Missouri's 1st congressional district

Missouri's 1st congressional district
Missouri's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Cori Bush D–St. Louis
Distribution	99.21% urban 0.79% rural
Population (2019)	727,772
Median household income	$50,163[1]
Ethnicity	49.4% Black 41.3% White 3.2% Hispanic 2.9% Asian 2.7% Two or more races 0.5% other
Cook PVI	D+29[2]

Missouri's first congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes all of St. Louis City and much of northern St. Louis County, including the cities of Maryland Heights, University City, Ferguson and Florissant. The district is easily the most Democratic in Missouri, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+29; the next most Democratic district in the state, the Kansas City-based 5th, has a PVI of D+7.^[2] It is roughly half African-American.

Its current representative is Democrat Cori Bush, who was elected in 2020. William Lacy Clay Jr., had previously represented the district since 2001, succeeding his father, William Lacy Clay Sr. Bush, a progressive Democrat and leader in the Ferguson protests, beat Clay in the August 4, 2020 primary. Bush lost the same primary in 2018 by 20 points to Clay.^[3]

Statewide election results[]

Presidential[]

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1847.
James B. Bowlin	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election.
John F. Darby	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Retired.
Thomas Hart Benton	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
Luther M. Kennett	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. Lost re-election.
Francis P. Blair Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. Lost re-election.
John R. Barret	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – June 8, 1860	36th	Elected in 1858. Lost contested election.
Francis P. Blair Jr.	Republican	June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860		Won contested election. Resigned.
Vacant		June 25, 1860 – October 3, 1860
John R. Barret	Democratic	October 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861		Elected to finish Blair's term. Lost re-election.
Francis P. Blair Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1861 – June 10, 1864	37th 38th	Elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Lost contested election.
Samuel Knox	Unconditional Unionist	June 10, 1864 – March 3, 1865	38th	Won contested election. Lost re-election.
John Hogan	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	Elected in 1864. Lost re-election.
William A. Pile	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	40th	Elected in 1866. Lost re-election.
Erastus Wells	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Edwin O. Stanard	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
Edward C. Kehr	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
Anthony F. Ittner	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. Retired.
Martin L. Clardy	Democratic	March 3, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 10th district.
William H. Hatch	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
Charles N. Clark	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Retired.
Vacant		March 4, 1897 – June 1, 1897	55th
James T. Lloyd	Democratic	June 1, 1897 – March 3, 1917	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th	Elected after the death of member-elect Richard P. Giles. 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. Re-elected in 1914. Retired.
Milton A. Romjue	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	65th 66th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Frank C. Millspaugh	Republican	March 4, 1921 – December 5, 1922	67th	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election and resigned.
Vacant		December 5, 1922 – March 3, 1923
Milton A. Romjue	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All representatives elected at-large on a general ticket
Milton A. Romjue	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.
Samuel W. Arnold	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Clare Magee	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
Frank M. Karsten	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th	Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired.
Bill Clay	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 2001	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
Lacy Clay	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2021	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Lost renomination.
Cori Bush	Democratic	January 3, 2021 – Present	117th	Elected in 2020.

Recent election results[]

2012[]

2014[]

2016[]

2018[]

2020[]

Historical district boundaries[]

2003 - 2013

See also[]

• Missouri's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References[]

• 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.

External links[]

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• US Census Bureau
• My Congressional District

Coordinates: 38°43′42″N 90°17′46″W / 38.72833°N 90.29611°W / 38.72833; -90.29611