1919 United States House of Representatives elections

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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.

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65th United States Congress

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
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 the same day to the next term, see below.
Pennsylvania 22 Edward E. Robbins Republican 1916 Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919.
New member elected March 4, 1919.
Democratic gain.

66th United States Congress

DistrictIncumbentThis race
Member / DelegatePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
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.
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.
Alaska Territory at-large Charles August 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.
Alabama 7 John L. Burnett Democratic 1898 Incumbent died May 13, 1919.
New member elected September 30, 1919.
Democratic hold.
Oklahoma 5 Joseph Bryan Thompson Democratic 1912 Incumbent died September 18, 1919.
New member elected November 8, 1919.
Republican gain.
  • Green check.svgY John W. Harreld (Republican) 51.3% [6]
  • Claude Weaver (Democratic) 48.2%
  • Alonzo Turner (Independent) 0.4%
Texas 12 VacantIncumbent James Clifton Wilson did not take his seat.
New member elected April 19, 1919.
Democratic hold.
North Carolina 9 Edwin Y. Webb Democratic 1902 Incumbent resigned November 10, 1919.
New member elected December 16, 1919.
Democratic hold.

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