Arkansas's at-large congressional district

Arkansas's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1836 1873 1883
Eliminated	1853 1875 1885
Years active	1836-1853 1873-1875 1883-1885

Arkansas's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas from 1836 to 1885.

Upon achieving statehood, Arkansas elected its sole representative statewide at-large. For two Congresses in the mid- to late-19th century, Arkansas elected one of its representatives statewide on a general ticket, with the remaining elected from districts

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created August 1, 1836, after achieving statehood.
Archibald Yell (Fayetteville)	Jacksonian	December 14, 1836 – March 3, 1839	24th 25th	Elected in 1836 to finish the short term. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. [1]
	Democratic
Edward Cross (Washington)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845	26th 27th 28th	Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Re-elected in 1842. Retired. [2]
Archibald Yell (Fayetteville)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – July 1, 1846	29th	Elected in 1844. Resigned to serve in the United States Volunteers.
Vacant		July 1, 1846 – February 6, 1847
Thomas W. Newton (Little Rock)	Whig	February 6, 1847 – March 3, 1847		Elected to finish Yell's term. Retired.
Robert W. Johnson (Little Rock)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	30th 31st 32nd	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1851. Retired.
Vacant		March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1873	33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd	Civil War and Reconstruction
William J. Hynes (Little Rock)	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
Vacant		March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Seat inactive.
Clifton R. Breckinridge (Pine Bluff)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 2nd district .
District eliminated March 4, 1885

References

1. Dougan, Michael. "Archibald Yell (1797?–1847)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. "CROSS, Edward (1798-1887)". Bibliographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present