United States congressional delegations from Mississippi

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

Contents

The current dean of the Mississippi delegation is Representative Bennie Thompson (MS-2), having served in the House since 1993.

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from Mississippi
Mississippi

CPVI (2022): [2]
R+11
Class I senator Class II senator
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Roger Wicker
(Senior senator)
(Tupelo)
Official headshot of US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (cropped).jpg
Cindy Hyde-Smith
(Junior senator)
(Brookhaven)
PartyRepublicanRepublican
Incumbent sinceDecember 31, 2007April 2, 2018

U.S. House of Representatives

Current members

List of members, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 4 members: 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

Current U.S. representatives from Mississippi
DistrictMember
(Residence) [3]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [4]
District map
1st Trent Kelly, Official Portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
Trent Kelly
(Saltillo)
RepublicanJune 2, 2015R+18 Mississippi's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
2nd Bennie Thompson 118th Congress.jpeg
Bennie Thompson
(Bolton)
DemocraticApril 13, 1993D+11 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district in Jackson (since 2023).svg
3rd Michael Guest portrait 116th congress2.jpg
Michael Guest
(Brandon)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2019R+15 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in Jackson (since 2023).svg
4th Rep. Mike Ezell official photo.jpg
Mike Ezell
(Pascagoula)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023R+22 Mississippi's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg

Mississippi Territory

On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. Starting in 1801, the Territory sent one non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congress Delegate
7th (1801–1803) Narsworthy Hunter (DR)
Thomas M. Green Jr. (DR)
8th (1803–1805) William Lattimore (DR)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809) George Poindexter (DR)
11th (1809–1811)
12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815) William Lattimore (DR)
14th (1815–1817)

State of Mississippi

On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and sent one Representative to Congress, elected at-large statewide. After the 1830 census, Mississippi had two seats, elected statewide at-large on a general ticket. Starting in 1843, Mississippi's delegation was increased to four seats, still elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. After 1847, those seats were elected by representative districts. After the 1850 census, Mississippi gained a 5th seat. For the 33rd Congress, that fifth seat was elected at-large. Starting with the 34th Congress, the new seat was apportioned as a fifth district.

1817–1847: at-large elections

Congress At-large seat A
15th (1817–1819) George Poindexter (DR)
16th (1819–1821) Christopher Rankin (DR) [a]
17th (1821–1823)
18th (1823–1825)
19th (1825–1827) Christopher Rankin (J)
William Haile (J)
20th (1827–1829)
Thomas Hinds (J)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833) Franklin E. Plummer (J) At-large seat B
23rd (1833–1835) Harry Cage (J)
24th (1835–1837) J. F. H. Claiborne (J) David C. Dickson (NR)
Samuel J. Gholson (J)
25th (1837–1839) J. F. H. Claiborne (D) [b] Samuel J. Gholson (D) [b]
Seargent S. Prentiss (W) Thomas J. Word (W)
26th (1839–1841) Jacob Thompson (D) Albert G. Brown (D)
27th (1841–1843) William M. Gwin (D) At-large seat C At-large seat D
28th (1843–1845) William H. Hammett (D) Robert W. Roberts (D) Tilghman Tucker (D)
29th (1845–1847) Stephen Adams (D) Jefferson Davis (D)
Henry T. Ellett (D)

1847–1853: 4 seats

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district
30th (1847–1849) Jacob Thompson (D) Winfield S.
Featherston
(D)
Patrick W. Tompkins (W) Albert G. Brown (D)
31st (1849–1851) William McWillie (D)
32nd (1851–1853) Benjamin D. Nabers (U) John Allen Wilcox (U) John D. Freeman (U)

1853–1873: 5 seats

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district At-large
33rd (1853–1855) Daniel B.
Wright
(D)
William S. Barry (D) Otho R. Singleton (D) Wiley P. Harris (D) William Barksdale (D)
34th (1855–1857) Hendley S.
Bennett
(D)
William
Barksdale
(D) [c]
William A. Lake (KN) 5th district
John A. Quitman (D)
35th (1857–1859) Lucius Q. C.
Lamar
(D)
Reuben
Davis
(D) [c]
Otho R.
Singleton
(D) [c]
John J. McRae (D) [c]
36th (1859–1861)
American Civil War
3740th
(1861–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
George E.
Harris
(R)
Joseph L.
Morphis
(R)
Henry W. Barry (R) George C.
McKee
(R)
Legrand W. Perce (R)
42nd (1871–1873)

