United States congressional delegations from Arkansas

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Since Arkansas became a U.S. state in 1836, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Arkansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1819 to 1836.

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Arkansas to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation

Current U.S. senators from Arkansas
Arkansas

CPVI (2022): [1]
R+16
 Class II senator Class III senator
Tom Cotton official Senate photo.jpg
Tom Cotton
(Junior senator)		 Senator John Boozman Official Portrait (115th Congress).jpg
John Boozman
(Senior senator)
PartyRepublicanRepublican
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2015January 3, 2011

Arkansas's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, and four representatives, all of whom are Republicans.

The current dean of the Arkansas delegation is Senator John Boozman, having served in the U.S. Congress since 2001.

Current U.S. representatives from Arkansas
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3] 		District map
1st Rick Crawford 117th Congress portrait.jpeg
Rick Crawford
(Jonesboro)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011R+22 Arkansas's 1st congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg
2nd French Hill official photo.jpg
French Hill
(Little Rock)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+9 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg
3rd Steve Womack, Official Portrait, 112th Congress - Hi Res.jpg
Steve Womack
(Rogers)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011R+15 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg
4th Bruce Westerman 118th Congress.jpeg
Bruce Westerman
(Hot Springs)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+20 Arkansas's 4th congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg

United States Senate

Class II senator Congress Class III senator
William S. Fulton (J) 24th (1835–1837) Ambrose Hundley Sevier (J)
William S. Fulton (D) [lower-alpha 1] 25th (1837–1839) Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D) [lower-alpha 2]
26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843)
28th (1843–1845)
Chester Ashley (D) [lower-alpha 1]
29th (1845–1847)
30th (1847–1849)
William K. Sebastian (D) Solon Borland (D) [lower-alpha 2]
31st (1849–1851)
32nd (1851–1853)
33rd (1853–1855)
Robert Ward Johnson (D)
34th (1855–1857)
35th (1857–1859)
36th (1859–1861)
37th (1861–1863) Charles B. Mitchel (D)
vacant [lower-alpha 3] vacant [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4]
38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
Alexander McDonald (R) Benjamin F. Rice (R)
41st (1869–1871)
Powell Clayton (R) 42nd (1871–1873)
43rd (1873–1875) Stephen W. Dorsey (R)
44th (1875–1877)
Augustus Hill Garland (D) [lower-alpha 2] 45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881) James D. Walker (D)
47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887) James K. Jones (D)
James H. Berry (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)
52nd (1891–1893)
53rd (1893–1895)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905) James P. Clarke (D) [lower-alpha 1]
59th (1905–1907)
Jeff Davis (D) [lower-alpha 1] 60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)
62nd (1911–1913)
John N. Heiskell (D) [lower-alpha 5]
William M. Kavanaugh (D)
Joseph T. Robinson (D) [lower-alpha 1] 63rd (1913–1915)
64th (1915–1917)
William F. Kirby (D)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923) Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) [lower-alpha 1]
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933)
Hattie Caraway (D)
73rd (1933–1935)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
John E. Miller (D) [lower-alpha 2]
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943)
Lloyd Spencer (D)
John L. McClellan (D) [lower-alpha 1] 78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947) J. William Fulbright (D) [lower-alpha 2]
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977) Dale Bumpers (D)
95th (1977–1979)
Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (D)
David Pryor (D) 96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)
Tim Hutchinson (R) 105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001) Blanche Lincoln (D)
107th (2001–2003)
Mark Pryor (D) 108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013) John Boozman (R)
113th (2013–2015)
Tom Cotton (R) 114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)

United States House of Representatives

1819–1836: 1 non-voting delegate

The Arkansas Territory was created on July 4, 1819, and it sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

Congress Delegate from
Territory's at-large district
16th (1819–1821) James Woodson Bates (I)
17th (1821–1823)
18th (1823–1825) Henry W. Conway (DR)
19th (1825–1827)
20th (1827–1829)
Ambrose H. Sevier (J)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835)
24th (1835–1837)

1836–1853: 1 seat

Following statehood on June 15, 1836, Arkansas had one seat in the House.

Congress At-large district
24th (1835–1837) Archibald Yell (J)
25th (1837–1839) Archibald Yell (D)
26th (1839–1841) Edward Cross (D)
27th (1841–1843)
28th (1843–1845)
29th (1845–1847) Archibald Yell (D)
Thomas Willoughby Newton (W)
30th (1847–1849) Robert Ward Johnson (D)
31st (1849–1851)
32nd (1851–1853)

1853–1863: 2 seats

Following the 1850 census, Arkansas was apportioned two seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd
33rd (1853–1855) Alfred B.
Greenwood (D)		 Edward A. Warren (D)
34th (1855–1857) Albert Rust (D)
35th (1857–1859) Edward A. Warren (D)
36th (1859–1861) Thomas C. Hindman (D) Albert Rust (D)
37th (1861–1863)vacant during the Civil War
and Reconstruction [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 6]

1863–1873: 3 seats

Following the 1860 census, Arkansas was apportioned three seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd
38–39th
(1863–1865)		vacant during the Civil War
and Reconstruction [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 7]
40th (1867–1869)
Logan H. Roots (R) James M. Hinds (R) Thomas Boles (R)
James T. Elliott (R)
41st (1869–1871) Anthony A. C. Rogers (D)
42nd (1871–1873) James M. Hanks (D) Oliver P. Snyder (R) John Edwards (LR)
Thomas Boles (R)

