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There were twelve special elections in 1947 to the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the [[80th United States Congress]]. Each party held all of its seats elected in 1947, with the majority [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] keeping its seven seats, and President [[Harry S. Truman|Harry Truman's]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] keeping its five. Therefore, no party lost or gained U.S House seats in 1947.
Of the twelve vacancies, seven were caused by the incumbent's death during their term or before their term after they had been elected to it. Five resigned during their term.
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1947 U.S. House of Representatives elections
| country = United States
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1946 United States House of Representatives elections
| previous_year = 1946
| next_election = 1947 United States House of Representatives elections
| next_year = 1948
| seats_for_election = 12 (out of 435) seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
| majority_seats = 218
| election_date = January 28, 1947 – November 18, 1947
| image_size = 160x180px
| image1 = File:Joseph W. Martin (1939 cropped).jpg
| leader1 = [[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]]
| leaders_seat1 = {{ushr|MA|14|T}}
| party1 = Republican Party (US)
| seats1 = '''7'''
| seat_change1 = 0
| image2 = File:Sam Rayburn.jpg
| leader2 = [[Sam Rayburn]]
| leaders_seat2 = {{ushr|TX|4|T}}
| party2 = Democratic Party (US)
| seats2 = 5
| seat_change2 = 0
}}
== List of elections ==
Elections are listed by date and district.
{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}
|-
! {{ushr|AL|8|X}}
| [[John Sparkman]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama|1936]]
| {{party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned November 5, 1946 to become [[List of United States senators from Alabama|U.S. Senator]].<br>New member <!--[[1947 Alabama's 8th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''January 28, 1947'''.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Robert E. Jones Jr.]]''' (Democratic)
* ''Unopposed''<ref>{{cite web |title=AL District 8 - Special Election Race - Jan 28, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=June 29, 2011 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=577037}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|WI|2|X}}
| [[Robert Kirkland Henry|Robert K. Henry]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|1944]]
| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent died November 20, 1946.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''April 22, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Glenn Robert Davis|Glenn R. Davis]]''' (Republican) 50.58%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Carl W. Thompson]] (Democratic) 48.81%
* {{Party stripe|Socialist Party (US)}}Mary Jo Uphoff (Socialist) 0.61%<ref>{{cite web |title=WI District 2 - Special Election Race - Apr 22, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=October 28, 2018 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=372019}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|WA|3|X}}
| [[Fred B. Norman]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|1946]]
| {{Party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent died April 18, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Washington's 3rd congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''June 7, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} '''[[Russell Vernon Mack|Russell V. Mack]]''' (Republican) 51.45%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Charles R. Savage]] (Democratic) 48.55%<ref>{{cite web |title=WA District 3 - Special Election Race - Jun 07, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=April 28, 2011 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=83729}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|MD|3|X}}
| [[Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland|1938]]
| {{party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned May 16, 1947 to become [[mayor of Baltimore]].<br>New member <!--[[1947 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''July 15, 1947'''.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Edward Garmatz]]''' (Democratic) 52.90%
* {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}Simon P. Jarosinski (Independent) 30.71%
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Edward S. Panetti (Republican) 16.40%<ref>{{cite web |title=MD District 3 - Special Election Race - Jul 15, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 8, 2011 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714536}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|TX|9|X}}
| [[Joseph J. Mansfield]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1916]]
| {{party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent died July 12, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Texas's 9th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''August 23, 1947'''.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Clark W. Thompson (Texas politician)|Clark W. Thompson]]''' (Democratic) 45.78%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}L. J. Sulak (Democratic) 32.87%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}J. C. Trahan (Democratic) 12.99%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}George W. Hill (Democratic) 5.79%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}V. M. Stokes (Democratic) 0.93%
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Morris Schreiber (Republican) 0.85%<ref>{{cite web |title=TX District 09 - Special Election Race - Aug 23, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=February 21, 2010 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434314}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|TX|16|X}}
| [[R. Ewing Thomason]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1930]]
| {{party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned July 31, 1947 to become [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas|U.S. District Judge]].<br>New member <!--[[1947 Texas's 16th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''August 23, 1947'''.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Kenneth M. Regan]]''' (Democratic) 43.50%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Woodrow W. Bean Sr. (Democratic) 38.33%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Victor B. Gilbert (Democratic) 8.47%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Ord R. Gary (Democratic) 6.37%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Louis A. Fail (Democratic) 2.02%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}James W. Metcalfe (Democratic) 0.77%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Pat Hargrove (Democratic) 0.55%<ref>{{cite web |title=TX District 16 - Special Election Race - Aug 23, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=April 3, 2008 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434315}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|MI|11|X}}
| [[Frederick Van Ness Bradley|Fred Bradley]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|1938]]
| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent died May 24, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Michigan's 11th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''August 26, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Charles E. Potter]]''' (Republican) 69.96%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Harold D. Beaton (Democratic) 30.03%<ref>{{cite web |title=MI District 11 - Special Election Race - Aug 26, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=June 27, 2019 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=616829}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|PA|8|X}}
| [[Charles L. Gerlach]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1938]]
| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent died May 5, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''September 9, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Franklin H. Lichtenwalter]]''' (Republican) 61.37%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Phil H. Storch (Democratic) 38.63%<ref>{{cite web |title=PA - District 08 - Special Election Race - Sep 09, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=November 4, 2007 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=396478}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|IN|10|X}}
| [[Raymond S. Springer]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana|1938]]
| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent died August 28, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Indiana's 10th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''November 4, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Ralph Harvey]]''' (Republican) 53.73%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Frank A. Hanley (Democratic) 43.84%
* {{Party stripe|Prohibition Party}}Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition) 2.43%<ref>{{cite web |title=IN District 10 - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 17, 2010 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=617208}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|NY|14|X}}
| [[Leo F. Rayfiel]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1944]]
| {{party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned September 13, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 New York's 14th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''November 4, 1947'''.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Abraham J. Multer]]''' (Democratic) 58.18%
* {{Party stripe|American Labor Party}}[[Victor Rabinowitz]] (American Labor) 25.29%
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Jacob P. Lefkowitz (Republican) 16.53%<ref>{{cite web |title=NY District 14 Special Race - Nov 04, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 5, 2009 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=143082}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|OH|4|X}}
| [[Robert Franklin Jones|Robert F. Jones]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|1938]]
| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned September 2, 1947 to join the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]].<br>New member <!--[[1947 Ohio's 4th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''November 4, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[William Moore McCulloch|William M. McCulloch]]''' (Republican) 55.28%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Joseph B. Quatman (Democratic) 44.72%<ref>{{cite web |title=OH District 04 - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=May 21, 2008 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=443561}}</ref>
}}
|-
! {{ushr|MA|9|X}}
| [[Charles L. Gifford]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts|1942]]
| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent died August 23, 1947.<br>New member <!--[[1947 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election|elected]]-->elected '''November 18, 1947'''.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{plainlist |
* {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} '''[[Donald W. Nicholson]]''' (Republican) 57.71%
* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Jacinto F. Diniz]] (Democratic) 42.24%<ref>{{cite web |title=MA District 9 - Special Election Race - Nov 18, 1947 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 3, 2010 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=618896}}</ref>
}}
|}
== References ==
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{{United States House of Representatives elections}}
{{1947 United States elections}}
[[Category:1947 United States House of Representatives elections| ]]
[[Category:United States House of Representatives special elections|1947]]
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