1873–1883: 6 seats

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
43rd (1873–1875) Lucius Q. C.
Lamar
(D)
Albert R. Howe (R) Henry W.
Barry
(R)
Jason Niles (R) George C.
McKee
(R)
John R. Lynch (R)
44th (1875–1877) Guilford W. Wells (IR) Hernando
Money
(D)
Otho R.
Singleton
(D)
Charles E.
Hooker
(D)
45th (1877–1879) Henry L.
Muldrow
(D)
Van H. Manning (D) James R.
Chalmers
(D)
46th (1879–1881)
47th (1881–1883)
John R. Lynch (R)

1883–1903: 7 seats

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
48th (1883–1885) Henry L.
Muldrow
(D)
Van H. Manning (D) Elza
Jeffords
(R)
Hernando
Money
(D)
Ethelbert
Barksdale
(D)
Henry Smith
Van Eaton
(D)
Otho R.
Singleton
(D)
James R. Chalmers (I)
49th (1885–1887) John Mills
Allen
(D)
James B. Morgan (D) Thomas C.
Catchings
(D)
Frederick G.
Barry
(D)
50th (1887–1889) Chapman L.
Anderson
(D)
T. R. Stockdale (D) Charles E.
Hooker
(D)
51st (1889–1891) Clarke
Lewis
(D)
52nd (1891–1893) John C. Kyle (D) Jo Beeman (D)
53rd (1893–1895) Hernando
Money
(D)
John Sharp
Williams
(D)
54th (1895–1897) Walter Denny (D) James Spencer (D)
55th (1897–1899) W. V. Sullivan (D) Andrew F.
Fox
(D)
William Love (D) Patrick Henry (D)
Thomas Spight (D) Frank A.
McLain
(D)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903) Ezekiel
Candler
(D)
Pat Henry (D) Charles E.
Hooker
(D)

1903–1953: 8, then 7 seats

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
58th (1903–1905) Ezekiel
Candler
(D)
Thomas
Spight
(D)
Benjamin G.
Humphreys
(D)
Wilson S.
Hill
(D)
Adam M. Byrd (D) Eaton J.
Bowers
(D)
Frank A.
McLain
(D)
John Sharp
Williams
(D)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911) Thomas U.
Sisson
(D)
William A.
Dickson
(D)
James
Collier
(D)
62nd (1911–1913) Hubert D.
Stephens
(D)
Samuel A.
Witherspooon
(D)
Pat
Harrison
(D)
63rd (1913–1915) Percy Quin (D)
64th (1915–1917)
William W.
Venable
(D)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921) Paul B.
Johnson Sr.
(D)
67th (1921–1923) John E.
Rankin
(D)
Bill G.
Lowrey
(D)
Ross A. Collins (D)
68th (1923–1925) T. Jeff
Busby
(D)
T. Webber
Wilson
(D)
W. Y. Humphreys (D)
69th (1925–1927) William Madison
Whittington
(D)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931) Wall
Doxey
(D)
Robert S.
Hall
(D)
72nd (1931–1933)
Lawrence R.
Ellzey
(D)
73rd (1933–1935) William M.
Colmer
(D)
74th (1935–1937) Aaron L.
Ford
(D)
Aubert C. Dunn (D) Dan R.
McGehee
(D)
75th (1937–1939) Ross A. Collins (D)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943)
Jamie
Whitten
(D)
78th (1943–1945) Thomas
Abernethy
(D)
Arthur
Winstead
(D)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949) John Bell
Williams
(D)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953) Frank E. Smith (D)

1953–1963: 6 seats

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
83rd (1953–1955) Thomas
Abernethy
(D)
Jamie
Whitten
(D)
Frank Ellis
Smith
(D)
John Bell
Williams
(D)
Arthur
Winstead
(D)
William M.
Colmer
(D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)

1963–present: 5, then 4 seats

Key

Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Jacksonian (J)
Know Nothing (KN)
National Republican (NR)
Republican (R)
Union (U)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)

See also

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  2. 1 2 Claibourne's and Gholson's elections in 1836 were contested due to election irregularities. The House set aside both contests, and vacated both seats February 5, 1838.
  3. 1 2 3 4 William Barksdale, Reuben Davis, Otho Robards Singleton and John Jones McRae all resigned on January 12, 1861, upon Mississippi's secession.
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