United States congressional delegations from Arkansas

Since Arkansas became a U.S. state in 1836, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Arkansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1819 to 1836.

These are tables of congressional delegations from Arkansas to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation

Current U.S. senators from Arkansas
Arkansas CPVI (2022):^[1] R+16	Class II senator	Class III senator
	Tom Cotton (Junior senator)	John Boozman (Senior senator)
Party	Republican	Republican
Incumbent since	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2011

Arkansas's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, and four representatives, all of whom are Republicans.

The current dean of the Arkansas delegation is Senator John Boozman, having served in the U.S. Congress since 2001.

Current U.S. representatives from Arkansas
District	Member (Residence)^[2]	Party	Incumbent since	CPVI (2022)^[3]	District map
1st	Rick Crawford (Jonesboro)	Republican	January 3, 2011	R+22
2nd	French Hill (Little Rock)	Republican	January 3, 2015	R+9
3rd	Steve Womack (Rogers)	Republican	January 3, 2011	R+15
4th	Bruce Westerman (Hot Springs)	Republican	January 3, 2015	R+20

United States Senate

Main article: List of United States senators from Arkansas

Class II senator		Congress	Class III senator
William S. Fulton (J)		24th (1835–1837)		Ambrose Hundley Sevier (J)
William S. Fulton (D)^[a]		25th (1837–1839)		Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D)^[b]
		26th (1839–1841)
		27th (1841–1843)
		28th (1843–1845)
Chester Ashley (D)^[a]
		29th (1845–1847)
		30th (1847–1849)
William K. Sebastian (D)				Solon Borland (D)^[b]
		31st (1849–1851)
		32nd (1851–1853)
		33rd (1853–1855)
				Robert Ward Johnson (D)
		34th (1855–1857)
		35th (1857–1859)
		36th (1859–1861)
		37th (1861–1863)		Charles B. Mitchel (D)
vacant^[c]				vacant^[c]^[d]
		38th (1863–1865)
		39th (1865–1867)
		40th (1867–1869)
Alexander McDonald (R)				Benjamin F. Rice (R)
		41st (1869–1871)
Powell Clayton (R)		42nd (1871–1873)
		43rd (1873–1875)		Stephen W. Dorsey (R)
		44th (1875–1877)
Augustus Hill Garland (D)^[b]		45th (1877–1879)
		46th (1879–1881)		James D. Walker (D)
		47th (1881–1883)
		48th (1883–1885)
		49th (1885–1887)		James K. Jones (D)
James H. Berry (D)
		50th (1887–1889)
		51st (1889–1891)
		52nd (1891–1893)
		53rd (1893–1895)
		54th (1895–1897)
		55th (1897–1899)
		56th (1899–1901)
		57th (1901–1903)
		58th (1903–1905)		James P. Clarke (D)^[a]
		59th (1905–1907)
Jeff Davis (D)^[a]		60th (1907–1909)
		61st (1909–1911)
		62nd (1911–1913)
John N. Heiskell (D)^[e]
William M. Kavanaugh (D)
Joseph T. Robinson (D)^[a]		63rd (1913–1915)
		64th (1915–1917)
				William F. Kirby (D)
		65th (1917–1919)
		66th (1919–1921)
		67th (1921–1923)		Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)^[a]
		68th (1923–1925)
		69th (1925–1927)
		70th (1927–1929)
		71st (1929–1931)
		72nd (1931–1933)
				Hattie Caraway (D)
		73rd (1933–1935)
		74th (1935–1937)
		75th (1937–1939)
John E. Miller (D)^[b]
		76th (1939–1941)
		77th (1941–1943)
Lloyd Spencer (D)
John L. McClellan (D)^[a]		78th (1943–1945)
		79th (1945–1947)		J. William Fulbright (D)^[b]
		80th (1947–1949)
		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)		Dale Bumpers (D)
		95th (1977–1979)
Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (D)
David Pryor (D)		96th (1979–1981)
		97th (1981–1983)
		98th (1983–1985)
		99th (1985–1987)
		100th (1987–1989)
		101st (1989–1991)
		102nd (1991–1993)
		103rd (1993–1995)
		104th (1995–1997)
Tim Hutchinson (R)		105th (1997–1999)
		106th (1999–2001)		Blanche Lincoln (D)
		107th (2001–2003)
Mark Pryor (D)		108th (2003–2005)
		109th (2005–2007)
		110th (2007–2009)
		111th (2009–2011)
		112th (2011–2013)		John Boozman (R)
		113th (2013–2015)
Tom Cotton (R)		114th (2015–2017)
		115th (2017–2019)
		116th (2019–2021)
		117th (2021–2023)
		118th (2023–2025)

