1949 California's 5th congressional district special election

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

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	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 Rubinstein (American Labor) 6.6%
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% ▌ (Republican) 37.82% ▌Charles R. Garry (Democratic) 6.66%
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%

See also

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

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NY District 20 Special Race - May 17, 1949".
2. "Our Campaigns - CA District 5 - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1949".