Connecticut's at-large congressional district

During the first twenty-four Congresses (March 4, 1789 until March 3, 1837) Connecticut elected all its Representatives in Congress from a single multi-member Connecticut at-large congressional district.

From 1789-1793 Connecticut elected 5 at-large representatives.
From 1793-1823 Connecticut elected 7 at-large representatives.
From 1823-1837 Connecticut elected 6 at-large representatives.

From 1903 to 1913 and from 1933 to 1965, Connecticut had a member of the United States House of Representatives who represented the state at-large, in addition to the members who represented distinct districts.

This practice was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

List of representatives

1789 – 1837: five, then seven, then six seats

All members were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket.

Congress & Years
		1st seat			2nd seat			3rd seat			4th seat			5th seat			6th seat			7th seat
		Rep.	Electoral history		Rep.	Electoral history		Rep.	Electoral history		Rep.	Electoral history		Rep.	Electoral history		Rep.	Electoral history		Rep.	Electoral history
1	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Benjamin Huntington (Pro-Admin)	Elected in 1788 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Roger Sherman (Pro-Admin)	Elected in 1788 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Jonathan Sturges (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1788		Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1788		Jeremiah Wadsworth (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1788		Seat created in 1793			Seat created in 1793
2	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793	James Hillhouse (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1790		Amasa Learned (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1790		Re-elected in 1790 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Re-elected in 1790		Re-elected in 1790
3	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Re-elected in 1792	Re-elected in 1792 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Joshua Coit (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1792		Re-elected in 1792 Retired	Re-elected in 1792 Retired when elected to U.S. Senate		Zephariah Swift (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1792		Uriah Tracy (Pro-Admin)	First elected in 1792
4	March 4, 1795 – October 13, 1796	James Hillhouse (F)	Re-elected in 1794 Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate		Chauncey Goodrich (F)	First elected in 1794		Joshua Coit (F)	Re-elected in 1794		Roger Griswold (F)	Elected in 1794		Nathaniel Smith (F)	Elected in 1794		Zephariah Swift (F)	Re-elected in 1794 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Uriah Tracy (F)	Re-elected in 1794 Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate
	October 13, 1796 – December 5, 1796	Vacant
	December 5, 1796 – January 3, 1797		James Davenport (F)		First elected to finish term in 1796
	January 3, 1797 – March 3, 1797	Samuel W. Dana (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
5	March 4, 1797 – August 3, 1797	Also elected to full term in 1796 Died			Re-elected in 1796	Re-elected in 1796 Died		Re-elected in 1796	Elected in 1796 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		John Allen (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	August 3, 1797 – November 13, 1797	Vacant
	November 13, 1797 – September 5, 1798	William Edmond (F)									First elected to finish term in 1797
	September 5, 1798 – December 3, 1798	Vacant
	December 3, 1798 – March 3, 1799	Jonathan Brace (F)				Resigned
6	March 4, 1799 – ? 1800	Re-elected in 1798 Retired			Re-elected in 1798 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]			Re-elected in 1798	Elizur Goodrich (F)		First elected in 1798 Re-elected in 1800, but did not serve	John Davenport (F)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	? 1800 – November 17, 1800					Vacant
	November 17, 1800 – March 3, 1801					John Cotton Smith (F)			[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
7	March 4, 1801 – May 14, 1801	Benjamin Tallmadge (F)			First elected in 1800	Elias Perkins (F)		Elected in 1800 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]			Re-elected in 1800	Vacant
	May 14, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Calvin Goddard (F)				[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
8	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Re-elected in 1802			Simeon Baldwin (F)			Elected in 1802 Retired			Re-elected in 1802
9	March 4, 1805 – ?before September 16, 1805	Re-elected in 1804			Jonathan O. Moseley (F)			[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]			Re-elected in 1804 Resigned
	?before September 16, 1805 – September 16, 1805				Vacant	Vacant
	September 16, 1805 – August 1806				Timothy Pitkin (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]					Lewis B. Sturges (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	August 1806 – December 1, 1806				Vacant
	December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1807				Theodore Dwight (F)				Retired
10	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	Re-elected in 1806			Epaphroditus Champion (F)				[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
11	March 4, 1809 – May 10, 1810	Re-elected in 1808
	May 10, 1810 – October 11, 1810		Vacant
	October 11, 1810 – March 3, 1811		Ebenezer Huntington (F)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
12	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	Re-elected in 1810	Lyman Law (F)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
13	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	Re-elected in 1812
14	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Re-elected in 1814 Retired
