United States House of Representatives special elections, 1917

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.

64th United States Congress

District	Vacator			Reason for Vacancy	Candidates
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Reason for Vacancy	Candidates
Georgia 8th	Samuel J. Tribble	Democratic	1910	Incumbent died December 8, 1916. Successor elected January 11, 1917. Democratic hold.	√ Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (Democratic)
South Carolina 5th	David E. Finley	Democratic	1898	Incumbent resigned January 26, 1917. Successor elected February 21, 1917. Democratic hold.	√ Paul G. McCorkle (Democratic)

District	Vacator			Reason for Vacancy	Candidates
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Reason for Vacancy	Candidates
New York 15th	Vacant			Representative-elect Michael F. Conry died during previous congress. Successor was elected April 12, 1917. Democratic gain.	√ Thomas F. Smith (Democratic)
New Hampshire 1st	Cyrus A. Sulloway	Republican	1894	Incumbent died March 11, 1917. Successor was elected May 29, 1917. Republican hold.	√ Sherman E. Burroughs (Republican)
Indiana 6th	Daniel W. Comstock	Republican	1916	Incumbent died May 19, 1917. Successor was elected June 29, 1917. Republican hold.	√ Richard N. Elliott (Republican)
North Dakota 1st	Henry T. Helgesen	Republican	1910	Incumbent died April 10, 1917. Successor was elected July 20, 1917. Republican hold.	√ John M. Baer (Republican)
Pennsylvania 28th	Orrin D. Bleakley	Republican	1916	Incumbent resigned April 3, 1917, after being convicted and fined under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. Successor was elected November 6, 1917. Republican gain.	√ Earl H. Beshlin (Democratic)
Massachusetts 6th	Augustus P. Gardner	Republican	1902 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1917, to join the U.S. Army. Successor was elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold.	√ Willfred W. Lufkin (Republican)
Connecticut 4th	Ebenezer J. Hill	Republican	1894	Incumbent died September 27, 1917. Successor was elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold.	√ Schuyler Merritt (Republican)

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