1919 United States House of Representatives elections

none January 2026 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 |- ! Virginia 6 X | 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 the next term; see below. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James P. Woods (Democratic) 88.20% Independent (US)F. S. Layne (Independent) 11.80%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=643894 Our Campaigns - VA District 6 - Special Election Race - Feb 25, 1919 |} October 2020 66th United States Congress Both |- ! Virginia 6 X | Carter Glass | | 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. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James P. Woods (Democratic) 88.24% Independent (US)F. S. Layne (Independent) 11.76%Our Campaigns - VA District 6 - Special Election Race - Feb 25, 1919 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=643895 October 12, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! PA 22 X | Edward E. Robbins | | Republican | 1916 | | Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919.New member elected March 4, 1919.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John H. Wilson (Democratic) 51.07% Republican Party (US)John M. Jamison (Republican) 48.93%https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/03/06/97080413.pdf Democrats Win Congress District On League of Nations Platform The New York Times March 6, 1919 August 2, 2019 1 |- ! Virginia 8 X | Charles C. Carlin | | 1907 (special) | | Incumbent resigned to manage the presidential campaign of A. Mitchell Palmer.New member elected April 27, 1919.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) R. Walton Moore (Democratic) 78.58% Republican Party (US)F. M. Brooks (Republican) 16.18% UnknownC. H. Shifman (Unknown) 5.24%Our Campaigns - VA - District 08 Special Election Race - Apr 27, 1919 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=642212 October 12, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Alaska Territory AL X | Charles A. Sulzer | | 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. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George B. Grigsby (Democratic) Republican Party (US)James Wickersham (Republican)Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate - Special Election Race - Jun 05, 1919 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296697 October 12, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! AL 7 X | John L. Burnett | | 1898 | | Incumbent died May 13, 1919.New member elected September 30, 1919.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lilius B. Rainey (Democratic) 51.37% Republican Party (US)Charles B. Kennamer (Republican) 48.63% |- ! OK 5 X | Joseph B. Thompson | | 1912 | | Incumbent died September 18, 1919.New member elected November 8, 1919.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John W. Harreld (Republican) 51.3%1918-1920-results.pdf https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1918-1920-results.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210201054424/https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1918-1920-results.pdf dead February 1, 2021 oklahoma.gov Oklahoma State Election Board 15 April 2021 Democratic Party (US)Claude Weaver (Democratic) 48.2% Independent (US)Alonzo Turner (Independent) 0.4% |- ! TX 12 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Incumbent James Clifton Wilson (D) did not take his seat.New member elected April 19, 1919.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Fritz G. Lanham (Democratic) 99.45% Scattering 0.55% |- ! NC 9 X |Edwin Y. Webb | | 1902 | | Incumbent resigned November 10, 1919.New member elected December 16, 1919.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Clyde R. Hoey (Democratic) 51.85% Republican Party (US)John M. Morehead 48.15% |} References collapsed 1919