District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
Alabama 8
John Sparkman
Democratic
1936
Incumbent resigned November 5, 1946 to become U.S. Senator . New member elected January 28, 1947 . Democratic hold.
Wisconsin 2
Robert K. Henry
Republican
1944
Incumbent died November 20, 1946. New member elected April 22, 1947 . Republican hold.
Washington 3
Fred B. Norman
Republican
1946
Incumbent died April 18, 1947. New member elected June 7, 1947 . Republican hold.
Maryland 3
Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Democratic
1938
Incumbent resigned May 16, 1947 to become mayor of Baltimore . New member elected July 15, 1947 . Democratic hold.
▌ Y Edward Garmatz (Democratic) 52.90%
▌ Simon P. Jarosinski (Independent) 30.71%
▌ Edward S. Panetti (Republican) 16.40%[4]
Texas 9
Joseph J. Mansfield
Democratic
1916
Incumbent died July 12, 1947. New member elected August 23, 1947 . Democratic hold.
▌ Y Clark W. Thompson (Democratic) 45.78%
▌ L. J. Sulak (Democratic) 32.87%
▌ J. C. Trahan (Democratic) 12.99%
▌ George W. Hill (Democratic) 5.79%
▌ V. M. Stokes (Democratic) 0.93%
▌ Morris Schreiber (Republican) 0.85%[5]
Texas 16
R. Ewing Thomason
Democratic
1930
Incumbent resigned July 31, 1947 to become U.S. District Judge . New member elected August 23, 1947 . Democratic hold.
▌ Y Kenneth M. Regan (Democratic) 43.50%
▌ Woodrow W. Bean Sr. (Democratic) 38.33%
▌ Victor B. Gilbert (Democratic) 8.47%
▌ Ord R. Gary (Democratic) 6.37%
▌ Louis A. Fail (Democratic) 2.02%
▌ James W. Metcalfe (Democratic) 0.77%
▌ Pat Hargrove (Democratic) 0.55%[6]
Michigan 11
Fred Bradley
Republican
1938
Incumbent died May 24, 1947. New member elected August 26, 1947 . Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 8
Charles L. Gerlach
Republican
1938
Incumbent died May 5, 1947. New member elected September 9, 1947 . Republican hold.
Indiana 10
Raymond S. Springer
Republican
1938
Incumbent died August 28, 1947. New member elected November 4, 1947 . Republican hold.
▌ Y Ralph Harvey (Republican) 53.73%
▌ Frank A. Hanley (Democratic) 43.84%
▌ Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition) 2.43%[9]
New York 14
Leo F. Rayfiel
Democratic
1944
Incumbent resigned September 13, 1947. New member elected November 4, 1947 . Democratic hold.
Ohio 4
Robert F. Jones
Republican
1938
Incumbent resigned September 2, 1947 to join the FCC . New member elected November 4, 1947 . Republican hold.
Massachusetts 9
Charles L. Gifford
Republican
1942
Incumbent died August 23, 1947. New member elected November 18, 1947 . Republican hold.