United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
Mississippi's congressional districts since 2023[1]
These are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The current dean of the Mississippi delegation is Representative Bennie Thompson (MS-2), having served in the House since 1993.
United States Senate[edit]
| Current U.S. senators from Mississippi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi
|
Class I senator | Class II senator | ||
 Roger Wicker (Senior senator) |
.jpg) Cindy Hyde-Smith (Junior senator) | |||
| Party | Republican | Republican | ||
| Incumbent since | December 31, 2007 | April 9, 2018 | ||
| Class I senators | Congress | Class II senators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Leake (DR) | 15th (1817–1819) | Thomas Hill Williams (DR) | ||
| 16th (1819–1821) | ||||
| David Holmes (DR) | ||||
| 17th (1821–1823) | ||||
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||||
| David Holmes (J) | 19th (1825–1827) | Thomas Hill Williams (J) | ||
| Powhatan Ellis (J) | ||||
| Thomas Buck Reed (J) | ||||
| Powhatan Ellis (J) | 20th (1827–1829) | |||
| 21st (1829–1831) | Thomas Buck Reed (J) | |||
| Robert H. Adams (J) | ||||
| George Poindexter (J) | ||||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | George Poindexter (NR) | |||
| John Black (J) | ||||
| John Black (NR) | 23rd (1833–1835) | |||
| 24th (1835–1837) | Robert J. Walker (J) | |||
| John Black (W) | 25th (1837–1839) | Robert J. Walker (D) | ||
| James F. Trotter (D) | ||||
| Thomas Hickman Williams (D) | ||||
| John Henderson (W) | 26th (1839–1841) | |||
| 27th (1841–1843) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | ||||
| Jesse Speight (D) | 29th (1845–1847) | |||
| Joseph W. Chalmers (D) | ||||
| 30th (1847–1849) | Henry S. Foote (D) | |||
| Jefferson Davis (D) | ||||
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||||
| John J. McRae (D) | 32nd (1851–1853) | |||
| Stephen Adams (D) | Walker Brooke (W) | |||
| 33rd (1853–1855) | Albert G. Brown (D) | |||
| 34th (1855–1857) | ||||
| Jefferson Davis (D) | 35th (1857–1859) | |||
| 36th (1859–1861) | ||||
| American Civil War | American Civil War | |||
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||||
| 38th (1863–1865) | ||||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||||
| Adelbert Ames (R) | Hiram R. Revels (R) | |||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | James L. Alcorn (R) | |||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | ||||
| Henry R. Pease (R) | ||||
| Blanche Bruce (R) | 44th (1875–1877) | |||
| 45th (1877–1879) | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (D) | |||
| 46th (1879–1881) | ||||
| James Z. George (D) | 47th (1881–1883) | |||
| 48th (1883–1885) | ||||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||||
| Edward C. Walthall (D) | ||||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| Anselm J. McLaurin (D) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | Edward C. Walthall (D) | |||
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||||
| Hernando Money (D) | William V. Sullivan (D) | |||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| 57th (1901–1903) | Anselm J. McLaurin (D) | |||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | ||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| James Gordon (D) | ||||
| LeRoy Percy (D) | ||||
| John Sharp Williams (D) | 62nd (1911–1913) | |||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | James K. Vardaman (D) | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | Pat Harrison (D) | |||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| Hubert D. Stephens (D) | 68th (1923–1925) | |||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| Theodore G. Bilbo (D) | 74th (1935–1937) | |||
| 75th (1937–1939) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| James Eastland (D) | ||||
| Wall Doxey (D) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | James Eastland (D) | |||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| John C. Stennis (D) | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| Thad Cochran (R) | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||||
| Trent Lott (R) | 101st (1989–1991) | |||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| 105th (1997–1999) | ||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| 110th (2007–2009) | ||||
| Roger Wicker (R) | ||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Current members[edit]
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[3] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[4] |
District map |
| 1st |  Trent Kelly (Saltillo) |
Republican | June 2, 2015 | R+18 | .svg)
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| 2nd |  Bennie Thompson (Bolton) |
Democratic | April 13, 1993 | D+11 | .svg)
|
| 3rd |  Michael Guest (Brandon) |
Republican | January 3, 2019 | R+15 | .svg)
|
| 4th |  Mike Ezell (Pascagoula) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+22 | .svg)
|
Mississippi Territory[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 | |||||
| 37–40th (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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Congress | District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
1953–1963: 6 seats[edit]
| 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[edit]
Key[edit]
| Democratic (D) |
| Democratic-Republican (DR) |
| Jacksonian (J) |
| Know Nothing (KN) |
| National Republican (NR) |
| Republican (R) |
| Unionist (U) |
| Whig (W) |
| Independent (I) |
See also[edit]
- List of United States congressional districts
- Mississippi's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Mississippi
References[edit]
- ^ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d William Barksdale, Reuben Davis, Otho Robards Singleton and John Jones McRae all resigned on January 12, 1861, upon Mississippi's secession.
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "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 2023-01-07.