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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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