There were several special elections to the

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in 1923, spanning the

67th United States Congress The 67th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 192 ...

and

68th United States Congress The 68th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 ...

67th Congress

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John I. Nolan John Ignatius Nolan (January 14, 1874 – November 18, 1922) was an American Foundry#Mold making, iron molder and politician who represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1922. Backgro ...

, , Republican ,

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 November 18, 1922.
New member elected January 23, 1923.
Republican hold.
Successor also elected to the next term, see below. , nowrap ,

68th Congress

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, , Incumbent member-elect died during previous congress.
New member elected January 23, 1923.
Republican hold.
Successor also elected to finish the 67th Congress, see above. , nowrap , , - , , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Rep. James R. Mann died during previous congress.
New member elected April 3, 1923.
Republican gain.
, nowrap , , - , , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Rep.

Henry Z. Osborne Henry Zenas Osborne (October 4, 1848 – February 8, 1923) was an American Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1923. Biography He was born in New Lebanon, New York on October 4, 1848. I ...

died during previous congress.
New member elected May 1, 1923.
Republican gain.
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Horace M. Towner Horace Mann Towner (October 23, 1855 – November 23, 1937) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 8th congressional district and appointed the governor of Puerto Rico. In an ...

, , Republican ,

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 April 1, 1923 to become

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.
New member elected June 19, 1923.
Republican hold.
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John M. C. Smith John M. C. Smith (February 6, 1853 – March 30, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district. Biography Smith was born in 1853 in Belfast on the Ireland, ...

, , Republican ,

1920
1921 , , Incumbent died March 30, 1923.
New member elected June 19, 1923.
Republican hold.
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John R. Tyson John Russell Tyson (November 28, 1856 – March 27, 1923) was an American lawyer, politician and judge. He served in the Alabama legislature before becoming a circuit judge, and later serving on the Alabama Supreme Court as associate just ...

, , Democratic ,

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

, , Incumbent died March 27, 1923.
New member elected August 14, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
, nowrap , , - , , J. Stanley Webster , , Republican ,

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

, , Incumbent resigned May 8, 1923 to become a

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.
New member elected September 25, 1923.
Democratic gain.
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Lewis E. Sawyer Lewis Ernest Sawyer (June 24, 1867 – May 5, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Sawyer moved with his parents to Lee County, Mississippi. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the ...

, , Democratic ,

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

, , Incumbent died May 5, 1923.
New member elected October 6, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
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J. Campbell Cantrill James Campbell Cantrill (July 9, 1870 – September 2, 1923) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Background Born in Georgetown, Kentucky to Jennie Moore and James E. Cantrill, James Edward Campbell ...

, , Democratic ,

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

, , Incumbent died September 2, 1923.
New member elected November 30, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
, nowrap , , - , , John W. Rainey , , Democratic , 1918 , , Incumbent died May 4, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
, nowrap , , - , , Daniel J. Riordan , , 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 ...

1900
1906 , , Incumbent died April 28, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
, nowrap , , - , , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Rep.

William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran (February 28, 1854March 1, 1923), commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American politician and orator. He served as a United States representative from the East Side of M ...

died during previous congress.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
, nowrap , , - , , James V. Ganly , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent died September 7, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Republican gain.
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Luther W. Mott Luther Wright Mott (November 30, 1874 – July 10, 1923) was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York. Born in Oswego, New York, Oswego, he attended the public schools and graduated from Harvard Univer ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent died September 7, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
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Claude Kitchin Claude Kitchin (March 24, 1869 – May 31, 1923) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina from 1901 until his death in 1923. A lifelong member of the Democra ...

, , Democratic ,

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

, , Incumbent died May 31, 1923.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
, nowrap , , - , , Porter H. Dale , , Republican ,

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

, , Incumbent resigned August 11, 1923 to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 6, 1923.
Republican hold.
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Benjamin G. Humphreys II Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II (August 17, 1865 – October 16, 1923) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Mississippi. He was known by his constituents as "Our Ben." Early life Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II was bo ...

, , Democratic ,

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 died October 16, 1923.
New member elected November 27, 1923.
Demcoratic hold.
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References

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1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...