1919 Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Special Election
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There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919, during the 65th United States Congress and 66th United States Congress.


65th United States Congress

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Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treas ...
, , Democratic , 1902 , , Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
New member elected February 25, 1919.
Democratic hold.
Winner also elected the same day to the next term, see below. , nowrap , , - , , Edward E. Robbins , , Republican ,
1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * J ...
, , Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919.
New member
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March 4, 1919.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


66th United States Congress

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Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treas ...
, , Democratic , 1902 , , Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
New member elected February 25, 1919.
Democratic hold.
Winner also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles C. Carlin , , Democratic , 1907 , , Incumbent resigned to manage the presidential campaign of A. Mitchell Palmer.
New member elected April 27, 1919.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles August Sulzer , , Democratic ,
1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * J ...
, , Incumbent died April 28, 1919 during an election recount.
New member
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
June 5, 1919.
Democratic hold.
Winner would later be unseated by the contested election. , nowrap , , - ! , John L. Burnett , , Democratic ,
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 died May 13, 1919.
New member
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
September 30, 1919.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph Bryan Thompson , , Democratic , 1912 , , Incumbent died September 18, 1919.
New member
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 8, 1919.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , - !


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