United States congressional delegations from Mississippi

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

1 United States Senate
2 United States House of Representatives
3 Notes
4 Key

United States Senate

Class 1 Senators	Congress	Class 2 Senators
Walter Leake (D-R)	15th (1817–1819)	Thomas Hill Williams (D-R)
Walter Leake (D-R)	16th (1819–1821)
David Holmes (D-R)	16th (1819–1821)
	17th (1821–1823)
	18th (1823–1825)
	19th (1825–1827)
Powhatan Ellis (D-R)
Thomas Buck Reed (D-R)
Powhatan Ellis (D-R)	20th (1827–1829)
	21st (1829–1831)	Thomas Buck Reed (D-R)
		Robert H. Adams (D-R)
		George Poindexter (D-R)
	22nd (1831–1833)
John Black (W)	22nd (1831–1833)
	23rd (1833–1835)
	24th (1835–1837)	Robert J. Walker (D-R)
	25th (1837–1839)
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)
	29th (1845–1847)	Joseph W. Chalmers (D)
	30th (1847–1849)	Henry Stuart Foote (D)
Jefferson Davis (D)	30th (1847–1849)
Jefferson Davis (D)	31st (1849–1851)
John J. McRae (D)	32nd (1851–1853)
Stephen Adams (D)	32nd (1851–1853)	Walker Brooke (W)
	33rd (1853–1855)	Albert G. Brown (D)
	34th (1855–1857)
Jefferson Davis (D)	35th (1857–1859)
Jefferson Davis (D)	36th (1859–1861)
American Civil War	37th (1861–1863)	American Civil War
	38th (1863–1865)
	39th (1865–1867)
	40th (1867–1869)
Adelbert Ames (R)	41st (1869–1871)	Hiram R. Revels (R)
	42nd (1871–1873)	James L. Alcorn (R)
	43rd (1873–1875)
Henry R. Pease (R)	43rd (1873–1875)
Blanche K. Bruce (R)	44th (1875–1877)
	45th (1877–1879)	L.Q.C. Lamar (D)
	46th (1879–1881)
James Z. George (D)	47th (1881–1883)
	48th (1883–1885)
	49th (1885–1887)
	49th (1885–1887)	Edward C. Walthall (D)
	50th (1887–1889)
	51st (1889–1891)
	52nd (1891–1893)
	53rd (1893–1895)
	53rd (1893–1895)	Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
	54th (1895–1897)	Edward C. Walthall (D)
	55th (1897–1899)	Edward C. Walthall (D)
Hernando D. Money (D)	55th (1897–1899)	William V. Sullivan (D)
	56th (1899–1901)	William V. Sullivan (D)
	57th (1901–1903)	Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
	58th (1903–1905)
	59th (1905–1907)
	60th (1907–1909)
	61st (1909–1911)
		James Gordon (D)
		Le Roy Percy (D)
John Sharp Williams (D)	62nd (1911–1913)	Le Roy Percy (D)
	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 O. Eastland (D)
		Wall Doxey (D)
	78th (1943–1945)	James O. Eastland (D)
	79th (1945–1947)
	80th (1947–1949)
John C. Stennis (D)	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)
	95th (1977–1979)
	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)	110th (2007–2009)
	111th (2009–2011)
	112th (2011–2013)

United States House of Representatives

1801 - 1817: 1 non-voting delegate

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	At-large
7th (1801–1803)	Narsworthy Hunter
7th (1801–1803)	Thomas M. Greene
8th (1803–1805)	William Lattimore
9th (1805–1807)	William Lattimore
10th (1807–1809)	George Poindexter
11th (1809–1811)
12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815)	William Lattimore
14th (1815–1817)	William Lattimore

1817 - 1833: 1 seat

On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and sent one Representative to Congress, elected at-large state-wide.

Congress	At-large
15th (1817–1819)	George Poindexter
16th (1819–1821)	Christopher Rankin^[1]
17th (1821–1823)
18th (1823–1825)
19th (1825–1827)
19th (1825–1827)	William Haile^[2]
20th (1827–1829)	William Haile^[2]
20th (1827–1829)	Thomas Hinds (D)
21st (1829–1831)	Thomas Hinds (D)
22nd (1831–1833)	Franklin E. Plummer (J)

1833 - 1843: 2 seats

After the 1830 census, Mississippi had two seats, elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket.

Congress	Elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket
Congress	1st seat	2nd seat
23rd (1833–1835)	Franklin E. Plummer (J)	Harry Cage (J)
24th (1835–1837)	David Dickson^[3] (W)	John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne^[4] (J)
24th (1835–1837)	Samuel Jameson Gholson^[4] (D)
25th (1837–1839)	Samuel Jameson Gholson^[4] (D)
25th (1837–1839)	Thomas Jefferson Word (W)	Seargent S. Prentiss (W)
26th (1839–1841)	Jacob Thompson (D)	Albert G. Brown (D)
27th (1841–1843)	Jacob Thompson (D)	William M. Gwin (D)

1843 - 1853: 4 seats

Starting in 1843, Mississippi's delegation was increased to four seats, still elected at-large state-wide on a general ticket. After 1845, those seats were elected by representative districts.

