64th United States Congress
House of Representatives
replacements: 9 Democratic: 2 seat loss Republican: 3 seat gain Progressive: 1 seat loss deaths: 8 resignations: 12 contested elections: 4 Total seats with changes: 15

64th United States Congress

Section Title: House of Representatives
Table Section Text: replacements: 9 Democratic: 2 seat loss Republican: 3 seat gain Progressive: 1 seat loss deaths: 8 resignations: 12 contested elections: 4 Total seats with changes: 15

District	Vacator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor

New York 31st	Vacant	Rep. Edwin A. Merritt died during previous congress	Bertrand Snell (R)	November 2, 1915

New York 36th	Vacant	Rep. Sereno E. Payne died during previous congress	Norman J. Gould (R)	November 2, 1915

Pennsylvania 24th	Vacant	Rep.-elect William M. Brown died during previous congress	Henry W. Temple (R)	November 2, 1915

South Carolina 4th	Joseph T. Johnson (D)	Resigned April 19, 1915	Samuel J. Nicholls (D)	September 4, 1915

New York 23rd	Joseph A. Goulden (D)	Died May 3, 1915	William S. Bennet (R)	November 2, 1915

Mississippi 5th	Samuel A. Witherspoon (D)	Died November 24, 1915	William W. Venable (D)	January 4, 1916

West Virginia 2nd	William Gay Brown Jr. (D)	Died March 9, 1916	George M. Bowers (R)	May 9, 1916

West Virginia 4th	Hunter H. Moss Jr. (R)	Died July 15, 1916	Harry C. Woodyard (R)	November 7, 1916

California 10th	William Stephens (Prog.)	Resigned July 22, 1916, after being elected Lieutenant Governor of California	Henry S. Benedict (R)	November 7, 1916

Virginia 7th	James Hay (D)	Resigned October 1, 1916, after being appointed judge of the United States Court of Claims	Thomas W. Harrison (D)	November 7, 1916

Philippines Resident Commissioner	Manuel L. Quezon	Resigned October 15, 1916, after being elected to the Senate of the Philippines	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner	Luis Muñoz Rivera	Died November 15, 1916	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Georgia 8th	Samuel J. Tribble (D)	Incumbent died December 8, 1916. Successor elected January 11, 1917.	Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (D)	January 11, 1917

South Carolina 5th	David E. Finley (D)	Resigned January 26, 1917. Successor elected February 21, 1917.	Paul G. McCorkle (D)	February 21, 1917

New York 15th	Michael F. Conry (D)	Died March 2, 1917	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

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