72nd United States Congress
Senate
Replacements: 8 No net gains for either party Deaths: 6 Resignations: 3 Interim appointments: 4 Total seats with changes: 11

72nd United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: Replacements: 8 No net gains for either party Deaths: 6 Resignations: 3 Interim appointments: 4 Total seats with changes: 11

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

Vermont (3)	Frank C. Partridge (R)	Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term. Successor elected March 31, 1931.	Warren Austin (R)	April 1, 1931

New Jersey (2)	Dwight Morrow (R)	Died October 5, 1931. Successor was appointed and later elected.	William W. Barbour (R)	December 1, 1931

Arkansas (3)	Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)	Died November 6, 1931. Successor was appointed to finish the term.	Hattie Caraway (D)	November 13, 1931

Georgia (2)	William J. Harris (D)	Died April 18, 1932. Successor was appointed to finish the term.	John S. Cohen (D)	April 25, 1932

Colorado (3)	Charles W. Waterman (R)	Died August 27, 1932. Successor was appointed to finish the term.	Walter Walker (D)	September 16, 1932

Washington (3)	Wesley L. Jones (R)	Died November 19, 1932. Successor was appointed to finish the term.	Elijah S. Grammer (R)	November 22, 1932

Colorado (3)	Walter Walker (D)	Interim appointee lost election to finish term. Successor elected November 8, 1932.	Karl C. Schuyler (R)	December 7, 1932

North Carolina (3)	Cameron A. Morrison (D)	Interim appointee lost election to finish term. Successor elected November 8, 1932.	Robert R Reynolds (D)	December 5, 1932

Georgia (2)	John S. Cohen (D)	Interim appointee lost election to finish term. Successor elected January 12, 1933.	Richard Russell, Jr. (D)	January 12, 1933

Missouri (3)	Harry B. Hawes (D)	Incumbent retired and then resigned early February 3, 1933. Successor appointed having already been elected.	Bennett Champ Clark (D)	February 3, 1933

Montana (2)	Thomas J. Walsh (D)	Died March 2, 1933 Seat remained vacant until next Congress	Vacant

Sentence(s)

William J. Harris (D), was the United States Congress senator until April 18, 1932 and John S. Cohen (D) was from April 25, 1932 – January 1933 and Richard Russell, Jr. (D), was the senator from January 12, 1933.

final_sentence: William J. Harris (D), was the United States Congress senator until April 18, 1932 and John S. Cohen (D) was from April 25, 1932 – January 1933 and Richard Russell, Jr. (D), was the senator from January 12, 1933.