79th United States Congress
House of Representatives

District
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation
Rhode Island 2nd
Vacant
John E. Fogarty resigned during the previous Congress.
John E. Fogarty (D)
February 7, 1945
Montana 2nd
James F. O'Connor (D)
Died January 15, 1945
Wesley A. D'Ewart (R)
June 5, 1945
Virginia 3rd
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. (D)
Resigned February 15, 1945, to become general counsel and executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America
J. Vaughan Gary (D)
March 6, 1945
Illinois 24th
James V. Heidinger (R)
Died March 22, 1945
Roy Clippinger (R)
November 6, 1945
New Mexico At-large
Clinton P. Anderson (D)
Resigned June 30, 1945, after being appointed Secretary of Agriculture
Vacant
Not filled this term
New Jersey 4th
D. Lane Powers (R)
Resigned August 30, 1945, to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey
Frank A. Mathews, Jr. (R)
November 6, 1945
Oregon 1st
James W. Mott (R)
Died November 12, 1945
A. Walter Norblad (R)
January 18, 1946
North Carolina 10th
Joseph W. Ervin (D)
Died December 25, 1945
Sam Ervin (D)
January 22, 1946
New York 19th
Samuel Dickstein (D)
Resigned December 30, 1945
Arthur G. Klein (D)
February 19, 1946
Virginia 6th
Clifton A. Woodrum (D)
Resigned December 31, 1945, to become president of the American Plant Food Council, Inc.
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. (D)
January 22, 1946
Georgia 5th
Robert Ramspeck (D)
Resigned December 31, 1945, to become executive vice-president of the Air Transport Association
Helen D. Mankin (D)
February 12, 1946
Pennsylvania 33rd
Samuel A. Weiss (D)
Resigned January 7, 1946, after being elected judge of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Frank Buchanan (D)
May 21, 1946
Pennsylvania 23rd
J. Buell Snyder (D)
Died February 24, 1946
Carl H. Hoffman (R)
May 21, 1946
North Carolina 8th
William O. Burgin (D)
Died April 11, 1946
Eliza Jane Pratt (D)
May 25, 1946
Virginia 5th
Thomas G. Burch (D)
Resigned May 31, 1946, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate
Thomas B. Stanley (D)
November 5, 1946
Texas 6th
Luther A. Johnson (D)
Resigned July 17, 1946, after becoming judge of the United States Tax Court
Olin E. Teague (D)
August 24, 1946
Pennsylvania 10th
John W. Murphy (D)
Resigned July 17, 1946, to become judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
James P. Scoblick (R)
November 5, 1946
Minnesota 3rd
William Gallagher (DFL)
Died August 13, 1946
Vacant
Not filled this term
Puerto Rico At-large
Jesús T. Piñero (PPD)
Resigned September 2, 1946, after being appointed Governor of Puerto Rico
Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD)
September 11, 1946
New York 4th
William B. Barry (D)
Died October 20, 1946
Vacant
Not filled this term
Alabama 8th
John Sparkman (D)
Resigned November 6, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant
Not filled this term
Idaho 2nd
Henry Dworshak (R)
Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant
Not filled this term
Virginia 7th
Absalom W. Robertson (D)
Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Burr Harrison (D)
November 5, 1946
Wisconsin 2nd
Robert K. Henry (R)
Died November 20, 1946
Vacant
Not filled this term

Question: What role did Luther A. Johnson (D) serve and who was he succeeded by?
Answer: Luther A. Johnson (D) served as representative until July 17, 1946, which was later succeeded by Olin E. Teague (D), from August 24, 1946.