1923_Iowa's_8th_congressional_district_special_election

1923 United States House of Representatives elections

House of representatives elections in 1923

There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1923, spanning the 67th United States Congress and 68th United States Congress.

68th Congress

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District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 5	John I. Nolan	Republican	1912	Incumbent member-elect died during previous congress. New member elected January 23, 1923.^[3] Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the 67th Congress, see above.	▌Y Mae Nolan (Republican) 47.41% ▌Edwin G. Bath (Republican) 39.35% ▌M. J. McGuire (Progressive) 8.48% ▌Clarence A. Henning (Democratic) 4.77%^[3]
Illinois 2	Vacant			Rep. James R. Mann died during previous congress. New member elected April 3, 1923. Republican gain.	▌Y Morton D. Hull (Republican) 53.91% ▌Barratt O'Hara (Democratic) 40.58% ▌Seymour Stedman (Socialist) 5.51%^[4]
California 10	Vacant			Rep. Henry Z. Osborne died during previous congress. New member elected May 1, 1923. Republican gain.	▌Y John D. Fredericks (Republican) 36.16% ▌Henry Z. Osborne Jr. (Republican) 23.31% ▌Lloy Galpin (Democratic) 17.70% ▌Alfred L. Bartlett (Republican) 11.40% ▌Frank A. McDonald (Republican) 7.58% ▌John C. Bell (Prohibition) 2.41% ▌Upton Sinclair (Independent) 1.43%^[5]
Iowa 8	Horace M. Towner	Republican	1910	Incumbent resigned April 1, 1923 to become Governor of Puerto Rico. New member elected June 19, 1923. Republican hold.	▌Y Hiram K. Evans (Republican) 52.63% ▌J. P. Daughton (Democratic) 47.37%^[6]
Michigan 3	John M. C. Smith	Republican	1910 1920 (Retired) 1921 (Special)	Incumbent died March 30, 1923. New member elected June 19, 1923. Republican hold.	▌Y Arthur B. Williams (Republican) 57.52% ▌Claude S. Carney (Democratic) 42.48%^[7]
Alabama 2	John R. Tyson	Democratic	1920	Incumbent died March 27, 1923. New member elected August 14, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y J. Lister Hill (Democratic) Unopposed^[8]
Washington 5	J. Stanley Webster	Republican	1918	Incumbent resigned May 8, 1923 to become a U.S. District Court Judge. New member elected September 25, 1923. Democratic gain.	▌Y Samuel B. Hill (Democratic) 51.04% ▌Charles F. Myers (Republican) 48.96%^[9]
Arkansas 6	Lewis E. Sawyer	Democratic	1922	Incumbent died May 5, 1923. New member elected October 6, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y James B. Reed (Democratic) Unopposed^[10]
Kentucky 7	J. Campbell Cantrill	Democratic	1908	Incumbent died September 2, 1923. New member elected November 30, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y Joseph W. Morris (Democratic) Unopposed^[11]
Illinois 4	John W. Rainey	Democratic	1918 (Special)	Incumbent died May 4, 1923. New member elected November 6, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y Thomas A. Doyle (Democratic) 95.01% ▌Edward W. Eshelman (Socialist) 4.99%^[12]
New York 11	Daniel J. Riordan	Democratic	1898 1900 (Unknown) 1906 (Special)	Incumbent died April 28, 1923. New member elected November 6, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y Anning S. Prall (Democratic) 72.89% ▌Guy O. Walser (Republican) 25.76% ▌Walter Dearing (Socialist) 1.35%^[13]
New York 16	Vacant			Rep. William Bourke Cockran died during previous congress. New member elected November 6, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y John J. O'Connor (Democratic) 74.34% ▌John C. O'Connor (Republican) 22.32% ▌Philip Zausner (Socialist) 3.34%^[14]
New York 24	James V. Ganly	Democratic	1922	Incumbent died September 7, 1923. New member elected November 6, 1923. Republican gain.	▌Y Benjamin L. Fairchild (Republican) 48.95% ▌Edward R. Koch (Republican) 43.27% ▌Alexander Braunstein (Socialist) 7.78%^[15]
New York 32	Luther W. Mott	Republican	1912	Incumbent died September 7, 1923. New member elected November 6, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y Thaddeus C. Sweet (Republican) 65.12% ▌Daniel C. Burke (Democratic) 33.35% ▌James A. Manson (Socialist) 1.53%^[16]
North Carolina 2	Claude Kitchin	Democratic	1900	Incumbent died May 31, 1923. New member elected November 6, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y John H. Kerr (Democratic) Unopposed^[17]
Vermont 2	Porter H. Dale	Republican	1914	Incumbent resigned August 11, 1923 to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected November 6, 1923.^[18] Republican hold.	▌Y Ernest W. Gibson (Republican) 27.93% ▌Orlando L. Martin (Republican) 23.02% ▌Mason S. Stone (Republican) 16.60% ▌John Warren Gordon (Republican) 15.74% ▌Charles A. Webb (Republican) 12.48% ▌James L. Stacey (Republican) 4.23%^[18]
Mississippi 3	Benjamin G. Humphreys II	Democratic	1902	Incumbent died October 16, 1923. New member elected November 27, 1923. Democratic hold.	▌Y William Y. Humphreys (Democratic) 54.91% ▌J. C. Roberts (Democratic) 45.09%^[19]

