Kansas's 8th congressional district

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Kansas's 8th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1907
Eliminated1930
Years active1907-1933

Kansas's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives was a congressional district in the state of Kansas.

It was created in 1903, and it existed until 1933. William Augustus Ayres was the final person to represent the district before he was redistricted to the now-defunct 5th congressional district. Throughout its history it only had 3 representatives.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress		Electoral history
District created March 4, 1907
VictorMurdock.jpg
Victor Murdock 		RepublicanMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1915		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd 		Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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William Augustus Ayres 		DemocraticMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921		 64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
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Richard Ely Bird 		RepublicanMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923		 67th Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
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William Augustus Ayres 		DemocraticMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933		 68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 5th district .
District eliminated March 3, 1933

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