United States congressional delegations from Alabama
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These are tables of congressional delegations from Alabama to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
United States Senate [edit]
| Class 2 Senators | Congress | Class 3 Senators | ||
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| William R. King (D-R) | 16th (1819–1821) |
John Williams Walker (D-R) | ||
| 17th (1821–1823) |
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| William Kelly (D-R) | ||||
| William R. King (Jackson D-R) | 18th (1823–1825) |
William Kelly (Jackson D-R) | ||
| William R. King (J) | 19th (1825–1827) |
Henry H. Chambers (J) | ||
| Israel Pickens (J) | ||||
| John McKinley (J) | ||||
| 20th (1827–1829) |
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| 21st (1829–1831) |
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| 22nd (1831–1833) |
Gabriel Moore (J) | |||
| 23rd (1833–1835) |
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| 24th (1835–1837) |
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| William R. King (D) | 25th (1837–1839) |
John McKinley (D) | ||
| Clement Comer Clay (D) | ||||
| 26th (1839–1841) |
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| 27th (1841–1843) |
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| Arthur P. Bagby (D) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) |
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| Dixon Hall Lewis (D) | ||||
| 29th (1845–1847) |
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| 30th (1847–1849) |
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| Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) | William R. King (D) | |||
| 31st (1849–1851) |
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| Jeremiah Clemens (D) | ||||
| 32nd (1851–1853) |
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| Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) | ||||
| Vacant[1] | 33rd (1853–1855) |
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| Clement Claiborne Clay (D) | ||||
| 34th (1855–1857) |
Vacant [1] | |||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) | ||||
| 35th (1857–1859) |
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| 36th (1859–1861) |
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| American Civil War [2] |
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| 37th (1861–1863) |
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| 38th (1863–1865) |
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| 39th (1865–1867) |
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| 40th (1867–1869) |
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| Willard Warner (R) | George E. Spencer (R) | |||
| 41st (1869–1871) |
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| George Goldthwaite (D) | 42nd (1871–1873) |
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| 43rd (1873–1875) |
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| 44th (1875–1877) |
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| John Tyler Morgan (D) | 45th (1877–1879) |
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| 46th (1879–1881) |
George S. Houston (D) | |||
| Luke Pryor (D) | ||||
| James L. Pugh (D) | ||||
| 47th (1881–1883) |
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| 48th (1883–1885) |
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| 49th (1885–1887) |
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| 50th (1887–1889) |
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| 51st (1889–1891) |
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| 52nd (1891–1893) |
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| 53rd (1893–1895) |
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| 54th (1895–1897) |
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| 55th (1897–1899) |
Edmund Pettus (D) | |||
| 56th (1899–1901) |
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| 57th (1901–1903) |
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| 58th (1903–1905) |
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| 59th (1905–1907) |
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| 60th (1907–1909) |
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| John H. Bankhead (D) | Joseph F. Johnston (D) | |||
| 61st (1909–1911) |
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| 62nd (1911–1913) |
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| 63rd (1913–1915) |
Vacant[3] | |||
| Francis S. White (D) | ||||
| 64th (1915–1917) |
Oscar W. Underwood (D) | |||
| 65th (1917–1919) |
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| 66th (1919–1921) |
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| B. B. Comer (D) | ||||
| J. Thomas Heflin (D) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) |
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| 68th (1923–1925) |
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| 69th (1925–1927) |
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| 70th (1927–1929) |
Hugo L. Black (D) | |||
| 71st (1929–1931) |
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| John H. Bankhead II (D) | 72nd (1931–1933) |
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| 73rd (1933–1935) |
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| 74th (1935–1937) |
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| 75th (1937–1939) |
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| Dixie Bibb Graves (D) | ||||
| J. Lister Hill (D) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) |
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| 77th (1941–1943) |
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| 78th (1943–1945) |
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| 79th (1945–1947) |
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| George R. Swift (D) | ||||
| John J. Sparkman (D) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) |
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| 81st (1949–1951) |
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| 82nd (1951–1953) |
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| 83rd (1953–1955) |
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| 84th (1955–1957) |
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| 85th (1957–1959) |
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| 86th (1959–1961) |
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| 87th (1961–1963) |
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| 88th (1963–1965) |
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| 89th (1965–1967) |
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| 90th (1967–1969) |
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| 91st (1969–1971) |
James B. Allen (D) | |||
| 92nd (1971–1973) |
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| 93rd (1973–1975) |
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| 94th (1975–1977) |
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| 95th (1977–1979) |
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| Maryon Pittman Allen (D) | ||||
| Donald W. Stewart (D) | ||||
| Howell T. Heflin (D) | 96th (1979–1981) |
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| Jeremiah Denton (R) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) |
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| 98th (1983–1985) |
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| 99th (1985–1987) |
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| 100th (1987–1989) |
Richard Shelby (D) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) |
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| 102nd (1991–1993) |
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| 103rd (1993–1995) |
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| 104th (1995–1997) |
Richard Shelby (R) | |||
| Jeff Sessions (R) | 105th (1997–1999) |
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| 106th (1999–2001) |
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| 107th (2001–2003) |
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| 108th (2003–2005) |
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| 109th (2005–2007) |
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| 110th (2007–2009) |
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| 111th (2009–2011) |
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| 112th (2011–2013) |
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| 113th (2013–2015) |
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House of Representatives [edit]
1818 – 1819: 1 non-voting delegate [edit]
Starting on January 29, 1818, Alabama Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
| Congress | Delegate |
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| 15th (1817 –1819) |
John Crowell (D-R) |
1819 – 1823: 1 seat [edit]
After statehood, Alabama had one seat in the House.
