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