1937 United States House of Representatives elections

There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1937 during the 75th United States Congress.

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Texas 10	James P. Buchanan	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent died February 22, 1937. New member elected April 10, 1937. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 27.7% ▌Morton Harris (Democratic) 17.1% ▌Polk Shelton (Democratic) 14.8% ▌Sam V. Stone (Democratic) 13.5% ▌C. N. Avery (Democratic) 13.2% ▌Houghton Brownlee (Democratic) 10.1% ▌Ayres K. Ross (Democratic) 3.6%[1]
California 10	Henry E. Stubbs	Democratic	1932	Incumbent died February 28, 1937. New member elected May 4, 1937. Democratic hold.	▌Y Alfred J. Elliott (Democratic) 48.9% ▌Harry A. Hopkins (Republican) 38.7% ▌Al Sessions (Progressive) 12.4%[2]
Pennsylvania 18	Benjamin K. Focht	Republican	1932	Incumbent died March 27, 1937. New member elected May 11, 1937. Republican hold.	▌Y Richard M. Simpson (Republican) 58.0% ▌Lowell H. Alexander (Democratic) 42.0%[3]
Massachusetts 7	William P. Connery Jr.	Democratic	1922	Incumbent died June 15, 1937. New member elected September 28, 1937. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lawrence J. Connery (Democratic) 59.0% ▌Edward Sirois (Republican) 39.6% ▌Fred G. Bushold (Union) 1.4%[4]
New York 17	Theodore A. Peyser	Democratic	1932	Incumbent died August 8, 1937. New member elected November 2, 1937. Republican gain.	▌Y Bruce F. Barton (Republican) 53.0% ▌Stanley Osserman (Democratic) 32.4% ▌George Backer (American Labor) 14.0%[5]
New York 25	Charles D. Millard	Republican	1930	Incumbent resigned September 29, 1937 when elected surrogate of Westchester County. New member elected November 2, 1937. Republican hold.	▌Y Ralph A. Gamble (Republican) 60.9% ▌Homer A. Stebbins (Democratic) 37.6% ▌Emil Schlesinger (American Labor) 1.5%[6]
New York 27	Philip A. Goodwin	Republican	1932	Incumbent died June 6, 1937. New member elected November 2, 1937. Republican hold.	▌Y Lewis K. Rockefeller (Republican) 57.2% ▌Nancy Schoonmaker (Democratic) 42.8%[7]
Virginia 3	Andrew J. Montague	Democratic	1934	Incumbent died January 24, 1937. New member elected November 2, 1937. Democratic hold.	▌Y Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (Democratic) 99.9%[8]
Oklahoma 5	Robert P. Hill	Democratic	1936	Incumbent died October 29, 1937. New member elected December 10, 1937. Democratic hold.	▌Y Gomer G. Smith (Democratic) 74.5% ▌Harlan Deupree (Republican) 25.2%[9]
Massachusetts 11	John P. Higgins	Democratic	1934	Incumbent resigned September 30, 1937 to become chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. New member elected December 14, 1937. Democratic hold.	▌Y Thomas A. Flaherty (Democratic) 69.6% ▌John F. Cotter (Republican) 30.4%[10]

References

1. "TX District 10 - Special Election Race - Apr 10, 1937". Our Campaigns. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
2. "CA District 10 - Special Election Race - May 04, 1937". Our Campaigns. July 28, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
3. "PA - District 18 - Special Election Race - May 11, 1937". Our Campaigns. November 5, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
4. "MA District 7 - Special Election Race - Sep 28, 1937". Our Campaigns. October 29, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
5. "NY District 17 - Special Race - Nov 02, 1937". Our Campaigns. November 16, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
6. "NY District 25 - Special Race - Nov 02, 1937". Our Campaigns. May 18, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
7. "NY District 27 - Special Race - Nov 02, 1937". Our Campaigns. May 18, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
8. "VA - District 03 - Special Election Race - Nov 02, 1937". Our Campaigns. July 7, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
9. "OK District 05 - Special Election Race - Dec 10, 1937". Our Campaigns. November 22, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
10. "MA District 11 - Special Election Race - Dec 14, 1937". Our Campaigns. October 29, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2022.