References

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"CA District 5 - Special Election". January 7, 2005. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
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New York Secretary of State (1923). "Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York".
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"CA District 5 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 7, 2005. Retrieved October 24, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
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"IL District 2-Special". OurCampaigns.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing Illinois Blue Book, 1923-1924 P. 793
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"CA District 10 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. July 27, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
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"IA District 8 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. August 16, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing Humphrey School of Public Affairs
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"MI - District 03 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 19, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
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"AL District 2 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing 1923 Alabama Official and Statistical Register
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"WA District 5 - Special". OurCampaigns.com. April 5, 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997, Michael J. Dubin, p448
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"AR District 6 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 8, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses
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"KY - District 07 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
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"IL District 4-Special". OurCampaigns.com. October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing Illinois Blue Book, 1925-1926
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"NY District 11 Special". OurCampaigns.com. April 4, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing NY Red Book
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"NY District 16 Special". OurCampaigns.com. January 8, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing NY Red Book
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"NY District 24 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses
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"NY District 32 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses
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"NC District 02 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019. The district was so overwhelmingly Democratic that the Republicans did not field a candidate, citing Reidsville Review, 11/16/1923
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"VT - District 02 - Special R Primary". OurCampaigns.com. July 15, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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"MS - District 03 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

"Sixty-Eighth Congress March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1923". Historian of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

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[1] [1]
"CA District 5 - Special Election". January 7, 2005. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

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New York Secretary of State (1923). "Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York".

[CA2-3] [3]
"CA District 5 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 7, 2005. Retrieved October 24, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

[IL02-4] [4]
"IL District 2-Special". OurCampaigns.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing Illinois Blue Book, 1923-1924 P. 793

[CA10-5] [5]
"CA District 10 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. July 27, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

[IA08-6] [6]
"IA District 8 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. August 16, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing Humphrey School of Public Affairs

[MI03-7] [7]
"MI - District 03 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 19, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

[AL02-8] [8]
"AL District 2 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing 1923 Alabama Official and Statistical Register

[WA05-9] [9]
"WA District 5 - Special". OurCampaigns.com. April 5, 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997, Michael J. Dubin, p448

[AR06-10] [10]
"AR District 6 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 8, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses

[KY07-11] [11]
"KY - District 07 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

[IL04-12] [12]
"IL District 4-Special". OurCampaigns.com. October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing Illinois Blue Book, 1925-1926

[NY11-13] [13]
"NY District 11 Special". OurCampaigns.com. April 4, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing NY Red Book

[NY16-14] [14]
"NY District 16 Special". OurCampaigns.com. January 8, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing NY Red Book

[NY24-15] [15]
"NY District 24 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses

[NY32-16] [16]
"NY District 32 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses

[NC02-17] [17]
"NC District 02 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019. The district was so overwhelmingly Democratic that the Republicans did not field a candidate, citing Reidsville Review, 11/16/1923

[VT2-18] [18]
"VT - District 02 - Special R Primary". OurCampaigns.com. July 15, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[MS03-19] [19]
"MS - District 03 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin

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