There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1915:
District
|
Incumbent
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This race
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Member
|
Party
|
First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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South Carolina 4
|
Joseph T. Johnson
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Democratic
|
1900
|
Incumbent resigned April 19, 1915 to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. New member elected September 14, 1915. Democratic hold.
|
|
New York 23
|
Joseph A. Goulden
|
Democratic
|
1912
|
Incumbent died May 3, 1915. New member elected November 2, 1915. Republican gain.
|
- ▌Y William Bennet (Republican) 46.2%
- ▌Ellsworth J. Healy (Democratic) 44.6%
- ▌George Dobsevage (Socialist) 8.6%[2]
|
New York 31
|
Edwin A. Merritt
|
Republican
|
1912 (special)
|
Incumbent died December 4, 1914. New member elected November 2, 1915. Republican hold.
|
- ▌Y Bertrand Snell (Republican) 67.3%
- ▌William L. Allen (Democratic) 23.6%
- ▌Howard D. Hadley (Progressive) 5.0%
- ▌Franklin D. Wallace (Prohibition) 3.5%[3]
|
New York 36
|
Sereno E. Payne
|
Republican
|
1889 (special)
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Incumbent died December 10, 1914. New member elected November 2, 1915. Republican hold.
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- ▌Y Norman J. Gould (Republican) 64.8%
- ▌Louis J. Licht (Democratic) 29.7%
- ▌Anson L. Gardner (Prohibition) 4.8%[4]
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Pennsylvania 24
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Vacant
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Rep.-elect William M. Brown (R) died January 31, 1915. New member elected November 3, 1915. Republican hold.
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- ▌Y Henry W. Temple (Republican) 65.6%
- ▌Carl E. Gibson (Democratic) 22.3%
- ▌W. K. Ramsey (Socialist) 8.1%
- ▌A. S. Hunter (Prohibition) 4.1%[5]
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- ^ "SC - District 04 Special Election Race - Sep 14, 1915". Our Campaigns. November 26, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "NY District 23 Special Race - Nov 02, 1915". Our Campaigns. February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "NY District 31 Special Race - Nov 02, 1915". Our Campaigns. February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "NY District 36 Special Race - Nov 02, 1915". Our Campaigns. April 14, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "PA - District 24 Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1915". Our Campaigns. June 9, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2022.