United States House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

1819–1836: 1 non-voting delegate

The Arkansas Territory was created on July 4, 1819, and it sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

Congress	Delegate from Territory's at-large district
16th (1819–1821)	James Woodson Bates (I)
17th (1821–1823)
18th (1823–1825)	Henry W. Conway (DR)
19th (1825–1827)
20th (1827–1829)
	Ambrose H. Sevier (J)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835)
24th (1835–1837)

1836–1853: 1 seat

Following statehood on June 15, 1836, Arkansas had one seat in the House.

Congress	At-large district
24th (1835–1837)	Archibald Yell (J)
25th (1837–1839)	Archibald Yell (D)
26th (1839–1841)	Edward Cross (D)
27th (1841–1843)
28th (1843–1845)
29th (1845–1847)	Archibald Yell (D)
	Thomas Willoughby Newton (W)
30th (1847–1849)	Robert Ward Johnson (D)
31st (1849–1851)
32nd (1851–1853)

1853–1863: 2 seats

Following the 1850 census, Arkansas was apportioned two seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd
33rd (1853–1855)	Alfred B. Greenwood (D)	Edward A. Warren (D)
34th (1855–1857)		Albert Rust (D)
35th (1857–1859)		Edward A. Warren (D)
36th (1859–1861)	Thomas C. Hindman (D)	Albert Rust (D)
37th (1861–1863)	vacant during the Civil War and Reconstruction^[c]^[f]

1863–1873: 3 seats

Following the 1860 census, Arkansas was apportioned three seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd
38–39th (1863–1865)	vacant during the Civil War and Reconstruction^[c]^[g]
40th (1867–1869)
	Logan H. Roots (R)	James M. Hinds (R)	Thomas Boles (R)
		James T. Elliott (R)
41st (1869–1871)		Anthony A. C. Rogers (D)
42nd (1871–1873)	James M. Hanks (D)	Oliver P. Snyder (R)	John Edwards (LR)
			Thomas Boles (R)

1873–1883: 4 seats

Following the 1870 census, Arkansas was apportioned four seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	At-large
43rd (1873–1875)	Asa Hodges (R)	Oliver P. Snyder (R)	William W. Wilshire (R)	William J. Hynes (LR)
			Thomas M. Gunter (D)
44th (1875–1877)	Lucien C. Gause (D)	William F. Slemons (D)	William W. Wilshire (D)	4th
				Thomas M. Gunter (D)
45th (1877–1879)			Jordan E. Cravens (D)
46th (1879–1881)	Poindexter Dunn (D)
47th (1881–1883)		James K. Jones (D)

1883–1893: 5 seats

Following the 1880 census, Arkansas was apportioned five seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	At-large
48th (1883–1885)	Poindexter Dunn (D)	James K. Jones (D)	John Henry Rogers (D)	Samuel W. Peel (D)	Clifton R. Breckinridge (D)
49th (1885–1887)		Clifton R. Breckinridge (D)	vacant^[h]	John Henry Rogers (D)	5th
			Thomas C. McRae (D)		Samuel W. Peel (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)	William H. Cate (D)
	Lewis P. Featherstone (SL)	vacant^[i]
		Clifton R. Breckinridge (D)
52nd (1891–1893)	William H. Cate (D)			William L. Terry (D)

1893–1903: 6 seats

Following the 1890 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
53rd (1893–1895)	Philip D. McCulloch Jr. (D)	Clifton R. Breckinridge (D)	Thomas C. McRae (D)	William L. Terry (D)	Hugh A. Dinsmore (D)	Robert Neill (D)
		John S. Little (D)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899)						Stephen Brundidge Jr. (D)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)				Charles C. Reid (D)

