1897 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:1897 U.S. House of Representatives elections
Country:United States
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1896 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:1896
Next Election:1898 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:1898
Majority Seats:179
Election Date:April 20, 1897 – November 23, 1897
Image1:Thomas Brackett Reed - Brady-Handy.jpg
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Last Election1:210 seats
Seats1:3
Seat Change1: 2
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Last Election2:124 seats
Seats2:5
Seat Change2: 2
Party4:Populist Party (US)
Last Election4:22 seats
Seats4:0
Party5:Silver Party (US)
Last Election5:1 seat
Seats5:0

There were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1897 during the 55th United States Congress, which began on March 4, 1897. None of the special elections in 1897 were during the 54th United States Congress, which ended March 3, 1897.

|-! | James J. Davidson| | Republican| 1896| | Member-elect died January 2, 1897, before the term.
New member elected April 20, 1897 and seated May 3, 1897.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard P. Giles| | Democratic| 1896| | Member-elect died November 17, 1896, before the term.
New member elected June 1, 1897 and seated June 10, 1897.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Seth L. Milliken| | Republican| 1882| | Member-elect died April 18, 1897.
New member elected June 21, 1897 and seated July 1, 1897.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | John L. McLaurin| | Democratic| 1892 | | Incumbent resigned May 31, 1897, when appointed U.S. Senator.
New member elected October 12, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Democratic hold.| nowrap | James Norton (Democratic)
Unopposed[2]

|-! | Ashley B. Wright| | Republican| 1892| | Incumbent died August 14, 1897.
New member elected November 2, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | William S. Holman| | Democratic| 1858
1864
1866
1876
1880
1894
1896| | Incumbent died April 22, 1897.
New member elected August 10, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Francis H. Wilson| | Republican| 1894| | Incumbent resigned September 30, 1897, to become Postmaster of Brooklyn.
New member elected November 2, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward D. Cooke| | Republican| 1894| | Incumbent died June 24, 1897.
New member elected November 23, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fifty-fifth Congress March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899 . June 7, 2019 . . History.house.gov . December 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223011405/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40211 . dead .
  2. Web site: SC - District 06 Special Election . November 24, 2008 . November 11, 2019 . OurCampaigns.com., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin