United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
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[]
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 Rhodes 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) |
U.S. House of Representatives[]
Current members[]
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.
District | Member Residence |
Party | Tenure | CPVI | District map |
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1st | Trent Kelly (Tupelo) |
Republican | since June 2, 2015 | R+18 | |
2nd | Bennie Thompson (Jackson) |
Democratic | since April 13, 1993 | D+13 | |
3rd | Michael Guest (Brandon) |
Republican | since January 3, 2019 | R+13 | |
4th | Steven Palazzo (Gulfport) |
Republican | since January 3, 2011 | R+22 |
Mississippi Territory[]
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[]
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[]
Congress | 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[]
Congress | District | |||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
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[]
Congress | District | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 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 | |
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[]
Congress | District | |||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
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[]
Congress | 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[]
Congress | District | |||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
58th (1903–1905) | Ezekiel Candler (D) |
Thomas Spight (D) |
Benjamin G. Humphreys (D) |
Wilson S. Hill (D) |
Adam M. Byrd (D) | Eaton J. Bowers (D) |
Frank A. McLain (D) |
John Sharp Williams (D) |
59th (1905–1907) | ||||||||
60th (1907–1909) | ||||||||
61st (1909–1911) | Thomas U. Sisson (D) |
William A. Dickson (D) |
James Collier (D) | |||||
62nd (1911–1913) | Hubert D. Stephens (D) |
Samuel Andrew Witherspooon (D) |
Pat Harrison (D) | |||||
63rd (1913–1915) | Percy Quin (D) | |||||||
64th (1915–1917) | ||||||||
William W. Venable (D) | ||||||||
65th (1917–1919) | ||||||||
66th (1919–1921) | Paul B. Johnson Sr. (D) | |||||||
67th (1921–1923) | John E. Rankin (D) |
Bill G. Lowrey (D) |
Ross A. Collins (D) | |||||
68th (1923–1925) | T. Jeff Busby (D) |
T. Webber Wilson (D) | ||||||
W. Y. Humphreys (D) | ||||||||
69th (1925–1927) | William Madison Whittington (D) | |||||||
70th (1927–1929) | ||||||||
71st (1929–1931) | Wall Doxey (D) |
Robert S. Hall (D) | ||||||
72nd (1931–1933) | ||||||||
Lawrence R. Ellzey (D) | ||||||||
73rd (1933–1935) | William M. Colmer (D) | |||||||
74th (1935–1937) | Aaron L. Ford (D) |
Aubert C. Dunn (D) | Dan R. McGehee (D) | |||||
75th (1937–1939) | Ross A. Collins (D) | |||||||
76th (1939–1941) | ||||||||
77th (1941–1943) | ||||||||
Jamie Whitten (D) | ||||||||
78th (1943–1945) | Thomas Abernethy (D) |
Arthur Winstead (D) | ||||||
79th (1945–1947) | ||||||||
80th (1947–1949) | John Bell Williams (D) | |||||||
81st (1949–1951) | ||||||||
82nd (1951–1953) | Frank E. Smith (D) |
1953–1963: 6 seats[]
Congress | District | |||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
83rd (1953–1955) | Thomas Abernethy (D) |
Jamie Whitten (D) |
Frank Ellis Smith (D) |
John Bell Williams (D) |
W. 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[]
Congress | District | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
88th (1963–1965) | Thomas Abernethy (D) |
Jamie Whitten (D) | John Bell Williams (D) |
Arthur Winstead (D) | William M. Colmer (D) |
89th (1965–1967) | Prentiss Walker (R) | ||||
90th (1967–1969) | Sonny Montgomery (D) | ||||
Charles H. Griffin (D) | |||||
91st (1969–1971) | |||||
92nd (1971–1973) | |||||
93rd (1973–1975) | Jamie Whitten (D) |
David R. Bowen (D) |
Sonny Montgomery (D) |
Thad Cochran (R) | Trent Lott (R) |
94th (1975–1977) | |||||
95th (1977–1979) | |||||
96th (1979–1981) | Jon Hinson (R) | ||||
97th (1981–1983) | |||||
Wayne Dowdy (D) | |||||
98th (1983–1985) | Webb Franklin (R) | ||||
99th (1985–1987) | |||||
100th (1987–1989) | Mike Espy (D) | ||||
101st (1989–1991) | Michael Parker (D) | Larkin I. Smith (R) | |||
Gene Taylor (D) | |||||
102nd (1991–1993) | |||||
103rd (1993–1995) | |||||
Bennie Thompson (D) | |||||
104th (1995–1997) | Roger Wicker (R) |
Michael Parker (R) | |||
105th (1997–1999) | Chip Pickering (R) | ||||
106th (1999–2001) | Ronnie Shows (D) | ||||
107th (2001–2003) | |||||
108th (2003–2005) | Gene Taylor (D) | ||||
109th (2005–2007) | |||||
110th (2007–2009) | |||||
Travis Childers (D) | |||||
111th (2009–2011) | Gregg Harper (R) | ||||
112th (2011–2013) | Alan Nunnelee (R) |
Steven Palazzo (R) | |||
113th (2013–2015) | |||||
114th (2015–2017) | |||||
Trent Kelly (R) | |||||
115th (2017–2019) | |||||
116th (2019–2021) | Michael Guest (R) | ||||
117th (2021–2023) |
Key[]
Democratic (D) |
Democratic-Republican (DR) |
Jacksonian (J) |
Know Nothing (KN) |
National Republican (NR) |
Republican (R) |
Unionist (U) |
Whig (W) |
Independent (I) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
- United States senators from Mississippi
- United States congressional delegations by state
- Politics of Mississippi
- Lists of Mississippi politicians