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Dewey Short, US congress, R, 1928-1954

Dewey Short
1928, 1934-54

Leonor K. Sullivan, US Congress, D, 1952-74

Leonor K. Sullivan
1952-74

Alan Wheat, US congress, D, 1982-94

Alan Wheat
1982-94

NAME

DISTRICT

POLITICAL PARTY

ELECTED

Akers, Thomas P. 5 Unknown 1854
Akin, Todd 2 R 2000, 2004
Alexander, Armstead M. 2 D 1882
Alexander, Joshua W. 15 3 D 1906-18
Allen, Thomas 9 2 D 1880
Anderson, C. Arthur 12 D 1936,38
Anderson, George 9 D 1864,68
Anderson, T.L. 2 D 1856,58
Armstrong, O.K. 6 R 1950
Arnold, Marshall 14 D 1890,92
Arnold, Wat 1 R 1942-46
Ashley, William H.   Whig 1830-36
Asper, Joel F. 7 R 1868
Atkeson, William O. 6 R 1920
Bailey, Ralph E. 14 R 1924
Bailey, Wendell 8 R 1980,82
Bakewell, Claude I. 11 R 1946
Banta, Park M. 8 R 1946
Barrett, J.R. 1 D, Union-D 1858,60
Bartholdt, Richard 10 R 1892-1912
Barton, William E. 16 D 1930
Bates, Edward   D 1826
Bay, W.V.N. 2 D 1848
Bell, Charles Jasper 4 D 1934-48
Benjamin, John F. 8 R 1864-68
Bennett, Marion 6 R 1942-46
Bennett, Phil 6 R 1940
Benton, Maecenas E. 15 D 1896-1902
Benton, Thomas Hart 1 D 1852
Blair, Francis P. 2 1 D 1856,60
Blair, James G. 8 D 1870
Bland, Richard P. 12 5, 11, 8 D 1872-1892,96,98
Bland, William T. 5 D 1918
Blow, Henry T. 2 R 1862,64
Blunt, Roy E. 7 R 1996-2004
Bodine, Robert N. 2 D 1896
Bolling, Richard 5 D 1948-80
Booher, Charles F. 4 D 1886,1906-18
Borland, William 5 D 1908-16
Bower, Gustavus M.   D 1842
Bowlin, James B.   D 1842-48
Boyd, Semphronius H. 4 R 1862,68
Broadhead, James O. 9 D 1882
Brown, Charles H. 7 D 1956,58
Buckner, Aylett H. 13, 7 D 1872-80,82
Buechner, Jack 2 R 1986,88
Bull, John   D 1832
Burlison, Bill D. 10 D 1968-80
Burnes, James N. 4 D 1882-86
Burdette, S.S. 5 R 1868,70
Burnes, Daniel D. 4 D 1892
Burrows, Joseph H. 10 R 1880
Burton, Charles G. 15 R 1894
Butler, J.J. 12 D 1900,02
Byrns, Samuel 10 D 1890
Cannon, Clarence 9 D 1922-1933*,34-64
Carnahan, A.S.J. 8 D 1944,48-58
Carnahan, Russ 3 D 2004
Caruthers, Samuel At large, 7 D 1852-56
Catlin, Theron E. 11 R 1910
Caulfield, Henry S. 11 R 1906
Christopher, George H. 6 D 1948,54
Claiborne, James R. 12 D 1933*,34
Clardy, Martin 1, 10 D 1878-86
Clark, Champ 9 D 1892,1896-1918
Clark, Charles N. 1 R 1894
Clark, John B. 3 3 D 1856-60,72
Clark, John B. Jr. 11 D 1874-80
Clay, William L. 1 D 1968-98
Clay Jr., William L. 1 D 2000, 2004
Cleaver II, Emanuel 5 D 2004
Cobb, Seth W. 9, 12 D 1890-94
Cochran, Charles F. 4 D 1896-1902
Cochran, John J. 16 11, 13 D 1924-1933*,34-1944,48
Cole, Nathan 2 R 1876
Cole, William C. 3 R 1942-46,52
Coleman, E. Thomas20 6 R 1976-90
Combs, George H. 5 D 1926
Comingo, Abram 6, 8 D 1870,72
Cooney, James A. 7 D 1896-1900
Cosgrove, John 6 D 1882
Coudray, Harry M. 12 R 1904-08
Cowherd, William S. 5 D 1896-1902
Craig, James B. 4 D 1856,58
Crittenden, Thomas T. 7 D 1872,76
Crow, Charles A. 14 R 1908
Crowther, George C. 4 R 1894
Curtis, Thomas B. 12, 2 R 1950-66
Danner, Pat 6 D 1992-98
Darby, John F. 1 Whig 1850
Daugherty, J.A. 15 D 1910
Davis, Lowndes H. 4, 14 D 1878-82
Dawson, William 14 D 1884
DeArmond, David A. 13 12, 6 D 1890-1908
DeBolt, Rezin A. 10 Liberal-R 1874
Decker, Perl D. 15 D 1912-16
Dickinson, Clement C. 6 D 1908-18,22-26,30,33*
Dockery, Alexander M. 3 D 1882-1896
Dougherty, John 3 D 1898-1902
Duncan, Richard M. 3 D 1933*,34-40
Dyer, D. Pat 9 R 1868
Dyer, L.C. 12 R 1910,14-30
Edwards, John C.   D 1840
Ellis, Edgar C. 5 R 1904,06,20,24,28
Elmer, William Price 8 R 1942
Elvins, Politte 13 R 1908
Emerson, Jo Ann19 8 I/R 1996*,1996-2004
Emerson, William 10, 8 R 1980-1996##
Essen, Frederick 10 R 1916
Faust, Charles L. 17 4 R 1920-28
Finkelnburg, G.A. 2 R 1868,70
Ford, Nicholas 9 R 1878,80
Frank, Nathan 9 R 1888
Franklin, Benjamin J. 8 D 1874,76
Frost, R. Graham 3 D 1878,80
Fulbright, James F. 14 D 1922,26,30
Fulkerson, Frank B. 4 R 1904
Fyan, Robert W. 13 D 1882,90,92
Gephardt, Richard 3 D 1976-2000
Gill, Michael J. 12 D 1912
Gill, Patrick F. 11 D 1908
Glover, John M. 12, 9 D 1872-76,84,86
Gravelly, J.R. 4 R 1866
Graves, Alex 5 D 1882
Graves Jr., Samuel B. 6 R 2000-2004
Green, James S. 3 D 1846,48
Hackney, Thomas 15 D 1908
Hale, John B. 2 D 1884
Hall, Durwood G. 7 R 1960-1970
Hall, Uriel S. 2 D 1892,94
Hall, Willard P. 4 D, Union-D 1846-50
Hall, William A. 3, 8 D 1860,62
Halsey, Thomas J. 6 R 1928
Hamlin, Courtney W. 7 D 1902,06-16
Hancock, Mel 7 R 1988-1996
Harrison, Albert G.   D 1835,36,38
Hatch, William H. 12, 1 D 1878-92
Hatcher, Robert A. 4 D 1872-76
Havens, H.E. 4, 6 R 1870,72
Hawes, Harry B. 11 D 1920-24
Hays, Edward D. 14 R 1918,20
Hazeltine, Ira S. 6 R 1880
Heard, John T. 6, 7 D 1884-1892
Hennings, Thomas C. 11 D 1934-38
Hensley, Walter L. 13 D 1910-1916
Hillelson, Jeffrey P. 4 R 1952
Hogan, John 1 D 1864
Hopkins, David 4 R 1928,30
Horn, Joan Kelly 2 D 1990
Hubbard, Joel D. 8 R 1894
Hughes, James M.   D 1842
Hukreide, Theodore W. 9 R 1920
Hull, W.R. 6 D 1954-70
Hulshof, Kenny 9 R 1996-2004
Hungate, William 9 D 1962-74
Hunt, John T. 11 D 1900-04
Hutton, John E. 7 D 1884,86
Hyde, I.B. 10 R 1872
Ichord, Richard H. 8 D 1960-78
Igoe, William L. 11 D 1912-18
Irving, Leonard 4 D 1948,50
Ittner, Anthony 1 R 1876
Jameison, John   D 1838,42,46
Johnson, Robert D. 7 D 1930
Johnson, Roland L. 16 R 1928
Jones, Paul C. 10 D 1948-66
Jost, Henry L. 5 D 1922
Joy, Charles F. 11 R 1892-98
Karst, Raymond 12 D 1948
Karsten, Frank M. 13, 1 D 1946,50-66
Kehr, Edward C. 1 D 1874
Kelson, John R. 4 Independent Radical 1864
Kennett, L.M. 1 American 1854
Kiefner, Charles Edward 13 R 1924,28
King, Andrew 9 Union-D 1870
King, Austin A. 6 Union-D 1862
Kinsey, William 10 R 1888
Klepper, Frank 3 R 1904
Knox, James 1 R 1862
Lamar, Robert 16 D 1900,02,06
Lamb, Alfred W. 2 D 1852
Lawrence, H.F. 3 R 1920
Lay, Alfred M. 8 7 D 1878
Lee, Frank H.   D 1933*
Lindley, James J. At large, 3 Whig 1852,54
Litton, Jerry 6 D 1972,74
Lloyd, James T. 1 D 1896-1914
Loan, Benjamin F. 7 R 1862-66
Lozier, Ralph 2 D 1922-1933*
McCarthy, Karen 5 D 1994-2000
McClurg, Joseph W. 7 5 R 1862-66
McCormick, J.R. 3 D 1866-70
McDaniel, William 1   D 1844
McGee, Clare 1 D 1948,50
McLean, James H. 2 D 1880
McPherson, I.V. 15 R 1918,20
Major, Samuel C. 18 7 D 1918,22-26,30
Manlove, Joe J. 15 D 1922-30
Mansur, Charles H. 2 D 1886-90
Meeker, Jacob E. 14 10 R 1914,16
Metcalf, Lyne S. 3 R 1876
Miller, John   D 1836-40
Miller, John G. 3 Whig 1850,52
Miller, Louis E. 11 R 1942
Milligan, Jacob L. 3 D 1918,22-33*
Millspaugh, Frank C. 1 R 1920
Morgan, Charles H. 6, 12, 15 D 1874,76,82,92,1908
Moulder, Morgan 2 D 1948-64
Mozley, Norman A. 14 R 1894
Murphy, Arthur P. 16 R 1904,08
Nelson, William L. 8, 2 D 1918,22-30,34-40
Newcombe, C.A. 2 R 1866
Newton, Cleveland A. 10 R 1918-24
Niedringhaus, F.G. 8 R 1888
Niedringhaus, Henry F. 10 R 1926-30
Noeil, John W. 5 7, 3 D 1858,60
Noeil, Thomas 6 3 R 1864,66
Norton, E.H. 4 Whig 1860
Norton, Richard 7 D 1888,90
Oliver, Mordecai 4 D 1852,54
O'Neil, John J. 8 D 1882-86,90
Palmer, John W. 7 R 1928
Parker, I.C. 7, 9 R 1870,72
Patterson, Roscoe C. 7 R 1920
Pearce, Charles E. 12 R 1896,98
Pellard, Henry 10 D 1876
Pettis, Spencer   D 1828
Phelps, John S. 5, 6 D 1844-60
Philips, John F. 7 D 1874,78
Pile, William A. 1 R 1866
Ploeser, Walter 12 R 1940-46
Porter, Gilchrist 2 Whig 1850,54
Price, Sterling   D 1844
Price, Thomas L. 5 D 1860
Randall, William J. 4 D 1959-74
Raney, John H. 13 R 1894
Rea, David 9 D 1874,76
Reeves, Albert L. Jr. 5 R 1946
Reid, John W. 4 5 D 1860
Relfe, James H.   D 1842,44
Rhodes, Marion 13 R 1904,18,20
Rice, Theron M. 7 R 1880
Roach, Sid C. 8 R 1920,22
Robb, Edward A. 13 D 1896-1902
Rollins, James S. 2, 9 Whig, D 1860,62
Romjue, Milton 1 D 1916,18,22-33*,34-40
Rothwell, Gideon 10 D 1878
Rubey, Thomas L. 16 D 1910-18,22-26
Rucker, William W. 2 D 1898-1920
Ruffin, James E.   D 1933*
Russell, Joseph J. 14 D 1906,10-16
Sawyer, Sam L. 8 D 1878
Schwabe, Max 2 R 1942-46
Scott, John   D 1820-24
Scott, John G. 3 R 1862
Shackleford, Dorsey W. 8 D 1898-1916
Shannon, Joseph B. 5 D 1930,33*,34-40
Shartel, Cassius M. 15 R 1904
Shelton, S.A. 16 R 1920
Short, Dewey J. 14, 7 R 1928,34-54
Sims, Leonard H.   D 1844
Skelton, Ike 4 D 1976-2004
Slaughter, Roger C. 5 D 1942,44
Smith, Madison R. 13 D 1906
Stanard, E.O. 1 R 1872
Stone, W.H. 3 D 1872,74
Stone, William J. 12 D 1884-88
Stover, John H. 5 D 1866
Sullivan, John B. 11 D 1940,44,48,50
Sullivan, Leonor K. 3 D 1952-74
Symington, James W. 2 D 1968-74
Talent, James M. 2 R 1992-98
Tarsney, John C. 5 D 1888-92
Taylor, Gene 7 R 1972-86
Tracy, John P. 7 R 1894
Treloar, William M. 9 R 1894
Tyndall, William T. 14 R 1904
Vandiver, Willard D. 14 D 1896-1902
Van Horn, Robert T. 6, 8, 5 R 1864-68,80,94
Volkmer, Harold 9 D 1976-94
Waddill, James R. 6 D 1878
Wade, William H. 13 D 1884-88
Walker, James P. 11 14 D 1886,88
Warner, William 5 R 1884,86
Welborn, John 7 R 1904
Welch, Phil J. 3 D 1948,50
Wells, Erastus 1, 2 D 1868-74,78
Wheat, Alan 5 D 1982-92
Whitelaw, R.H. 14 D 1888
Williams, Clyde 13, 8 D 1926,30,33*,34-40
Wilson, Robert P.C. 4 D 1888,90
Wolff, J. Scott 13 D 1922
Wood, Reuben T. 6 D 1933*,34-1938
Woodson, Samuel H. 5 D 1858,60
Young, Robert A. 2 D 1976-84
Zimmerman, Orville 10 D 1934-46

