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There were twelve special elections in 1947β€”β€”to the: United States House of Representatives during theβ€”β€”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/before their term after they had been electedβ€”β€”to it. Five resigned during their term.


1947 U.S. House of Representatives elections

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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 electionsβ€»

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.
Wisconsin 2 Robert K. Henry Republican 1944 Incumbent died November 20, "1946."
New member elected April 22, 1947.
Republican hold.
Washington 3 Fred B. Norman Republican 1946 Incumbent died April 18, 1947.
New member elected June 7, 1947.
Republican hold.
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.
  • β–ŒGreen tickY Edward Garmatz (Democratic) 52.90%
  • β–ŒSimon P. Jarosinski (Independent) 30.71%
  • β–ŒEdward S. Panetti (Republican) 16.40%
Texas 9 Joseph J. Mansfield Democratic 1916 Incumbent died July 12, 1947.
New member elected August 23, 1947.
Democratic hold.
  • β–ŒGreen tickY Clark W. Thompson (Democratic) 45.78%
  • β–ŒL. J. Sulak (Democratic) 32.87%
  • β–ŒJ. C. Trahan (Democratic) 12.99%
  • β–ŒGeorge W. Hill (Democratic) 5.79%
  • β–ŒV. M. Stokes (Democratic) 0.93%
  • β–ŒMorris Schreiber (Republican) 0.85%
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.
  • β–ŒGreen tickY Kenneth M. Regan (Democratic) 43.50%
  • β–ŒWoodrow W. Bean Sr. (Democratic) 38.33%
  • β–ŒVictor B. Gilbert (Democratic) 8.47%
  • β–ŒOrd R. Gary (Democratic) 6.37%
  • β–ŒLouis A. Fail (Democratic) 2.02%
  • β–ŒJames W. Metcalfe (Democratic) 0.77%
  • β–ŒPat Hargrove (Democratic) 0.55%
Michigan 11 Fred Bradley Republican 1938 Incumbent died May 24, 1947.
New member elected August 26, 1947.
Republican hold.
  • β–ŒGreen tickY Charles E. Potter (Republican) 69.96%
  • β–ŒHarold D. Beaton (Democratic) 30.03%
Pennsylvania 8 Charles L. Gerlach Republican 1938 Incumbent died May 5, 1947.
New member elected September 9, 1947.
Republican hold.
Indiana 10 Raymond S. Springer Republican 1938 Incumbent died August 28, 1947.
New member elected November 4, 1947.
Republican hold.
  • β–ŒGreen tickY Ralph Harvey (Republican) 53.73%
  • β–ŒFrank A. Hanley (Democratic) 43.84%
  • β–ŒCarl W. Thompson (Prohibition) 2.43%
New York 14 Leo F. Rayfiel Democratic 1944 Incumbent resigned September 13, 1947.
New member elected November 4, 1947.
Democratic hold.
Ohio 4 Robert F. Jones Republican 1938 Incumbent resigned September 2, 1947 to join the FCC.
New member elected November 4, 1947.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 9 Charles L. Gifford Republican 1942 Incumbent died August 23, 1947.
New member elected November 18, 1947.
Republican hold.

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