1903–1953: 7 seats

Following the 1900 census, Arkansas was apportioned seven seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
58th (1903–1905)	Robert B. Macon (D)	Stephen Brundidge Jr. (D)	Hugh A. Dinsmore (D)	John S. Little (D)	Charles C. Reid (D)	Joseph T. Robinson (D)	Robert M. Wallace (D)
59th (1905–1907)			John C. Floyd (D)
60th (1907–1909)				William B. Cravens (D)
61st (1909–1911)		William A. Oldfield (D)
62nd (1911–1913)					Henderson M. Jacoway (D)		William S. Goodwin (D)
						Samuel M. Taylor (D)
63rd (1913–1915)	Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)			Otis Wingo (D)
64th (1915–1917)			John N. Tillman (D)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923)	William J. Driver (D)						Tilman B. Parks (D)
						Chester W. Taylor (D)
68th (1923–1925)					Heartsill Ragon (D)	Lewis E. Sawyer (D)
						James B. Reed (D)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
		Pearl P. Oldfield (D)^[j]
71st (1929–1931)			Claude A. Fuller (D)			D. D. Glover (D)
				Effiegene Wingo (D)
72nd (1931–1933)		John E. Miller (D)
73rd (1933–1935)				William B. Cravens (D)
					David D. Terry (D)
74th (1935–1937)						John L. McClellan (D)
75th (1937–1939)							Wade H. Kitchens (D)
76th (1939–1941)	Ezekiel C. Gathings (D)	Wilbur Mills (D)	Clyde T. Ellis (D)			William F. Norrell (D)
				William Fadjo Cravens (D)
77th (1941–1943)							Oren Harris (D)
78th (1943–1945)			J. William Fulbright (D)		Brooks Hays (D)
79th (1945–1947)			James William Trimble (D)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)				Boyd Tackett (D)
82nd (1951–1953)
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
	District

1953–1963: 6 seats

Following the 1950 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
83rd (1953–1955)	Ezekiel C. Gathings (D)	Wilbur Mills (D)	James William Trimble (D)	Oren Harris (D)	Brooks Hays (D)	William F. Norrell (D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)					Dale Alford (D)
87th (1961–1963)
						Catherine D. Norrell (D)

1963–present: 4 seats

Since the 1960 census, Arkansas has been apportioned four seats.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
88th (1963–1965)	Ezekiel C. Gathings (D)	Wilbur Mills (D)	James William Trimble (D)	Oren Harris (D)
89th (1965–1967)
				David Pryor (D)
90th (1967–1969)			John Paul Hammerschmidt (R)
91st (1969–1971)	Bill Alexander (D)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)				Ray Thornton (D)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)		Jim Guy Tucker (D)
96th (1979–1981)		Ed Bethune (R)		Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)		Tommy F. Robinson (D)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
		Tommy F. Robinson (R)
102nd (1991–1993)		Ray Thornton (D)
103rd (1993–1995)	Blanche Lincoln (D)		Tim Hutchinson (R)	Jay Dickey (R)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)	Marion Berry (D)	Vic Snyder (D)	Asa Hutchinson (R)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)				Mike Ross (D)
			John Boozman (R)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013)	Rick Crawford (R)	Tim Griffin (R)	Steve Womack (R)
113th (2013–2015)				Tom Cotton (R)
114th (2015–2017)		French Hill (R)		Bruce Westerman (R)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	District

Key

Democratic (D)

Democratic-Republican (DR)

Jacksonian (J)

Liberal Republican (LR)

Republican (R)

Socialist Labor (SL)

Whig (W)

Independent (I)

See also

•  United States portal
•  Arkansas portal
•  Politics portal

• List of United States congressional districts
• Arkansas's congressional districts
• Political party strength in Arkansas

Notes

1. Died
2. Resigned
3. From secession until readmission to the Union, Arkansas did not participate in the U.S. Congress.
4. Augustus Hill Garland presented credentials as a senator-elect to the 40th Congress but was not permitted to serve.
5. Heiskell was appointed to the office and served until an elected successor qualified.
6. 1st district incumbent Thomas Carmichael Hindman (D) was re-elected to the 37th Congress, but chose not to take his seat.
7. Anthony A. C. Rogers was elected to the 38th Congress but was not permitted to take his seat because Arkansas had not been re-admitted to the Union.
8. McRae was elected to fill the vacancy caused by James K. Jones, who had been elected to the next term, but resigned before this Congress.
9. Breckinridge was initially declared elected to the 51st United States Congress and took his seat. John M. Clayton eventually won a contest before the U.S. House, but died before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was then re-elected to finish the term.
10. Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative's death before the term began.

References

1. "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.