Congress	Elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket
Congress	1st seat	2nd seat	3rd seat	4th seat
28th (1843–1845)	Jacob Thompson (D)	William Henry Hammett (D)	Robert W. Roberts (D)	Tilghman Tucker (D)
	District
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
29th (1845–1847)	Jacob Thompson (D)	Stephen Adams (D)	Robert W. Roberts (D)	Jefferson Davis^[5] (D)
29th (1845–1847)		Stephen Adams (D)	Robert W. Roberts (D)	Henry Thomas Ellett (D)
30th (1847–1849)		Winfield Scott Featherston (D)	Patrick Watson Tompkins (W)	Albert G. Brown (D)
31st (1849–1851)		Winfield Scott Featherston (D)	William McWillie (D)
32nd (1851–1853)	Benjamin D. Nabers (U)	John A. Wilcox (U)	John D. Freeman (U)

1853 - 1873: 5 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
33rd (1853–1855)	Daniel Boone Wright (D)	William T. S. Barry (D)	Otho Robards Singleton (D)	Wiley Pope Harris (D)	William Barksdale (D)
34th (1855–1857)	Daniel Boone Wright (D)	Hendley Stone Bennett (D)	William Barksdale^[6] (D)	William Augustus Lake (K-N)	John A. Quitman^[7] (D)
35th (1857–1859)	Lucius Q. C. Lamar^[8] (D)	Reuben Davis^[6] (D)		Otho Robards Singleton^[6] (D)	John A. Quitman^[7] (D)
35th (1857–1859)					John Jones McRae^[6] (D)
36th (1859–1861)					John Jones McRae^[6] (D)
37th (1861–1863)	American Civil War
38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)	George Emrick Harris (R)	Joseph Lewish Morphis (R)	Henry W. Barry (R)	George Colin McKee (R)	Legrand Winfield Perce (R)
42nd (1871–1873)	George Emrick Harris (R)	Joseph Lewish Morphis (R)	Henry W. Barry (R)	George Colin McKee (R)	Legrand Winfield Perce (R)

1873 - 1883: 6 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
43rd (1873–1875)	Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)	Albert Richards Howe (R)	Henry W. Barry (R)	Jason Niles (R)	George Colin McKee (R)	John R. Lynch (R)
44th (1875–1877)	Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)	Guilford Wiley Wells (Ind R)	Hernando D. Money (D)	Otho Robards Singleton (D)	Charles E. Hooker (D)	John R. Lynch (R)
45th (1877–1879)	Henry Lowndes Muldrow (D)	Van H. Manning^[9] (D)				James Ronald Chalmers^[10] (D)
46th (1879–1881)
47th (1881–1883)
47th (1881–1883)						John R. Lynch (R)

1883 - 1903: 7 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
48th (1883–1885)	Henry Lowndes Muldrow (D)	Elza Jeffords (R)	Hernando D. Money (D)	Otho Robards Singleton (D)	Henry Smith Van Eaton (D)	Ethelbert Barksdale (D)
48th (1883–1885)	Henry Lowndes Muldrow (D)	Elza Jeffords (R)	Hernando D. Money (D)				James Ronald Chalmers (Ind)
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)	Frederick G. Barry (D)
51st (1889–1891)				Chapman L. Anderson (D)			Clarke Lewis (D)
52nd (1891–1893)		John C. Kyle (D)		Joseph Henry Beeman (D)			Clarke Lewis (D)
53rd (1893–1895)				Hernando D. Money (D)			John Sharp Williams (D)
54th (1895–1897)				Hernando D. Money (D)	Walter McKennon Denny (D)	James G. Spencer (D)
55th (1897–1899)		William V. Sullivan^[11] (D)		Andrew F. Fox (D)	William F. Love^[12] (D)	Patrick Henry (D)
55th (1897–1899)		Thomas Spight (D)			Frank A. McLain (D)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)	Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (D)		Patrick Stevens Henry (D)			Charles E. Hooker (D)

1903 - 1933: 8 seats

For these three decades, Mississippi had eight seats, the most it has ever been apportioned.

