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1929 United States House of Representatives elections

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There were elections in 1929 to the United States House of Representatives:

70th Congress

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 2	William A. Oldfield	Democratic	1908	Incumbent died November 19, 1928. New member elected January 9, 1929. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Pearl P. Oldfield (Democratic)^[1] Unopposed
Missouri 4	Charles L. Faust	Republican	1921 (Special)	Incumbent died December 17, 1928. New member elected February 5, 1929. Republican hold.	▌ Y David W. Hopkins (Republican) 52.98% ▌Louis V. Stigall (Democratic) 47.02%^[2]

71st Congress

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Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 2	William A. Oldfield	Democratic	1908	Incumbent died November 19, 1928. New member elected January 9, 1929. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Pearl P. Oldfield (Democratic) 53.0% ▌R. Walter Tucker (Independent) 47.0%^[3]
Missouri 4	Charles L. Faust	Republican	1921 (Special)	Incumbent died December 17, 1928. New member elected February 5, 1929. Republican hold.	▌ Y David W. Hopkins (Republican) 53.02% ▌Louis V. Stigall (Democratic) 46.98%^[4]
Kentucky 3	Charles W. Roark	Republican	1928	Incumbent died April 5, 1929. New member elected June 1, 1929. Democratic gain.	▌ Y John W. Moore (Democratic) 52.93% ▌Thurman B. Dixon (Republican) 47.07%
Pennsylvania 12	John J. Casey	Democratic	1912 1916 (Lost) 1918 1920 (Lost) 1922 1924 (Lost) 1926	Incumbent died May 5, 1929. New member elected June 1, 1929. Republican gain.	▌ Y Charles M. Turpin (Republican) 50.94% ▌Sarah C. Casey (Democratic) 49.06%^[5]
Minnesota 5	Walter Newton	Republican	1918	Incumbent resigned June 30, 1929, after being appointed secretary to President Herbert Hoover. New member elected July 17, 1929. Republican hold.	▌ Y William I. Nolan (Republican) 46.57% ▌Einar Hoidale (Democratic) 39.80% ▌Ernest Lundeen (Farmer–Labor) 13.63%
Louisiana 3	Whitmell P. Martin	Democratic	1912	Incumbent died April 6, 1929. New member elected August 6, 1929. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Numa F. Montet (Democratic) 57.71% ▌M. E. Norman (Republican) 42.29%
Georgia 5	Leslie J. Steele	Democratic	1926	Incumbent died July 24, 1929. New member elected October 2, 1929. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Robert Ramspeck (Democratic) 71.77% ▌Hooper Alexander (Independent) 26.94% ▌James H. Palmer (Independent) 1.28%
Minnesota 7	Ole J. Kvale	Farmer–Labor	1922	Incumbent died September 11, 1929. New member elected October 16, 1929. Farmer–Labor hold.	▌ Y Paul John Kvale (Farmer–Labor) 73.17% ▌J. C. Morrison (Republican) 26.83%^[6]
New York 21	Royal Hurlburt Weller	Democratic	1922	Incumbent member-elect died March 1, 1929. New member elected November 5, 1929. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Joseph A. Gavagan (Democratic) 74.98% ▌Hubert T. Delany (Republican) 37.91% ▌Frank R. Crosswaith (Socialist) 5.06% ▌Richard B. Moore (Communist) 0.24% ▌George H. Mann (Lincoln) 0.07%^[7]

References

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^ "AR District 2 - Special Election Race - Jan 09, 1929". Our Campaigns. October 17, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

^ "Our Campaigns - MO District 4 - Special Election Race - Feb 05, 1929". www.ourcampaigns.com.

^ "AR District 2 - Special Election Race - Jan 09, 1929". Our Campaigns. October 17, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

^ "Our Campaigns - MO District 4 - Special Election Race - Feb 05, 1929". www.ourcampaigns.com.

^ "Our Campaigns - PA District 12 - Special Election Race - Jun 4, 1929". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

^ "Our Campaigns - MN District 7 - Special Election Race - Oct 16, 1929". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 21 - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1929". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

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