1961 United States House of Representatives elections

United States House of Representatives special elections

There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1961, during 87th United States Congress.

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 6	William F. Norrell	Democratic	November 8, 1938	Incumbent died February 15, 1961. New member elected April 18, 1961. Democratic hold.	▌Y Catherine Dorris Norrell (Democratic) 43.1% ▌John H. Jones (Democratic) 25.1% ▌M. C. Lewis (Democratic) 23.2% ▌James F. Cross (Democratic) 7.3% ▌Sam D. Carson (Democratic) 1.3%
Arizona 2	Stewart Udall	Democratic	November 2, 1954	Incumbent resigned January 18, 1961, to become U.S Secretary of the Interior. New member elected May 2, 1961. Democratic hold.	▌Y Mo Udall (Democratic) 51.0% ▌Mac C. Matheson (Republican) 49.0%
Pennsylvania 16	Walter M. Mumma	Republican	November 4, 1952	Incumbent died February 25, 1961. New member elected May 16, 1961. Republican hold.	▌Y John C. Kunkel (Republican) 65.6% ▌Kathryn Z. Vanderslice (Democratic) 34.4%
Tennessee 1	B. Carroll Reece	Republican	November 7, 1950	Incumbent died March 19, 1961. New member elected May 16, 1961. Republican hold.	▌Y Louise Goff Reece (Republican) 62.9% ▌William W. Faw (Democratic) 33.2% ▌Leland A. Davis (Republican) 3.9%
Texas 20	Paul J. Kilday	Democratic	November 8, 1938	Incumbent resigned September 24, 1961, to become judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. New member elected November 4, 1961. Democratic hold.	▌Y Henry B. González (Democratic) 54.6% ▌John W. Goode (Republican) 44.0% ▌Ernest T. Cude (Democratic) 0.9% ▌G. H. Allen (Democratic) 0.3% ▌Norman Brock (Democratic) 0.2%
Michigan 1	Thaddeus M. Machrowicz	Democratic	November 7, 1950	Incumbent resigned September 18, 1961, to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. New member elected November 7, 1961. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lucien Nedzi (Democratic) 85.5% ▌Walter Czarnecki (Republican) 14.5%
Louisiana 4	Overton Brooks	Democratic	November 3, 1936	Incumbent died September 16, 1961. New member elected December 19, 1961. Democratic hold.	▌Y Joe Waggonner (Democratic) 54.5% ▌Charlton H. Lyons Sr. (Republican) 45.5%