the presidential campaign of A. Mitchell Palmer. New member elected April 27, 1919. Democratic hold.	▌Y R. Walton Moore (Democratic) 78.58% ▌ F. M. Brooks (Republican) 16.18% ▌C. H. Shifman (Unknown) 5.24% [4]
Alaska Territory at-large	Charles A. Sulzer	Democratic	1916	Incumbent died April 28, 1919, during an election recount. New member elected June 5, 1919. Democratic hold. Winner would later be unseated by the contested election.	▌Y George B. Grigsby (Democratic) ▌ James Wickersham (Republican) [5]
Alabama 7	John L. Burnett	Democratic	1898	Incumbent died May 13, 1919. New member elected September 30, 1919. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lilius B. Rainey (Democratic) 51.37% ▌Charles B. Kennamer (Republican) 48.63%
Oklahoma 5	Joseph B. Thompson	Democratic	1912	Incumbent died September 18, 1919. New member elected November 8, 1919. Republican gain.	▌Y John W. Harreld (Republican) 51.3% [6] ▌Claude Weaver (Democratic) 48.2% ▌Alonzo Turner (Independent) 0.4%
Texas 12	Vacant			Incumbent James Clifton Wilson (D) did not take his seat. New member elected April 19, 1919. Democratic hold.	▌Y Fritz G. Lanham (Democratic) 99.45% Scattering 0.55%
North Carolina 9	Edwin Y. Webb	Democratic	1902	Incumbent resigned November 10, 1919. New member elected December 16, 1919. Democratic hold.	▌Y Clyde R. Hoey (Democratic) 51.85% ▌John M. Morehead 48.15%

References

1. "Our Campaigns - VA District 6 - Special Election Race - Feb 25, 1919".
2. "Our Campaigns - VA District 6 - Special Election Race - Feb 25, 1919". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
3. "Democrats Win Congress District On League of Nations Platform" (PDF). The New York Times . March 6, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
4. "Our Campaigns - VA - District 08 Special Election Race - Apr 27, 1919". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
5. "Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate - Special Election Race - Jun 05, 1919". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
6. "1918-1920-results.pdf" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.