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
58th (1903–1905)	Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (D)	Thomas Spight (D)	Benjamin G. Humphreys II^[13] (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 W. Collier (D)
62nd (1911–1913)		Hubert D. Stephens (D)			Samuel Andrew Witherspoon^[14] (D)	Pat Harrison (D)	William A. Dickson (D)
63rd (1913–1915)							Percy E. Quin^[15] (D)
64th (1915–1917)
64th (1915–1917)					William Webb 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)	Paul B. Johnson, Sr. (D)
68th (1923–1925)				T. Jeff Busby (D)		T. Webber Wilson (D)
68th (1923–1925)			William Y. Humphreys (D)
69th (1925–1927)			William M. Whittington (D)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)		Wall Doxey (D)				Robert S. Hall (D)
72nd (1931–1933)
72nd (1931–1933)							Lawrence Russell Ellzey (D)

1933 - 1953: 7 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
73rd (1933–1935)	John E. Rankin (D)	Wall Doxey^[16] (D)	William M. Whittington (D)	T. Jeff Busby (D)	Ross A. Collins (D)	William M. Colmer (D)	Lawrence Russell Ellzey (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)
77th (1941–1943)		Jamie L. Whitten (D)
78th (1943–1945)				Thomas G. Abernethy (D)	W. Arthur Winstead (D)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949)							John B. Williams (D)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)			Frank E. Smith (D)

1953 - 1963: 6 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
83rd (1953–1955)	Thomas G. Abernethy (D)	Jamie L. Whitten (D)	Frank E. Smith (D)	John B. Williams (D)	W. Arthur Winstead (D)	William M. Colmer (D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)

1963 - 2003: 5 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
88th (1963–1965)	Thomas G. Abernethy (D)	Jamie L. Whitten (D)	John B. Williams^[17] (D)	W. Arthur Winstead (D)	William M. Colmer (D)
89th (1965–1967)				Prentiss Walker (R)
90th (1967–1969)				Sonny Montgomery (D)
90th (1967–1969)			Charles H. Griffin (D)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)	Jamie L. 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^[18] (R)
97th (1981–1983)				Jon Hinson^[18] (R)
97th (1981–1983)				Wayne Dowdy (D)
98th (1983–1985)		William W. Franklin (R)
99th (1985–1987)		William W. Franklin (R)
100th (1987–1989)		Mike Espy^[19] (D)
101st (1989–1991)				Mike Parker (D)	Larkin I. Smith^[20] (R)
101st (1989–1991)					Gene Taylor (D)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
103rd (1993–1995)		Bennie G. Thompson (D)
104th (1995–1997)	Roger F. Wicker (R)			Mike Parker (R)
105th (1997–1999)			Chip Pickering (R)	Mike Parker (R)
106th (1999–2001)				Ronnie Shows (D)
107th (2001–2003)				Ronnie Shows (D)

2003 - present: 4 seats

Congress	District
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
108th (2003–2005)	Roger Wicker^[21] (R)	Bennie G. Thompson (D)	Chip Pickering (R)	Gene Taylor (D)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
110th (2007–2009)	Travis Childers (D)
111th (2009–2011)	Travis Childers (D)		Gregg Harper (R)
112th (2011–2013)	Alan Nunnelee (R)		Gregg Harper (R)	Steven Palazzo (R)

Notes

^ Christopher Rankin died March 14, 1826.
^ William Haile resigned September 12, 1828.
^ David Dickinson died July 31, 1836.
^ ^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.
^ Jefferson Davis resigned in June 1846 to enlist in the Mexican-American War.
^ ^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.
^ John A. Quitman died July 17, 1858.
^ Lucius Q. C. Lamar resigned in December 1860 to support the growing secession movement.
^ James Ronald Chalmers successfully contested the election of Van H. Manning.
^ John R. Lynch successfully contested the election of James Ronald Chalmers.
^ William V. Sullivan resigned May 31, 1898 as he was appointed to the Senate.
^ William F. Love died October 16, 1898.
^ Benjamin G. Humphreys II died October 16, 1923.
^ Samuel A. Witherspoon died November 24, 1915.
^ Percy E. Quin died February 4, 1932.
^ Wall Doxey resigned September 23, 1941 as he was elected to the Senate in a special election.
^ John B. Williams resigned January 16, 1968 as he was elected Governor of Mississippi.
^ Jon Hinson resigned April 13, 1981.
^ Mike Espy resigned January 22, 1993 as he was appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
^ Larkin I. Smith died August 13, 1989.
^ Roger Wicker resigned on December 31, 2007 as he was appointed to the U.S. Senate.

Key

Key to party COLORS and ABBREVIATIONS for Members of the U.S. Congress

American (Know-Nothing) (K-N)
Adams (A), Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J), National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Democratic (D)

Dixiecrat (Dix), States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer-Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)

Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Non-Partisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)

Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)

Independent, None, Unaffiliated, or changed mid-term

Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Thad Cochran (R) Roger Wicker (R)

Representatives	Alan Nunnelee (R) Bennie Thompson (D) Gregg Harper (R) Steven Palazzo (R)

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Other	American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Obsolete	Dakota Territory Northwest Territory Orleans Territory Philippines Southwest Territory

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