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1959 United States House of Representatives elections

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There were four elections to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1959, all during the86th United States Congress. Three of them were special elections to fill vacancies, and the fourth was to fill a seat for the new state of Hawaii. There were no special elections to the 85th Congress in 1959.

Special elections

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Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Missouri 4	George H. Christopher	Democratic	1948	Incumbent died January 23, 1959. New member elected March 3, 1959. Democratic hold.	▌YWilliam J. Randall (Democratic) 57.99% ▌William McKee (Republican) 42.01%^[1]
New York 43	Daniel A. Reed	Republican	1918	Incumbent died February 19, 1959 New member elected May 26, 1959. Republican hold.	▌YCharles Goodell (Republican) 65.02% ▌Robert E. McCaffrey (Democratic) 33.75% ▌John R. Steinbroner (Liberal) 1.23%^[2]
Iowa 4	Steven V. Carter	Democratic	1958	Incumbent died November 4, 1959 New member elected December 15, 1959. Republican gain.	▌YJohn Henry Kyl (Republican) 52.33% ▌C. Edwin Gilmour (Democratic) 47.68%^[3]

Hawaii

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In 1959,Hawaii became a state and elected one new member of the House, DemocratDaniel Inouye.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Hawaii at-large	None (new state)			New seat. New member elected August 21, 1959. Democratic gain.	▌YDaniel Inouye (Democratic) 68.64% ▌Charles H. Silva (Republican) 31.37%^[4]

References

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^"Our Campaigns - MO District 4 - Special Election Race - Mar 03, 1959".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - NY District 43 Special Race - May 26, 1959".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - IA District 4 - Special Election Race - Dec 15, 1959".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - HI At-Large Race - Aug 21, 1959".www.ourcampaigns.com.

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