# 1917 United States House of Representatives elections

There were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1917, during the 64th United States Congress and 65th United States Congress.

## List of elections

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Georgia 8th | Samuel J. Tribble | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent died December 8, 1916, after re-election. New member elected January 11, 1917 to finish the current term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. | ▌Y Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (Democratic) 59.22% ▌Q. L. Williford (Democratic) 40.78% |
| Georgia 8th | Samuel J. Tribble | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent died December 8, 1916, after re-election. New member elected January 11, 1917 to begin the next term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate to finish the previous term; see above. | ▌Y Charles H. Brand (Democratic) Unopposed |
| South Carolina 5th | David E. Finley | Democratic | 1898 | Incumbent died January 26, 1917, after re-election. New member elected February 21, 1917 to finish the current term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. | ▌Y Paul G. McCorkle (Democratic) Unopposed |
| South Carolina 5th | David E. Finley | Democratic | 1898 | Incumbent died January 26, 1917, during previous congress after re-election. New member elected February 21, 1917 to begin the next term. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate to finish the previous term; see above. | ▌Y William F. Stevenson (Democratic) Unopposed |
| New York 15th | Michael F. Conry | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent died March 2, 1917, during previous congress. New member elected April 12, 1917. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Thomas F. Smith (Democratic) ▌John N. Boyle (Republican) 20.34% ▌Joseph D. Cannon (Socialist) 6.21% ▌William Crosby (Prohibition) 0.04% |
| New Hampshire 1st | Cyrus A. Sulloway | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent died March 11, 1917. New member elected May 29, 1917. Republican hold. | ▌Y Sherman E. Burroughs (Republican) 51.67% ▌Patrick H. Sullivan (Democratic) 47.97% ▌Charles W. Greene (Socialist) 0.36% |
| Indiana 6th | Daniel W. Comstock | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent died May 19, 1917. New member was elected June 29, 1917. Republican hold. | ▌Y Richard N. Elliott (Republican) 54.34% ▌Finly H. Gray (Democratic) 45.67% |
| North Dakota 1st | Henry T. Helgesen | Republican | 1910 | Incumbent died April 10, 1917. New member was elected July 20, 1917. Republican hold. | ▌Y John M. Baer (Republican-NPL) [data missing] |
| Pennsylvania 28th | Orrin D. Bleakley | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent resigned April 3, 1917, after being convicted and fined under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. New member elected November 6, 1917. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Earl H. Beshlin (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Massachusetts 6th | Augustus P. Gardner | Republican | 1902 (special) | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1917, to join the U.S. Army. New member elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold. | ▌Y Willfred W. Lufkin (Republican) 68.82% ▌George A. Schofield (Democratic) 25.28% ▌Chester W. Bixby (Socialist) 5.91% |
| Connecticut 4th | Ebenezer J. Hill | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent died September 27, 1917. New member was elected November 6, 1917. Republican hold. | ▌Y Schuyler Merritt (Republican) 55.03% ▌Lynn W. Wilson (Democratic) 38.91% ▌Charles E. Haines (Socialist) 5.00% ▌Charles B. Allyn (Prohibition) 1.06% |