United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
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.
These are tables of congressional delegations from Arkansas to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Current delegation[edit]
| Current U.S. senators from Arkansas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas
|
Class II senator | Class III senator | ||
 Tom Cotton (Junior senator) |
.jpg) John Boozman (Senior senator) | |||
| Party | Republican | Republican | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2015 | January 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[2] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[3] |
District map |
| 1st |  Rick Crawford (Jonesboro) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+22 | .svg)
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| 2nd |  French Hill (Little Rock) |
Republican | January 3, 2015 | R+9 | .svg)
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| 3rd |  Steve Womack (Rogers) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+15 | .svg)
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| 4th |  Bruce Westerman (Hot Springs) |
Republican | January 3, 2015 | R+20 | .svg)
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United States Senate[edit]
| Class II senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William S. Fulton (J) | 24th (1835–1837) | Ambrose H. Sevier (J) | ||
| William S. Fulton (D)[a] | 25th (1837–1839) | Ambrose H. Sevier (D)[b] | ||
| 26th (1839–1841) | ||||
| 27th (1841–1843) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | ||||
| Chester Ashley (D)[a] | ||||
| 29th (1845–1847) | ||||
| 30th (1847–1849) | ||||
| William K. Sebastian (D) | Solon Borland (D)[b] | |||
| 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[c] | vacant[c][d] | |||
| 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 H. Garland (D)[b] | 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)[a] | |||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| Jeff Davis (D)[a] | 60th (1907–1909) | |||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||||
| John N. Heiskell (D)[e] | ||||
| William M. Kavanaugh (D) | ||||
| Joseph T. Robinson (D)[a] | 63rd (1913–1915) | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| William F. Kirby (D) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)[a] | |||
| 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)[b] | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| Lloyd Spencer (D) | ||||
| John L. McClellan (D)[a] | 78th (1943–1945) | |||
| 79th (1945–1947) | J. William Fulbright (D)[b] | |||
| 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[edit]
1819–1836: 1 non-voting delegate[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Following the 1900 census, Arkansas was apportioned seven seats.
1953–1963: 6 seats[edit]
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[edit]
Since the 1960 census, Arkansas has been apportioned four seats.
Key[edit]
| Democratic (D) |
| Democratic-Republican (DR) |
| Jacksonian (J) |
| Liberal Republican (LR) |
| Republican (R) |
| Socialist Labor (SL) |
| Whig (W) |
| Independent (I) |
See also[edit]
- List of United States congressional districts
- Arkansas's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Arkansas
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Died
- ^ a b c d e Resigned
- ^ a b c d From secession until readmission to the Union, Arkansas did not participate in the U.S. Congress.
- ^ Augustus Hill Garland presented credentials as a senator-elect to the 40th Congress but was not permitted to serve.
- ^ Heiskell was appointed to the office and served until an elected successor qualified.
- ^ 1st district incumbent Thomas Carmichael Hindman (D) was re-elected to the 37th Congress, but chose not to take his seat.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative's death before the term began.
References[edit]
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.