1959 United States House of Representatives elections

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There were four elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1959, all during the 86th United States Congress. Three of them were special elections to fill vacancies, and the fourth was to fill a seat for the new state of Hawaii. There were no special elections to the 85th Congress in 1959.

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Special elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Missouri 4 George H. Christopher Democratic 1948 Incumbent died January 23, 1959.
New member elected March 3, 1959.
Democratic hold.
New York 43 Daniel A. Reed Republican 1918 Incumbent died February 19, 1959
New member elected May 26, 1959.
Republican hold.
Iowa 4 Steven V. Carter Democratic 1958 Incumbent died November 4, 1959
New member elected December 15, 1959.
Republican gain.

Hawaii

In 1959, Hawaii became a state and elected one new member of the House, Democrat Daniel Inouye.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Hawaii at-large None (new state)New seat.
New member elected August 21, 1959.
Democratic gain.

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