Missouri's 12th congressional district

The 12th congressional district of Missouri was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri from 1873 to 1953.

"MO-12" redirects here. MO-12 may also refer to Missouri Route 12.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1873
John M. Glover	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	43rd 44th 45th
William H. Hatch	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Redistricted to the 1st district
Charles H. Morgan	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th
William J. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	49th 50th 51st
David A. De Armond	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Redistricted to the 6th district
Seth W. Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Redistricted from the 9th district
Charles E. Pearce	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – June 28, 1902	57th	Seat declared vacant
Vacant		June 28, 1902 – November 4, 1902
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	November 4, 1902 – February 26, 1903	57th	Lost election contest
George C. R. Wagoner	Republican	February 26, 1903 – March 3, 1903	57th	Won election contest
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th
Ernest E. Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – June 23, 1906	59th	Lost election contest
Harry M. Coudrey	Republican	June 23, 1906 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Won election contest
Leonidas C. Dyer	Republican	March 4, 1911 – June 19, 1914	62nd 63rd	Lost election contest
Michael J. Gill	Democratic	June 19, 1914 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Won election contest
Leonidas C. Dyer	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
James R. Claiborne	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	Redistricted from the At-large district Lost renomination
Charles A. Anderson	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941	75th 76th	Lost re-election
Walter C. Ploeser	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949	77th 78th 79th 80th	Lost re-election
Raymond W. Karst	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st
Thomas B. Curtis	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	Redistricted to the 2nd district
District eliminated		January 3, 1953

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