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.

67th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 5 John I. Nolan Republican 1912 Incumbent died November 18, 1922.
New member elected January 23, 1923.
Republican hold.
Successor also elected to the next term, see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Mae Nolan (Republican) 40.31%
  • ▌Edwin G. Bath (Republican) 33.28%
  • ▌George G. Kidwell (Farmer–Labor) 12.49%
  • ▌M. J. McGuire (Progressive) 7.15%
  • ▌W. Estes Von Krakau (Republican) 3.26%
  • ▌Clarence A. Henning (Democratic) 2.90%
  • ▌Frederick V. Weiss (Independent) 0.61%[1]
New York 19 Samuel Marx Democratic 1922 Member-elect died November 30, 1922.
New member elected January 30, 1923.
Democratic hold.

68th Congress

District Incumbent This race
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.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
California 10 Vacant Rep. Henry Z. Osborne died during previous congress.
New member elected May 1, 1923.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
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.
Alabama 2 John R. Tyson Democratic 1920 Incumbent died March 27, 1923.
New member elected August 14, 1923.
Democratic hold.
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.
Arkansas 6 Lewis E. Sawyer Democratic 1922 Incumbent died May 5, 1923.
New member elected October 6, 1923.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 7 J. Campbell Cantrill Democratic 1908 Incumbent died September 2, 1923.
New member elected November 30, 1923.
Democratic hold.
Illinois 4 John W. Rainey Democratic 1918 (Special) Incumbent died May 4, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Democratic hold.
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.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
New York 24 James V. Ganly Democratic 1922 Incumbent died September 7, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Republican gain.
New York 32 Luther W. Mott Republican 1912 Incumbent died September 7, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
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.
Mississippi 3 Benjamin G. Humphreys II Democratic 1902 Incumbent died October 16, 1923.
New member elected November 27, 1923.
Democratic hold.

References

  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
  2. ↑ New York Secretary of State (1923). "Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York".
  3. 1 2 "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
  4. ↑ "IL District 2-Special". OurCampaigns.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing Illinois Blue Book, 1923-1924 P. 793
  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
  6. ↑ "IA District 8 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. August 16, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  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
  8. ↑ "AL District 2 - Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2019., citing 1923 Alabama Official and Statistical Register
  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
  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
  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
  12. ↑ "IL District 4-Special". OurCampaigns.com. October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2019., citing Illinois Blue Book, 1925-1926
  13. ↑ "NY District 11 Special". OurCampaigns.com. April 4, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing NY Red Book
  14. ↑ "NY District 16 Special". OurCampaigns.com. January 8, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2019., citing NY Red Book
  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
  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
  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
  18. 1 2 "VT - District 02 - Special R Primary". OurCampaigns.com. July 15, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  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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