1947 United States House of Representatives elections

There were twelve special elections in 1947 to the United States House of Representatives during the 80th United States Congress. Each party held all of its seats elected in 1947, with the majority Republican Party keeping its seven seats, and President Harry Truman's Democratic Party keeping its five. Therefore, no party lost or gained U.S House seats in 1947.

Of the twelve vacancies, seven were caused by the incumbent's death during their term or before their term after they had been elected to it. Five resigned during their term.

1947 U.S. House of Representatives elections

← 1946 January 28, 1947 – November 18, 1947 1948 →
12 (out of 435) seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. Sam Rayburn Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Massachusetts 14th Texas 4th Seats won 7 5 Seat change 0 0

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

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.	▌Y Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed[1]
Wisconsin 2	Robert K. Henry	Republican	1944	Incumbent died November 20, 1946. New member elected April 22, 1947. Republican hold.	▌Y Glenn R. Davis (Republican) 50.58% ▌Carl W. Thompson (Democratic) 48.81% ▌Mary Jo Uphoff (Socialist) 0.61%[2]
Washington 3	Fred B. Norman	Republican	1946	Incumbent died April 18, 1947. New member elected June 7, 1947. Republican hold.	▌Y Russell V. Mack (Republican) 51.45% ▌Charles R. Savage (Democratic) 48.55%[3]
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%[6] Others ▌Louis A. Fail (Democratic) 2.02% ▌James W. Metcalfe (Democratic) 0.77% ▌Pat Hargrove (Democratic) 0.55%
Michigan 11	Fred Bradley	Republican	1938	Incumbent died May 24, 1947. New member elected August 26, 1947. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles E. Potter (Republican) 69.96% ▌Harold D. Beaton (Democratic) 30.03%[7]
Pennsylvania 8	Charles L. Gerlach	Republican	1938	Incumbent died May 5, 1947. New member elected September 9, 1947. Republican hold.	▌Y Franklin H. Lichtenwalter (Republican) 61.37% ▌Phil H. Storch (Democratic) 38.63%[8]
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.	▌Y Abraham J. Multer (Democratic) 58.18% ▌Victor Rabinowitz (American Labor) 25.29% ▌Jacob P. Lefkowitz (Republican) 16.53%[10]
Ohio 4	Robert F. Jones	Republican	1938	Incumbent resigned September 2, 1947 to join the FCC. New member elected November 4, 1947. Republican hold.	▌Y William M. McCulloch (Republican) 55.28% ▌Joseph B. Quatman (Democratic) 44.72%[11]
Massachusetts 9	Charles L. Gifford	Republican	1942	Incumbent died August 23, 1947. New member elected November 18, 1947. Republican hold.	▌Y Donald W. Nicholson (Republican) 57.71% ▌Jacinto F. Diniz (Democratic) 42.24%[12]

References

1. "AL District 8 - Special Election Race - Jan 28, 1947". Our Campaigns. June 29, 2011.
2. "WI District 2 - Special Election Race - Apr 22, 1947". Our Campaigns. October 28, 2018.
3. "WA District 3 - Special Election Race - Jun 07, 1947". Our Campaigns. April 28, 2011.
4. "MD District 3 - Special Election Race - Jul 15, 1947". Our Campaigns. January 8, 2011.
5. "TX District 09 - Special Election Race - Aug 23, 1947". Our Campaigns. February 21, 2010.
6. "TX District 16 - Special Election Race - Aug 23, 1947". Our Campaigns. April 3, 2008.
7. "MI District 11 - Special Election Race - Aug 26, 1947". Our Campaigns. June 27, 2019.
8. "PA - District 08 - Special Election Race - Sep 09, 1947". Our Campaigns. November 4, 2007.
9. "IN District 10 - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1947". Our Campaigns. January 17, 2010.
10. "NY District 14 Special Race - Nov 04, 1947". Our Campaigns. January 5, 2009.
11. "OH District 04 - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1947". Our Campaigns. May 21, 2008.
12. "MA District 9 - Special Election Race - Nov 18, 1947". Our Campaigns. January 3, 2010.