There were ten elections in 1907 to the United States House of Representatives. Five were special elections in the
60th United States Congress
The 60th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907, to M ...
and the other five were new seats from the new state of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. There were no special elections in 1907 during the
61st United States Congress
The 61st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909, to ...
.
Elections are listed first by date, then by district.
Special elections
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William Alden Smith
William Alden Smith (May 12, 1859 – October 11, 1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. After the 1912 sinking of the ''Titanic'', Smith chaired the Senate hearings into the disaster. The audience ...
, , Republican
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1894
, , Incumbent resigned February 9, 1907, when
elected U.S. senator.
New member elected April 27, 1907.
Republican hold.
Successor seated March 17, 1908.
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Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
, , Republican
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1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
* February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...
, , Incumbent resigned January 28, 1907, when
elected U.S. senator.
New member elected May 23, 1907.
Republican hold.
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John E. Reyburn
John Edgar Reyburn (February 7, 1845 – January 4, 1914) was an American politician from Ohio who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1890 to 1897, Pennsylvania' ...
, , Republican
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1906
, , Incumbent resigned March 31, 1907, to become
Mayor of Philadelphia
The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Jim Kenney.
History
The first mayor of Philadelphia, ...
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New member elected November 5, 1907.
Republican hold.
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John F. Rixey
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1896
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...
, , Incumbent died February 8, 1907.
New member elected November 5, 1907.
Democratic hold.
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Campbell Slemp
Campbell Slemp (December 2, 1839 – October 13, 1907) was a farmer and Confederate officer in southwest Virginia who became a Readjuster Democrat after Congressional Reconstruction and served in the Virginia House of Delegates. He eventually j ...
, , Republican
,
1902
, , Incumbent died October 13, 1907.
New member elected November 5, 1907.
Republican hold.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, and elected its first five members of the House:
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New member elected September 17, 1907.
Republican gain.
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New member elected September 17, 1907.
Democratic gain.
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New member elected September 17, 1907.
Democratic gain.
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New member elected September 17, 1907.
Democratic gain.
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New member elected September 17, 1907.
Democratic gain.
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References
1907
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