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
! rowspan=2 | Georgia's 8th congressional district
 * rowspan=2 | Samuel J. Tribble
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * rowspan=2 | 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.
 * nowrap |

✅ Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (Democratic) 59.22%

Q. L. Williford (Democratic) 40.78%


 * | 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.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles H. Brand (Democratic)

Unopposed

! rowspan=2 | South Carolina's 5th congressional district
 * rowspan=2 | David E. Finley
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * rowspan=2 | 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.
 * nowrap |

✅ Paul G. McCorkle (Democratic)

Unopposed


 * | 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.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ William F. Stevenson (Democratic)

Unopposed

! New York's 15th congressional district
 * Michael F. Conry
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * | Incumbent died March 2, 1917, during previous congress. New member was elected April 12, 1917. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas F. Smith (Democratic)

John N. Boyle (Republican) 20.34%

Joseph D. Cannon (Socialist) 6.21%

William Crosby (Prohibition) 0.04%

! New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
 * Cyrus A. Sulloway
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent died March 11, 1917. New member was elected May 29, 1917. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Sherman E. Burroughs (Republican) 51.67%

Patrick H. Sullivan (Democratic) 47.97%

Charles W. Greene (Socialist) 0.36%

! Indiana's 6th congressional district
 * Daniel W. Comstock
 * | Republican
 * 1916
 * | Incumbent died May 19, 1917. New member was elected June 29, 1917. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Richard N. Elliott (Republican) 54.34%

Finly H. Gray (Democratic) 45.67%

! North Dakota's 1st congressional district
 * Henry T. Helgesen
 * | Republican
 * 1910
 * | Incumbent died April 10, 1917. New member was elected July 20, 1917. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ John M. Baer (Republican-NPL)

! Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district
 * Orrin D. Bleakley
 * | Republican
 * 1916
 * | Incumbent resigned April 3, 1917, after being convicted and fined under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. New member was elected November 6, 1917. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Earl H. Beshlin (Democratic)

! Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
 * Augustus P. Gardner
 * | Republican
 * 1902 (Special)
 * | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1917, to join the U.S. Army. New member was elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Willfred W. Lufkin (Republican) 68.82%

George A. Schofield (Democratic) 25.28%

Chester W. Bixby (Socialist) 5.91%

! Connecticut's 4th congressional district
 * Ebenezer J. Hill
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent died September 27, 1917. New member was elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Schuyler Merritt (Republican) 55.03%

Lynn W. Wilson (Democratic) 38.91%

Charles E. Haines (Socialist) 5.00%

Charles B. Allyn (Prohibition) 1.06%


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