| Congress | At-large district |
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| 16th (1819–1821) | John Crowell (D-R) |
| 17th (1821–1823) | Gabriel Moore (D-R) |
1823 – 1833: 3 seats [edit]
Following the 1820 census, Alabama had three seats.
| Congress | District | ||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 18th (1823–1825) | Gabriel Moore (J-DR) | John McKee (J-DR) | George W. Owen (J-DR) |
| 19th (1825–1827) | Gabriel Moore (J) | John McKee (J) | George W. Owen (J) |
| 20th (1827–1829) | |||
| 21st (1829–1831) | Clement Comer Clay (J) | Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (J) | Dixon Hall Lewis (J) |
| 22nd (1831–1833) | Samuel Wright Mardis (J) | ||
1833 – 1843: 5 seats [edit]
Following the 1830 census, Alabama had five seats. During the 27th Congress, those seats were all elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||
| 23rd (1833–1835) | Clement Comer Clay (J) | John McKinley (J) | Samuel Wright Mardis (J) | Dixon Hall Lewis (N) | John Murphy (J) | |
| 24th (1835–1837) | Reuben Chapman (J) | Joshua L. Martin (J) | Joab Lawler (J) | Francis Strother Lyon (AJ) | ||
| 25th (1837–1839) | Reuben Chapman (D) | Joshua L. Martin (D) | Joab Lawler[4] (W) | Dixon Hall Lewis (D) | Francis Strother Lyon (W) | |
| George Whitfield Crabb (W) | ||||||
| 26th (1839–1841) | David Hubbard (D) | James Dellet (W) | ||||
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| 1st seat | 2nd seat | 3rd seat | 4th seat | 5th seat | ||
| 27th (1841–1843) | Reuben Chapman (D) | George S. Houston (D) | William Winter Payne (D) | Dixon Hall Lewis[5] (D) | Benjamin Glover Shields (D) | |
1843 – 1863: 7 seats [edit]
Following the 1840 census, Alabama resumed the use of districts, now increased to seven.
1863 – 1873: 6 seats [edit]
Following the 1860 census, Alabama was apportioned six seats.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||
| 38th (1863–1865) | Vacant during American Civil War[6] | ||||||
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| Francis William Kellogg (R) | Charles Waldron Buckley (R) | Benjamin White Norris (R) | Charles Wilson Pierce (R) | John Benton Callis (R) | Thomas Haughey (R) | ||
| 41st (1869–1871) | Alfred Eliab Buck (R) | Robert Stell Heflin (R) | Charles Hays (R) | Peter Myndert Dox (D) | William Crawford Sherrod (D) | ||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | Benjamin Sterling Turner (R) | William Anderson Handley (D) | Joseph Humphrey Sloss (D) | ||||
1873 – 1893: 8 seats [edit]
Following the 1870 census, Alabama was apportioned eight seats. From 1873 to 1877, the two new seats were elected at large, state-wide. After 1877, however, the entire delegation was redistricted.
