Dakota Territory's At-large congressional district

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Dakota Territory's At-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the entire Dakota Territory prior to admission to the Union. The district elected a delegate to the United States Congress.

[edit] List of Representatives

Delegate	Party	Years	District home	Note
John B.S. Todd	Democratic	December 9, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Yankton	Lost re-election (later contested)
William Jayne		1863-03-04 – 1864-06-17		Election contested by Todd
John B.S. Todd	Democratic	June 17, 1864 – March 3, 1865	Yankton	Lost re-election
Walter A. Burleigh	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869		Lost re-election
Solomon Lewis Spink	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Yankton	Lost re-election
Moses K. Armstrong	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Yankton	Lost re-election
Jefferson P. Kidder	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Vermillion	Lost re-omination
Granville G. Bennett	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881		Retired
Richard F. Pettigrew	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Sioux Falls	Lost re-election
John B. Raymond	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Fargo	Lost re-nomination
Oscar S. Gifford	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	Canton
George A. Mathews	Republican	March 4, 1889 – November 2, 1889	Brookings	Statehood achieved