There were twelve special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1913, during the

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63rd United States Congress The 63rd 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, D.C. from March 4, 1913, to ...

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Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937), also known as Joe T. Robinson, was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937, serving ...

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1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

, , Incumbent resigned January 14, 1913 to become

Governor of Arkansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

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New member elected January 15, 1913, having already been elected to the next term.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

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John W. Weeks John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860July 12, 1926) was an American banker and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican, he served as Mayor of Newton from 1902 to 1903, a United States representative from 1905 to 1913, United States Senator fr ...

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, , Incumbent resigned March 4, 1913, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected April 15, 1913.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , ,

Albert S. Burleson Albert Sidney Burleson (June 7, 1863 – November 24, 1937) was a progressive Democrat who served as United States Postmaster General and Representative in Congress. He was a strong supporter of William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, so Wil ...

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1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

, , Incumbent resigned March 6, 1913 to become

U.S. Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The PMG is selected and appointed by ...

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New member elected April 15, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , George S. Legaré , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent member-elect died January 31, 1913.
New member elected April 29, 1913.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - , , Lewis J. Martin , , Democratic ,

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

, , Incumbent died May 5, 1913.
New member elected July 22, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

Forrest Goodwin Forrest Goodwin (June 14, 1862 – May 28, 1913) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Skowhegan, Maine and attended the common schools, graduated from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy. He also graduated fr ...

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, , Incumbent died May 28, 1913.
New member elected September 9, 1913.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

John W. Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...

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1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

, , Incumbent resigned August 29, 1913 to become

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New member elected October 14, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

Seaborn Roddenbery Seaborn Anderson Roddenbery (January 12, 1870 - September 25, 1913) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Georgia, known for his proposal of an anti-miscegenation amendment to the United States Constitu ...

, , Democratic , 1910 , , Incumbent died September 25, 1913.
New member elected November 4, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

George Konig George Konig (January 26, 1856 – May 31, 1913) was a United States Congressman who represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Konig was born to George Konig (the 2nd) and ...

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, , Incumbent died May 31, 1913.
New member elected November 4, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , William Wilder , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent died September 11, 1913.
New member elected November 4, 1913.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

Timothy Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent leader within Tammany Hall. He was known euphemistically as "Dry Dollar", as the ...

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1903

, , Incumbent died August 31, 1913.
New member elected November 4, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , ,

Francis B. Harrison Francis Burton Harrison (December 18, 1873 – November 21, 1957) was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and was appointed governor-general of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow ...

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1904

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

, , Incumbent resigned September 1, 1913 to become

Governor-General of the Philippines The Governor-General of the Philippines (Spanish: ''Gobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas''; Filipino: ''Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas''; Japanese: ) was the title of the government executive during the colon ...

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New member elected November 4, 1913.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

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1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

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