Alabama's at-large congressional district

Alabama's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the 1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in the 1870 census were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the 1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the 1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.

Alabama's at-large congressional district
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Years	1819–1823, 1841–1843, 1873–1877, 1913–1917, 1963–1965

List of members representing the district

Congress & Years			1st Seat			2nd Seat			3rd Seat			4th Seat			5th Seat			6th Seat			7th Seat			8th Seat
			Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history		Representative	Electoral history
District created December 14, 1819, upon achieving statehood
16th	1819–1821		John Crowell (DR)	Elected late in 1819. Retired.
17th	1821–1823		Gabriel Moore (DR)	Elected in 1821. Re-elected in the 1st district.
District inactive March 4, 1823. Re-established March 4, 1841, with all five Representatives elected at-large
27th	1841–1843		Reuben Chapman (D)	Previously represented the 1st district. Re-elected in the 6th district.		George S. Houston (D)	Re-elected in the 5th district.		Dixon H. Lewis (D)	Previously represented the 4th district. Re-elected in the 3rd district.		William W. Payne (D)	Re-elected in the 4th district.		Benjamin G. Shields (D)	Retired
District inactive March 4, 1843. Two seats re-established March 4, 1873, elected at-large alongside six Representatives elected in districts
43rd	1873–1875		Charles C. Sheats (R)	Lost re-election		Alexander White (R)	Lost re-election
44th	1875–1877		William H. Forney (D)	Re-elected in the 7th district.		Burwell B. Lewis (D)	Lost re-election
District inactive March 4, 1877. One seat re-established March 4, 1913, elected at-large alongside nine Representatives elected in districts
63rd	1913–1915		John W. Abercrombie (D)	Retired
64th	1915–1917
District inactive March 4, 1917. Re-established January 4, 1963, with all eight representatives elected at-large
88th	1963–1965		Albert Rains (D)	Previously represented the 5th district and retired in 1964.		George M. Grant (D)	Previously represented the 2nd district. Lost re-election in the 2nd district in 1964.		George W. Andrews (D)	Previously represented the 3rd district. Re-elected in the 3rd district in 1964.		Kenneth A. Roberts (D)	Previously represented the 4th district. Lost re-election in the 4th district in 1964.		Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D)	Previously represented the 6th district. Re-elected in the 5th district in 1964.		George Huddleston Jr. (D)	Previously represented the 9th district. Lost re-election in the 6th district in 1964.		Carl Elliott (D)	Previously represented the 7th district. Lost renomination in the 7th district in 1964.		Robert E. Jones Jr. (D)	Previously represented the 8th district. Re-elected in the 8th district in 1964.
District inactive since January 3, 1965.

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