Arkansas's at-large congressional district

The At-large Congressional District of Arkansas was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas from 1836 to 1885.

Upon achieving statehood, Arkansas elected its sole representative statewide at-large. For two Congresses in the mid- to late-19th century, Arkansas elected one of its representatives statewide on a general ticket, with the remaining elected from districts

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Electoral history
District created August 1, 1836 after achieving statehood
Archibald Yell	Jacksonian	December 14, 1836 – March 3, 1839	24	Elected in 1836 to the term ending March 3, 1837
	Democratic		25	Re-elected in 1836 to the term beginning March 3, 1837 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward Cross	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845	26	Elected in 1838
	27		Re-elected in 1840
	28		Re-elected in 1842 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Archibald Yell	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – July 1, 1846	29	Elected in 1844 Resigned to serve in the Mexican–American War
Vacant		July 1, 1846 – February 6, 1847	29
Thomas W. Newton	Whig	February 6, 1847 – March 3, 1847	29	Elected in 1847 to the term ending March 3, 1847 Retired
Robert W. Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	30	Elected in 1847 to the term beginning March 3, 1847
	31		Re-elected in 1848
	32		Re-elected in 1850 Retired
District inactive		March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1873	33
			34
			35
			36
			37
			38
			39
			40
			41
			42
One seat re-established March 4, 1873 elected at-large, with the remaining elected from districts
William J. Hynes	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43	Elected in 1872 Lost re-election
Seat inactive		March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44
			45
			46
			47
One seat re-established March 4, 1883 elected at-large, with the remaining elected from districts
Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48	Elected in 1882 Redistricted to the 2nd district
Seat eliminated		March 4, 1885

References

• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present