United States congressional delegations from Arkansas

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Map of Arkansas' four congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2023

Since Arkansas became a U.S. state in 1836, [1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 25th United States Congress in 1837. Before becoming a state, the Arkansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress, beginning with the 16th United States Congress in 1819. [2] Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections, with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Arkansas General Assembly. [3] Each state elects a varying number of, but at least one, [4] member of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms. [5] Arkansas has sent four members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 1960 United States census. [6]

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Current delegation

Current U.S. senators from Arkansas
Arkansas

CPVI (2022): [7]
R+16
 Class II senator Class III senator
Tom Cotton official Senate photo.jpg
Tom Cotton
(Junior senator)
(Little Rock)		 Senator John Boozman Official Portrait (115th Congress).jpg
John Boozman
(Senior senator)
(Rogers)
PartyRepublicanRepublican
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2015January 3, 2011

Arkansas's current congressional delegation in the 119th 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 Senate since 2011 and in the U.S. Congress since 2001.

Current U.S. representatives from Arkansas
DistrictMember
(Residence) [8] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [9] 		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 Rep. French Hill official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
French Hill
(Little Rock)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+9 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg
3rd Steve Womack 118thCongress.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

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.

Congress 1st district 2nd district
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 [c] [f]

1863–1873: 3 seats

Following the 1860 census, Arkansas was apportioned three seats.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district
38–39th (1863–1865)vacant during the Civil War
and Reconstruction [c] [g]
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.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 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 district
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.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 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 [h] John Henry Rogers (D) 5th district
Thomas C.
McRae (D)		 Samuel W. Peel (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891) William H. Cate (D)
Lewis Featherstone (SL)vacant [i]
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.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
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.

1953–1963: 6 seats

Following the 1950 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
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.

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

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  2. ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 54. ISBN   0-16-073176-3 . Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of United States  (1787)
  5. ↑ "Congressional elections and midterm elections". USA.gov . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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  9. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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