1929 United States House of Representatives elections

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There were elections in 1929 to the United States House of Representatives:

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70th Congress

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Arkansas 2 William A. Oldfield Democratic 1908 Incumbent died November 19, 1928.
New member elected January 9, 1929 to finish her husband's term.
Democratic hold.
Missouri 4 Charles L. Faust Republican 1921 (special) Incumbent died December 17, 1928.
New member elected February 5, 1929.
Republican hold.

71st Congress

Elections are listed by date and district.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Arkansas 2 William A. Oldfield Democratic 1908 Incumbent died November 19, 1928.
New member elected January 9, 1929.
Democratic hold.
Missouri 4 Charles L. Faust Republican 1921 (special) Incumbent died December 17, 1928.
New member elected February 5, 1929.
Republican hold.
Kentucky 3 Charles W. Roark Republican 1928 Incumbent died April 5, 1929.
New member elected June 1, 1929.
Democratic gain.
  • Green check.svgY John W. Moore (Democratic) 52.93%
  • Thurman B. Dixon (Republican) 47.07%
Pennsylvania 12 John J. Casey Democratic 1912
1916 (lost)
1918
1920 (lost)
1922
1924 (lost)
1926
Incumbent died May 5, 1929.
New member elected June 1, 1929.
Republican gain.
Minnesota 5 Walter Newton Republican 1918 Incumbent resigned June 30, 1929, after being appointed secretary to President Herbert Hoover.
New member elected July 17, 1929.
Republican hold.
Louisiana 3 Whitmell P. Martin Democratic 1912 Incumbent died April 6, 1929.
New member elected August 6, 1929.
Democratic hold.
  • Green check.svgY Numa F. Montet (Democratic) 57.71%
  • M. E. Norman (Republican) 42.29%
Georgia 5 Leslie J. Steele Democratic 1926 Incumbent died July 24, 1929.
New member elected October 2, 1929.
Democratic hold.
  • Green check.svgY Robert Ramspeck (Democratic) 71.77%
  • Hooper Alexander (Independent) 26.94%
  • James H. Palmer (Independent) 1.28%
Minnesota 7 Ole J. Kvale Farmer–Labor 1922 Incumbent died September 11, 1929.
New member elected October 16, 1929.
Farmer–Labor hold.
  • Green check.svgY Paul J. Kvale (Farmer–Labor) 73.17%
  • J. C. Morrison (Republican) 26.83% [6]
New York 21 Royal Hurlburt Weller Democratic 1922 Incumbent member-elect died March 1, 1929.
New member elected November 5, 1929.
Democratic hold.

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