1873–1883: 4 seats

Following the 1870 census, Arkansas was apportioned four seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd At-large
43rd (1873–1875) Asa Hodges (R) Oliver P. Snyder (R) William W. Wilshire (R) William J. Hynes (LR)
Thomas M. Gunter (D)
44th (1875–1877) Lucien C. Gause (D) William F. Slemons (D) William W. Wilshire (D) 4th
Thomas M. Gunter (D)
45th (1877–1879) Jordan E. Cravens (D)
46th (1879–1881) Poindexter Dunn (D)
47th (1881–1883) James K. Jones (D)

1883–1893: 5 seats

Following the 1880 census, Arkansas was apportioned five seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th At-large
48th (1883–1885) Poindexter Dunn (D) James K. Jones (D) John Henry Rogers (D) Samuel W. Peel (D) Clifton R. Breckinridge (D)
49th (1885–1887) Clifton R.
Breckinridge (D)		vacant [lower-alpha 8] John Henry Rogers (D) 5th
Thomas C.
McRae (D)		 Samuel W. Peel (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891) William H. Cate (D)
Lewis P.
Featherstone (SL)		vacant [lower-alpha 9]
Clifton R.
Breckinridge (D)
52nd (1891–1893) William H. Cate (D) William L. Terry (D)

1893–1903: 6 seats

Following the 1890 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
53rd (1893–1895) Philip D.
McCulloch Jr. (D)		 Clifton R.
Breckinridge (D)		 Thomas C.
McRae (D)		 William L. Terry (D) Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) Robert Neill (D)
John S. Little (D)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899) Stephen
Brundidge Jr. (D)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903) Charles C. Reid (D)

1903–1953: 7 seats

Following the 1900 census, Arkansas was apportioned seven seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
58th (1903–1905) Robert B. Macon (D) Stephen
Brundidge Jr. (D)		 Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) John S. Little (D) Charles C. Reid (D) Joseph T.
Robinson (D)		 Robert M.
Wallace (D)
59th (1905–1907) John C. Floyd (D)
60th (1907–1909) William B.
Cravens (D)
61st (1909–1911) William A.
Oldfield (D)
62nd (1911–1913) Henderson M.
Jacoway (D)		 William S.
Goodwin (D)
Samuel M. Taylor (D)
63rd (1913–1915) Thaddeus H.
Caraway (D)		 Otis Wingo (D)
64th (1915–1917) John N. Tillman (D)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923) William J. Driver (D) Tilman B. Parks (D)
Chester W. Taylor (D)
68th (1923–1925) Heartsill Ragon (D) Lewis E. Sawyer (D)
James B. Reed (D)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
Pearl P.
Oldfield (D) [lower-alpha 10]
71st (1929–1931) Claude A. Fuller (D) D. D. Glover (D)
Effiegene Wingo (D)
72nd (1931–1933) John E. Miller (D)
73rd (1933–1935) William B.
Cravens (D)
David D. Terry (D)
74th (1935–1937) John L. McClellan (D)
75th (1937–1939) Wade H.
Kitchens (D)
76th (1939–1941) Ezekiel C.
Gathings (D)		 Wilbur Mills (D) Clyde T. Ellis (D) William F. Norrell (D)
William Fadjo
Cravens (D)
77th (1941–1943) Oren Harris (D)
78th (1943–1945) J. William Fulbright (D) Brooks Hays (D)
79th (1945–1947) James William
Trimble (D)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951) Boyd Tackett (D)
82nd (1951–1953)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
District

1953–1963: 6 seats

Following the 1950 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
83rd (1953–1955) Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) Wilbur Mills (D) James William
Trimble (D)		 Oren Harris (D) Brooks Hays (D) William F. Norrell (D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961) Dale Alford (D)
87th (1961–1963)
Catherine D. Norrell (D)

1963–present: 4 seats

Since the 1960 census, Arkansas has been apportioned four seats.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
88th (1963–1965) Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) Wilbur Mills (D) James William
Trimble (D)		 Oren Harris (D)
89th (1965–1967)
David Pryor (D)
90th (1967–1969) John Paul
Hammerschmidt (R)
91st (1969–1971) Bill Alexander (D)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975) Ray Thornton (D)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979) Jim Guy Tucker (D)
96th (1979–1981) Ed Bethune (R) Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987) Tommy F. Robinson (D)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
Tommy F. Robinson (R)
102nd (1991–1993) Ray Thornton (D)
103rd (1993–1995) Blanche Lincoln (D) Tim Hutchinson (R) Jay Dickey (R)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999) Marion Berry (D) Vic Snyder (D) Asa Hutchinson (R)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003) Mike Ross (D)
John Boozman (R)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013) Rick Crawford (R) Tim Griffin (R) Steve Womack (R)
113th (2013–2015) Tom Cotton (R)
114th (2015–2017) French Hill (R) Bruce Westerman (R)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
District

Key

Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal Republican (LR)
Republican (R)
Socialist Labor (SL)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Died
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Resigned
  3. 1 2 3 4 From secession until readmission to the Union, Arkansas did not participate in the U.S. Congress.
  4. ↑ Augustus Hill Garland presented credentials as a senator-elect to the 40th Congress but was not permitted to serve.
  5. ↑ Heiskell was appointed to the office and served until an elected successor qualified.
  6. ↑ 1st district incumbent Thomas Carmichael Hindman (D) was re-elected to the 37th Congress, but chose not to take his seat.
  7. ↑ Anthony A. C. Rogers was elected to the 38th Congress but was not permitted to take his seat because Arkansas had not been re-admitted to the Union.
  8. ↑ McRae was elected to fill the vacancy caused by James K. Jones, who had been elected to the next term, but resigned before this Congress.
  9. ↑ Breckinridge was initially declared elected to the 51st United States Congress and took his seat. John M. Clayton eventually won a contest before the U.S. House, but died before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was then re-elected to finish the term.
  10. ↑ Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative's death before the term began.

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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