64th United States Congress
House of Representatives
Table:
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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