15	March 4, 1817 – ? 1818	Thomas Scott Williams (F)	Elected in 1816 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Uriel Holmes (F)				Resigned		Samuel B. Sherwood (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Nathaniel Terry (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Ebenezer Huntington (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	? 1818 – November 16, 1818	Vacant
	November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1819	Sylvester Gilbert (DR)			[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
16	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Gideon Tomlinson (16th, 17th C: DR) (18th C: Adams-Clay DR)	First elected in 1818		Samuel A. Foot (F)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]			John Russ (DR)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Elisha Phelps (DR)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	James Stevens (DR)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Henry W. Edwards (DR)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
17	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Re-elected in 1820	Ansel Sterling (17th C: DR) (18th C: Adams-Clay DR)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Daniel Burrows (DR)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Noyes Barber (17th C: DR) (18th C: Adams-Clay DR)			[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Ebenezer Stoddard (17th C: DR) (18th C: Adams-Clay DR)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
18	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Re-elected in 1822	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Samuel A. Foot (Adams-Clay DR)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Lemuel Whitman (Adams-Clay DR)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Seat eliminated in 1823
19	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Gideon Tomlinson (Anti-J)	Re-elected in 1824 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		John Baldwin (19th C: Anti-J) (20th C: Adams)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Ralph I. Ingersoll (19th C: Anti-J) (20th C: Adams) (21st-22nd C: Anti-J)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Orange Merwin (19th C: Anti-J) (20th C: Adams)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]					Noyes Barber (19th C: Anti-J) (20th C: Adams) (21st-23rd C: Anti-J)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Elisha Phelps (19th C: Anti-J) (20th C: Adams)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
20	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	David Plant (Adams)	First elected in 1826 Retired		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
21	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	William W. Ellsworth (Anti-J)	First elected in 1828		Jabez W. Huntington (Anti-J)	Resigned to become judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Ebenezer Young (Anti-J)		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]					William L. Storrs (Anti-J)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
22	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Re-elected in 1830
23	March 4, 1833 – May 9, 1834	Re-elected in 1833 Resigned	Samuel A. Foot (Anti-J)		Resigned to become Governor of Connecticut			Samuel Tweedy (Anti-J)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	May 9, 1834 – July 8, 1834		Vacant
	July 8, 1834 – August 16, 1834	Vacant
	August 16, 1834 – December 1, 1834				Vacant
	December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1835	Joseph Trumbull (Anti-J)	Elected to finish term in 1834 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Phineas Miner (Anti-J)	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. (Anti-J)									[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
24	March 4, 1835 – December 10, 1835	Elisha Haley (J)	First elected in 1835 Redistricted to the 4th district		Samuel Ingham (J)	Redistricted to the 2nd district		Andrew T. Judson (J)	Resigned to become U.S. District Judge		Lancelot Phelps (J)	Redistricted to the 5th district					Isaac Toucey (J)	Redistricted to the 1st district		Zalmon Wildman (J)	Died
	December 10, 1835 – April 29, 1836	Vacant
	April 29, 1836 – July 4, 1836	Thomas T. Whittlesey (J)			Redistricted to the 3rd district
	July 4, 1836 – December 5, 1836	Vacant
	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837	Orrin Holt (J)						Redistricted to the 6th district

In 1837, Connecticut abandoned general tickets and adopted districts instead.

1903 – 1913: one seat

In 1903, one at-large seat was created, four district seats continued.

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
George L. Lilley	Republican	March 4, 1903 – January 5, 1909	Resigned when elected Governor of Connecticut
Vacant		January 5, 1909 – March 4, 1909
John Q. Tilson	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	Lost re-election
At-large seat eliminated

1933 – 1965: one seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
In 1933, one at-large seat was created, five district seats continued.
Charles Montague Bakewell	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Lost re-election
William M. Citron	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Lost re-election
B. J. Monkiewicz	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Lost re-election
Lucien J. Maciora	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Lost re-election
B. J. Monkiewicz	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Lost re-election
Joseph F. Ryter	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Lost re-election
Antoni Sadlak	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Lost re-election
Frank Kowalski	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut
Bernard F. Grabowski	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Redistricted to the 6th district
At-large district eliminated

References

• 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