1917 United States House of Representatives elections

There were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1917, during the 64th United States Congress and 65th United States Congress.

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 8th	Samuel J. Tribble	Democratic	1910	Incumbent died December 8, 1916, after re-election. New member elected January 11, 1917 to finish the current term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.	▌Y Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (Democratic) 59.22% ▌Q. L. Williford (Democratic) 40.78%[1]
				Incumbent died December 8, 1916, after re-election. New member elected January 11, 1917 to begin the next term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate to finish the previous term; see above.	▌Y Charles H. Brand (Democratic) Unopposed[2]
South Carolina 5th	David E. Finley	Democratic	1898	Incumbent died January 26, 1917, after re-election. New member elected February 21, 1917 to finish the current term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.	▌Y Paul G. McCorkle (Democratic) Unopposed[3]
				Incumbent died January 26, 1917, during previous congress after re-election. New member elected February 21, 1917 to begin the next term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate to finish the previous term; see above.	▌Y William F. Stevenson (Democratic) Unopposed[4]
New York 15th	Michael F. Conry	Democratic	1908	Incumbent died March 2, 1917, during previous congress. New member elected April 12, 1917. Democratic gain.	▌Y Thomas F. Smith (Democratic) ▌John N. Boyle (Republican) 20.34% ▌Joseph D. Cannon (Socialist) 6.21% ▌William Crosby (Prohibition) 0.04%[5]
New Hampshire 1st	Cyrus A. Sulloway	Republican	1894	Incumbent died March 11, 1917. New member elected May 29, 1917. Republican hold.	▌Y Sherman E. Burroughs (Republican) 51.67% ▌Patrick H. Sullivan (Democratic) 47.97% ▌Charles W. Greene (Socialist) 0.36%[6]
Indiana 6th	Daniel W. Comstock	Republican	1916	Incumbent died May 19, 1917. New member was elected June 29, 1917. Republican hold.	▌Y Richard N. Elliott (Republican) 54.34% ▌Finly H. Gray (Democratic) 45.67%[7]
North Dakota 1st	Henry T. Helgesen	Republican	1910	Incumbent died April 10, 1917. New member was elected July 20, 1917. Republican hold.	▌Y John M. Baer (Republican-NPL) [data missing]
Pennsylvania 28th	Orrin D. Bleakley	Republican	1916	Incumbent resigned April 3, 1917, after being convicted and fined under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. New member elected November 6, 1917. Democratic gain.	▌Y Earl H. Beshlin (Democratic) [data missing]
Massachusetts 6th	Augustus P. Gardner	Republican	1902 (special)	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1917, to join the U.S. Army. New member elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold.	▌Y Willfred W. Lufkin (Republican) 68.82% ▌George A. Schofield (Democratic) 25.28% ▌Chester W. Bixby (Socialist) 5.91%[8]
Connecticut 4th	Ebenezer J. Hill	Republican	1894	Incumbent died September 27, 1917. New member was elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold.	▌Y Schuyler Merritt (Republican) 55.03% ▌Lynn W. Wilson (Democratic) 38.91% ▌Charles E. Haines (Socialist) 5.00% ▌Charles B. Allyn (Prohibition) 1.06%[9]

See also

• 1916 United States House of Representatives elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - GA - District 08 Special Election Race - Jan 11, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Our Campaigns - GA - District 08 Race - Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. "Our Campaigns - SC - District 05 Special Election Race - Feb 21, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Our Campaigns - SC - District 05 Race - Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com.
5. "Our Campaigns - NY District 15 Special Race - Apr 12, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
6. "Our Campaigns - NH District 1 Race - May 29, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
7. "Our Campaigns - IN District 06 Special Election Race - Jun 29, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
8. "Our Campaigns - MA District 6 - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
9. "Our Campaigns - MA District 6 - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1917". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.