These are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
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The current dean of the Mississippi delegation is Representative Bennie Thompson (MS-2), having served in the House since 1993.
United States Senate
editCurrent U.S. senators from Mississippi | ||||
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Mississippi
|
Class I senator | Class II senator | ||
Roger Wicker (Senior senator) |
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Junior senator) | |||
Party | Republican | Republican | ||
Incumbent since | December 31, 2007 | April 9, 2018 |
Class I senators | Congress | Class II senators | ||
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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
editCurrent members
editList 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 | |||||
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District | Member (Residence)[3] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[4] |
District map |
1st | Trent Kelly (Saltillo) |
Republican | June 2, 2015 | R+18 | |
2nd | Bennie Thompson (Bolton) |
Democratic | April 13, 1993 | D+11 | |
3rd | Michael Guest (Brandon) |
Republican | January 3, 2019 | R+15 | |
4th | Mike Ezell (Pascagoula) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+22 |
Mississippi Territory
editOn 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 |
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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
editOn 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
editCongress | At-large seat A | ||
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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
editCongress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district |
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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
editCongress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | At-large |
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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
editCongress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district |
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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
editCongress | District | ||||||
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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
edit1953–1963: 6 seats
editCongress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district |
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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
editKey
editDemocratic (D) |
Democratic-Republican (DR) |
Jacksonian (J) |
Know Nothing (KN) |
National Republican (NR) |
Republican (R) |
Union (U) |
Whig (W) |
Independent (I) |
See also
editReferences
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.