thumb|upright=1.7|right|alt=refer to caption|Map of Arkansas's four congressional districts for the [[United States House of Representatives since 2023]]

Arkansas has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives since it became a state in 1836, with the exception of the Civil War and Reconstruction period between 1861 and 1868.

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! scope="row" | (1825–1827)

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! scope="row" rowspan=2 | (1827–1829)

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| rowspan=5 | Ambrose H. Sevier (J)

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! scope="row" | (1829–1831)

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! scope="row" | (1831–1833)

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! scope="row" | (1833–1835)

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! scope="row" | (1835–1837)

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1836–1853: 1 seat

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

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| | Thomas Willoughby Newton (W)

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! scope="row" | (1847–1849)

| rowspan=3 | Robert Ward Johnson (D)

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! scope="row" | (1849–1851)

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! scope="row" | (1851–1853)

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1853–1863: 2 seats

Following the 1850 census, Arkansas was apportioned two seats in the House.

| | Albert Rust (D)

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| colspan=2 |vacant during the Civil War

| rowspan=3 | Thomas Boles (R)

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| | James T. Elliott (R)

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! scope="row" |

| | Anthony A. C. Rogers (D)

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| rowspan=2 | James M. Hanks (D)

| rowspan=2 | Oliver P. Snyder (R)

| | John Edwards (LR)

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| | Thomas Boles (R)

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1873–1883: 4 seats

Following the 1870 census, Arkansas was apportioned four seats.

| rowspan=2 | William J. Hynes (LR)

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| | Thomas M. Gunter (D)

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|+ Members of the House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1875 to 1883

| rowspan=6 | John Henry Rogers (D)

| rowspan=7 | Samuel W. Peel (D)

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| rowspan=6 | Thomas C. McRae (D)

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| | William H. Cate (D)

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| rowspan=2 | Lewis Featherstone (SL)

| |vacant

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| rowspan=2 | Clifton R.<br/>Breckinridge (D)

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| | William H. Cate (D)

| | William L. Terry (D)

|}

1893–1903: 6 seats

Following the 1890 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

| rowspan=6 | Thomas C.<br />McRae (D)

| rowspan=5 | William L. Terry (D)

| rowspan=6 | Hugh A. Dinsmore (D)

| rowspan=3 | Robert Neill (D)

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| rowspan=5 | John S. Little (D)

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| rowspan=3 | Stephen<br/>Brundidge Jr. (D)

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! scope="row" |

| | Charles C. Reid (D)

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1903–1953: 7 seats

Following the 1900 census, Arkansas was apportioned seven seats.

| rowspan=4 | Robert M.<br/>Wallace (D)

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| rowspan=6 | John C. Floyd (D)

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| rowspan=4 | William B.<br/>Cravens (D)

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| rowspan=13 | William A.<br/>Oldfield (D)

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| rowspan=8 | Henderson M.<br/>Jacoway (D)

| rowspan=6 | William S.<br/>Goodwin (D)

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| rowspan=6 | Samuel M. Taylor (D)

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| rowspan=4 | Thaddeus H.<br/>Caraway (D)

| rowspan=12 | Otis Wingo (D)

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| rowspan=10 | John N. Tillman (D)

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| rowspan=14 | William J. Driver (D)

| rowspan=13 | Tilman B. Parks (D)

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| | Chester W. Taylor (D)

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| rowspan=9 | Heartsill Ragon (D)

| | Lewis E. Sawyer (D)

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| rowspan=4 | James B. Reed (D)

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| rowspan=3 | Pearl P.<br/>Oldfield (D)

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| rowspan=7 | Claude A. Fuller (D)

| rowspan=5 | D. D. Glover (D)

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| rowspan=2 | Effiegene Wingo (D)

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| rowspan=5 | John E. Miller (D)

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| rowspan=5 | William B.<br/>Cravens (D)

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| rowspan=6 | David D. Terry (D)

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| rowspan=2 | John L. McClellan (D)

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| rowspan=3 | Wade H.<br/>Kitchens (D)

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| rowspan=8 | Ezekiel C.<br/>Gathings (D)

| rowspan=8 | Wilbur Mills (D)

| rowspan=3 | Clyde T. Ellis (D)

| rowspan=8 | William F. Norrell (D)

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| rowspan=5 | William Fadjo<br/>Cravens (D)

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| rowspan=6 | Oren Harris (D)

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! scope="row" |

| | J. William Fulbright (D)

| rowspan=5 | Brooks Hays (D)

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| rowspan=4 | James William<br/>Trimble (D)

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| rowspan=2 | Boyd Tackett (D)

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1953–1963: 6 seats

Following the 1950 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

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| rowspan=3 | Dale Alford (D)

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|- style="height:2em"

| | Catherine D. Norrell (D)

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1963–present: 4 seats

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

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| rowspan=4 | Ezekiel C. Gathings (D)

| rowspan=8 | Wilbur Mills (D)

| rowspan=3 | James William<br />Trimble (D)

| rowspan=2 | Oren Harris (D)

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| rowspan=4 | David Pryor (D)

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| rowspan=14 | John Paul<br/>Hammerschmidt (R)

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| rowspan=13 | Bill Alexander (D)

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| rowspan=3 | Ray Thornton (D)

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|- style="height:2.5em"

! scope="row" |

| | Jim Guy Tucker (D)

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! scope="row" |

| rowspan=3 | Ed Bethune (R)

| rowspan=8 | Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)

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| rowspan=3 | Tommy F. Robinson (D)

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| | Tommy F. Robinson (R)

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| rowspan=3 | Ray Thornton (D)

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| rowspan=2 | Blanche Lincoln (D)

| rowspan=2 | Tim Hutchinson (R)

| rowspan=4 | Jay Dickey (R)

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|- style="height:2.5em"

! scope="row" |

| rowspan=8 | Marion Berry (D)

| rowspan=8 | Vic Snyder (D)

| rowspan=3 | Asa Hutchinson (R)

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|- style="height:1.5em"

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| rowspan=7 | Mike Ross (D)

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| rowspan=5 | John Boozman (R)

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| rowspan=8 | Rick Crawford (R)

| rowspan=2 | Tim Griffin (R)

| rowspan=8 | Steve Womack (R)

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! scope="row" |

| | Tom Cotton (R)

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| rowspan=6 | French Hill (R)

| rowspan=6 | Bruce Westerman (R)

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See also

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

Notes

References