1897 United States House of Representatives elections

1897 U.S. House of Representatives elections
← 1896 April 20, 1897 – November 23, 1897 1898 →
8 (out of 357) seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
179 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Thomas B. Reed Joseph Weldon Bailey
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 1st Texas 4th
Last election 210 seats 124 seats
Seats won 3 5
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Populist Silver
Last election 22 seats 1 seat
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady

There were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1897 during the 55th United States Congress, which began on March 4, 1897. None of the special elections in 1897 were during the 54th United States Congress, which ended March 3, 1897.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 25 James J. Davidson Republican 1896 Member-elect died January 2, 1897, before the term.
New member elected April 20, 1897 and seated May 3, 1897.[1]
Republican hold.
Missouri 1 Richard P. Giles Democratic 1896 Member-elect died November 17, 1896, before the term.
New member elected June 1, 1897 and seated June 10, 1897.[1]
Democratic hold.
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken Republican 1882 Member-elect died April 18, 1897.
New member elected June 21, 1897 and seated July 1, 1897.[1]
Republican hold.
South Carolina 6 John L. McLaurin Democratic 1892 (special) Incumbent resigned May 31, 1897, when appointed U.S. Senator.
New member elected October 12, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Democratic hold. 		▌Green tickY James Norton (Democratic)
Unopposed[2]
Massachusetts 1 Ashley B. Wright Republican 1892 Incumbent died August 14, 1897.
New member elected November 2, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1][1]
Republican hold.
Indiana 4 William S. Holman Democratic 1858
1864 (retired)
1866
1876 (retired)
1880
1894 (lost)
1896 		Incumbent died April 22, 1897.
New member elected August 10, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1]
Democratic hold.
New York 3 Francis H. Wilson Republican 1894 Incumbent resigned September 30, 1897, to become Postmaster of Brooklyn.
New member elected November 2, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1][1]
Democratic gain.
Illinois 6 Edward D. Cooke Republican 1894 Incumbent died June 24, 1897.
New member elected November 23, 1897 and seated December 6, 1897.[1][1]
Democratic gain.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Fifty-fifth Congress March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
  2. ^ "SC - District 06 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. November 24, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
  3. ^ "IN - District 04 Special Election". OurCampaigns.com. November 18, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2019., citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin