Four members of the

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were elected in special elections in 1973 to the

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List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! ,

Nick Begich Nicholas Joseph Begich Sr. (born April 6, 1932 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska. He is presumed to hav ...

, , Democratic ,

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

, , Incumbent lost in a plane crash and declared dead.
New member

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March 6, 1973.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House ma ...

, , Democratic , 1940 , , Incumbent lost in a plane crash and declared dead pursuant to January 3, 1973.
New member elected March 20, 1973.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , William Mills , , Republican , 1971 , , Incumbent died May 24, 1973.
New member elected August 21, 1973.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George W. Collins , , Democratic , 1970 , , Incumbent member-elect died December 8, 1972, during the previous congress.
New member elected June 5, 1973.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Notes

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

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