1965 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election

There were at least four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1965, during 89th United States Congress.

Elections are listed by date and district.

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 2	Albert Watson	Democratic	1962	Incumbent resigned February 1, 1965, after being stripped of seniority by the House Democratic Caucus for supporting Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. Incumbent re-elected June 15, 1965 as a Republican. Republican gain.	▌Y Albert Watson (Republican) 59.1% ▌Preston Callison (Democratic) 40.9%
Louisiana 7	Ashton Thompson	Democratic	1952	Incumbent died July 1, 1965. New member elected October 2, 1965. Democratic hold.	▌Y Edwin Edwards (Democratic) 53.8% ▌Gary Tyler (Democratic) 46.2%
Ohio 7	Clarence J. Brown	Republican	1938	Incumbent died August 23, 1965. New member elected November 2, 1965. Republican hold.	▌Y Bud Brown (Republican) 59.6% ▌James A. Berry (Democratic) 40.4%
California 26	James Roosevelt	Democratic	1954	Incumbent resigned to run for Mayor of Los Angeles. New member elected December 15, 1965. Democratic hold.	▌Y Tom Rees (Democratic) 59.5% ▌Edward M. Marshall (Republican) 40.5%

References

1. "LA District 7 Special Runoff Race".