1963 United States House of Representatives elections

Six members of the United States House of Representatives were elected in special elections in 1963.

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	Clement W. Miller	Democratic	1958	Incumbent member-elect had died October 7, 1962, but was posthumously re-elected. New member elected January 22, 1963. Republican gain.	▌Y Donald H. Clausen (Republican) 54.20% ▌William F. Grader (Democratic) 44.66% ▌John C. Stuart (Democratic) 1.14%[1]
California 23	Clyde Doyle	Democratic	1944 1946 (Lost) 1948	Incumbent died March 14, 1963. New member elected June 11, 1963. Republican gain.	▌Y Del M. Clawson (Republican) 53.19% ▌Carley V. Porter (Democratic) 35.37% ▌Maurice H. Quigley (Democratic) 4.69% ▌Armand R. Porter (Democratic) 2.67% ▌James E. Christo (Democratic) 1.41% ▌Lynn W. Johnston (Democratic) 1.41%[2]
Pennsylvania 15	Francis E. Walter	Democratic	1932	Incumbent died May 31, 1963. New member elected July 30, 1963. Democratic hold.	▌Y Fred B. Rooney (Democratic) 53.55% ▌Robert Bartlett (Republican) 46.45%[3]
North Dakota 1	Hjalmar C. Nygaard	Republican	1960	Incumbent died July 18, 1963. New member elected October 22, 1963. Republican hold.	▌Y Mark Andrews (Republican) 49.09% ▌John Hove (Democratic-NPL) 44.30% ▌John W. Scott (Conservative Republican) 6.25%[4]
Pennsylvania 23	Leon H. Gavin	Republican	1942	Incumbent died September 15, 1963. New member elected November 5, 1963. Republican hold.	▌Y Albert W. Johnson (Republican) 58.41% ▌William T. Hagerty (Democratic) 41.60%[5]
Texas 10	Homer Thornberry	Democratic	1948	Incumbent resigned December 20, 1963, to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. New member elected December 21, 1963. Democratic hold.	▌Y J. J. Pickle (Democratic) 62.91% ▌Jim Dobbs (Republican) 37.09[6]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References

1. "Our Campaigns - CA District 1 - Special Election Race - Jan 22, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Our Campaigns - CA District 23 - Special Election Race - Jun 11, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. "Our Campaigns - PA District 15 - Special Election Race - Jul 30, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Our Campaigns - ND District 1 - Special Election Race - Oct 22, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com.
5. "Our Campaigns - PA District 23 - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com.
6. "Our Campaigns - TX District 10 - Special Election Race - Dec 21, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com.