Alabama's 9th congressional district

Alabama's 9th congressional district was formerly apportioned to portions of central and western Alabama from 1893 until 1963 when the seat was lost due to reapportionment after the 1960 United States Census.

Highlights[]

Formed in 1893, the district was first represented by Louis Washington Turpin, a self-educated tax assessor from Hale County. The district was represented by Democrats during the whole of its existence except from 1896-1897 when Truman Heminway Aldrich, a Republican, unseated Oscar W. Underwood in a post-election contest.

The 1960 United States Census and the subsequent reapportionment decreased Alabama's representation in the United States Congress.

History[]

By the 1890s the growth of Birmingham, Alabama, coupled with overall growth of Alabama's population, increased the number of representatives in the United States House from Alabama to nine.

It was decided to draw the new ninth district primarily from Jefferson County but also to include a few more rural counties to the south.^{[citation needed]} In the first election in the district over 29,000 votes were cast.^{[citation needed]} This was the most votes in any Alabama Congressional district.^{[citation needed]}

It lost some area to the 6th district in 1902.

In 1916, redistricting again occurred, which reduced the ninth district to only include Jefferson County. These boundaries remained essentially the same until the district was dissolved in 1962.

Population disparity[]

By the early 1940s the 9th district had a population of 459,930.^[1] This was 103,000 more people than the next largest district, and 209,000 more people than lived in the neighboring 6th district.^{[citation needed]} By the 1950s there were 558,928 people in the ninth district and 250,726 in the 6th district.^{[citation needed]} From 1932 through 1962 the state of Alabama did not reapportion its congressional districts.^{[citation needed]}

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral History	Counties Represented
District created on March 4, 1893
Louis W. Turpin	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Lost renomination.	1893–1915:
Oscar W. Underwood	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – June 9, 1896	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost election contest.
Truman Heminway Aldrich	Republican	June 9, 1896 – March 3, 1897		Won election contest. Retired.
Oscar W. Underwood	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
					1903–1917:
George Huddleston	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost renomination.
					1917–1963:
Luther Patrick	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
John P. Newsome	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	Elected in 1942. Lost renomination.
Luther Patrick	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. Lost renomination.
Laurie C. Battle	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955	80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired.
George Huddleston Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive		January 3, 1963 – Present

Historical Boundaries[]

References[]

Specific

General

• Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
• Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); and 83rd Congress (1953).
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 33°29′11.17″N 86°52′47.58″W / 33.4864361°N 86.8798833°W / 33.4864361; -86.8798833

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