There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919, during the

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, , Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919.
New member

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March 4, 1919.
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, , 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 Charles August Sulzer (February 24, 1879 – April 15, 1919) was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Alaska from 1917 to 1919. Life and career Sulzer was born on February 24, 1879, in Roselle, New Jer ...

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, , Incumbent died April 28, 1919 during an election recount.
New member

June 5, 1919.
Democratic hold.
Winner would later be unseated by the contested election. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John L. Burnett John Lawson Burnett (January 20, 1854 – May 13, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Life Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, Cave Spring, Georgia, and the local high ...

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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 died May 13, 1919.
New member

September 30, 1919.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Joseph Bryan Thompson Joseph Bryan Thompson (April 29, 1871 – September 18, 1919) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born near Sherman, Texas, Thompson attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in ...

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

, , Incumbent died September 18, 1919.
New member

November 8, 1919.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , - !

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