1949_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections Knowpia

There were five special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1949, during the 81st United States Congress.

List of elections edit

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 7	John J. Delaney	Democratic	1918 (Special)	Incumbent died November 18, 1948, during previous congress. New member elected February 15, 1949. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Louis B. Heller (Democratic) 54.8% ▌Francis E. Dorn (Republican) 38.7% ▌Minneola Ingersoll (American Labor) 6.5%
New York 20	Sol Bloom	Democratic	1923 (Special)	Incumbent died March 7, 1949. New member elected May 17, 1949. Liberal gain.	▌ Y Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (Liberal) 50.7% ▌Benjamin Shalleck (Democratic) 30.2% ▌William H. McIntyre (Republican) 12.5% ▌Annette T. Rubinstein (American Labor) 6.6%^[1]
Pennsylvania 26	Robert L. Coffey	Democratic	1948	Incumbent died April 20, 1949. New member elected September 13, 1949. Republican gain.	▌ Y John P. Saylor (Republican) 53.8% ▌Curry E. Coffey (Democratic) 46.2%
California 5	Richard J. Welch	Republican	1926 (Special)	Incumbent died September 10, 1949. New member elected November 8, 1949. Democratic gain.	▌ Y John F. Shelley (Democratic) 55.52% ▌Lloyd J. Cosgrove (Republican) 37.82% ▌Charles R. Garry (Democratic) 6.66%^[2]
New York 10	Andrew L. Somers	Democratic	1924	Incumbent died April 6, 1949. New member elected November 8, 1949. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Edna F. Kelly (Democratic) 55.1% ▌Jules Cohen (Liberal) 27.5% ▌George H. Fankuchen (Republican) 17.5%