Historical Note

The election of early Missouri delegates was by general statewide ticket. In 1847, the state was divided into five congressional districts, from which representatives were elected. In 1863, the districts were expanded to number nine, and ten years later in 1873, Missouri was redistricted to allow for thirteen congressional districts. By acts approved in 1882 and 1885, Missouri was allowed one additional district, and in 1893, the congressional districts numbered fifteen. Missouri was allowed sixteen districts in 1901; these were in place until 1933. In that year, the state was allotted thirteen representatives, while the legislature redistricted the state. Those thirteen representatives were elected at large (indicated by an asterisk (*) in the listing). The state has been redistricted at various times over the last forty years, moving from eleven districts in the 1950s, to ten districts in the 1960s, to the current number of nine congressional districts in the 1980s. Because of the redistricting, it may be necessary to check the Revised Statutes of Missouri to determine which Missouri counties were represented by a district during a particular year. Redistricting changes generally occur in the years following the taking of the federal census.

1 Sterling Price resigned, going to the Mexican War, and McDaniel succeeded him
2 Francis P. Blair resigned
3 John B. Clark was expelled, and William A. Hall was elected in his place
4 John W. Reid was expelled, and Thomas L. Price was elected in his place
5 John W. Noeil died and J.G. Scott was elected in his place
6 Thomas F. Noeil died and J.R. McCormick was elected in his place
7 Joseph W. McClurg was elected Governor and resigned. John H. Stover was elected in his place
8 Alfred M. Lay died in 1879, and John F. Philips was elected to fill the vacancy
9 Thomas Allen died and was succeeded by James H. McLean
10 James M. Burnes died in 1889 and Charles F. Booher was elected to fill the vacancy
11 James P. Walker died and R.H. Whitelaw was elected to fill the vacancy
12 Richard P. Bland died and Dorsey W. Shackleford was elected to succeed him
13 David A. DeArmond died in a fire and Clement C. Dickinson was elected to succeed him
14 Jacob E. Meeker died and Frederick Essen was elected to fill the vacancy
15 Joshua W. Alexander resigned and Jacob L. Milligan was elected
16 Harry B. Hawes resigned and John J. Cochran was elected
17 Charles L. Faust resigned and David Hopkins was elected
18 Sam C. Major died and Robert D. Johnson was elected to fill the vacancy
19 Jo Ann Emerson was elected to Bill Emerson's remaining term (until January 1997) after his death in 1996. The special election, in which Jo Ann Emerson ran as a Republican, was held at the same time as the November 1996 general election, in which Jo Ann Emerson ran as an independent (due to candidate filing laws), winning the seat.
20 E. Thomas Coleman was elected November 2, 1976, to complete the term of the late Congressman Jerry Litton, who died in a plane crash; he also was elected to a full term beginning January 3, 1977.