1893 – 1913: 9 seats [edit]
Following the 1890 census, Alabama was apportioned nine seats.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | ||
| 53rd (1893–1895) |
Richard Henry Clarke (D) |
Jesse F. Stallings (D) |
William C. Oates (D) |
Gaston A. Robbins (D) |
James E. Cobb (D) |
John H. Bankhead (D) |
William Henry Denson (D) |
Joseph Wheeler (D) | Louis Washington Turpin (D) |
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| George Paul Harrison, Jr. (D) |
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| 54th (1895–1897) |
Milford W. Howard (Pop) | Oscar W. Underwood (D) |
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| William F. Aldrich (R) | Albert Taylor Goodwyn (Pop) | Truman Heminway Aldrich (R) | ||||||||
| 55th (1897–1899) |
George W. Taylor (D) |
Henry D. Clayton (D) | Thomas S. Plowman (D) |
Willis Brewer (D) |
Oscar W. Underwood (D) |
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| William F. Aldrich (R) | ||||||||||
| 56th (1899–1901) |
Gaston A. Robbins (D) |
John L. Burnett (D) | ||||||||
| William F. Aldrich (R) | William N. Richardson | |||||||||
| 57th (1901–1903) |
Ariosto A. Wiley (D) | Sydney J. Bowie (D) |
Charles Winston Thompson (D) | |||||||
| 58th (1903–1905) |
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| J. Thomas Heflin (D) | ||||||||||
| 59th (1905–1907) |
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| 60th (1907–1909) |
William B. Craig (D) |
Richmond P. Hobson (D) |
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| Oliver C. Wiley (D) |
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| 61st (1909–1911) |
S. Hubert Dent, Jr. (D) |
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| 62nd (1911–1913) |
Fred L. Blackmon (D) | |||||||||
1913 – 1933: 10 seats [edit]
Following the 1910 census, Alabama was apportioned ten seats. At first, the extra seat was elected at-large. Starting with the 1916 elections, the seats were redistricted and a tenth district was added.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |||
| 63rd (1913–1915) |
George W. Taylor (D) |
S. Hubert Dent, Jr. (D) |
Henry D. Clayton (D) | Fred L. Blackmon (D) | J. Thomas Heflin (D) | Richmond P. Hobson (D) |
John L. Burnett (D) | William N. Richardson (D) | Oscar W. Underwood (D) |
John Abercrombie (D) |
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| William Oscar Mulkey (D) |
Christopher Columbus Harris (D) |
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| 64th (1915–1917) |
Oscar Lee Gray (D) |
Henry B. Steagall (D) | William B. Oliver (D) |
Edward B. Almon (D) | George Huddleston (D) |
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| 65th (1917–1919) |
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| William B. Bankhead (D) |
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| 66th (1919–1921) |
John McDuffie (D) | ||||||||||
| William B. Bowling (D) | Lilius Bratton Rainey (D) |
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| 67th (1921–1923) |
John R. Tyson (D) | Lamar Jeffers (D) | |||||||||
| 68th (1923–1925) |
Miles C. Allgood (D) |
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| J. Lister Hill (D) | |||||||||||
| 69th (1925–1927) |
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| 70th (1927–1929) |
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| LaFayette L. Patterson (D) |
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| 71st (1929–1931) |
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| 72nd (1931–1933) |
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1933 – 1963: 9 seats [edit]
Following the 1930 census, Alabama was apportioned nine seats.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | ||
| 73rd (1933–1935) |
John McDuffie (D) | J. Lister Hill (D) | Henry B. Steagall (D) | Lamar Jeffers (D) | Miles C. Allgood (D) |
William B. Oliver (D) |
William B. Bankhead (D) | Archibald Hill Carmichael (D) |
George Huddleston (D) |
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| 74th (1935–1937) |
Frank W. Boykin (D) |
Sam Hobbs (D) |
Joe Starnes (D) |
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| 75th (1937–1939) |
Pete Jarman (D) |
John J. Sparkman (D) | Luther Patrick (D) |
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| George M. Grant (D) |
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| 76th (1939–1941) |
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| Zadoc L. Weatherford (D) |
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| 77th (1941–1943) |
Walter W. Bankhead (D) | |||||||||
| Carter Manasco (D) |
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| 78th (1943–1945) |
George W. Andrews (D) |
John P. Newsome (D) |
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| 79th (1945–1947) |
Albert Rains (D) |
Luther Patrick (D) |
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| 80th (1947–1949) |
Robert E. Jones, Jr. (D) |
Laurie C. Battle (D) |
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| 81st (1949–1951) |
Edward deGraffenried (D) |
Carl Elliott (D) |
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| 82nd (1951–1953) |
Kenneth A. Roberts (D) |
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| 83rd (1953–1955) |
Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (D) |
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| 84th (1955–1957) |
George Huddleston, Jr. (D) |
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| 85th (1957–1959) |
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| 86th (1959–1961) |
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| 87th (1961–1963) |
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1963 – 1973: 8 seats [edit]
Following the 1960 census, Alabama was apportioned eight seats.
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| 88th (1963–1965) |
George Huddleston, Jr. (D) |
George M. Grant (D) |
George W. Andrews (D) |
Kenneth A. Roberts (D) |
Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (D) |
Albert Rains (D) |
Carl Elliott (D) |
Robert E. Jones, Jr. (D) |
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| 89th (1965–1967) |
Jack Edwards (R) |
William Louis Dickinson (R) |
George W. Andrews (D) | Arthur Glenn Andrews (R) |
Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (D) |
John Hall Buchanan, Jr. (R) |
James D. Martin (R) |
Robert E. Jones, Jr. (D) |
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| 90th (1967–1969) |
William Flynt Nichols (D) |
Tom Bevill (D) |
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| 91st (1969–1971) |
Walter Flowers (D) |
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| 92nd (1971–1973) |
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| Elizabeth B. Andrews (D) |
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1973 – Present: 7 seats [edit]
Since the 1970 census, Alabama was apportioned seven seats.
Key [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ a b Seat was vacant due to failure of legislature to elect a senator by the beginning of the congress.
- ^ George S. Houston presented credentials as a senator-elect on February 9, 1866 but was not permitted to take his seat, Alabama having not been re-admitted to the Union.
- ^ The seat was vacant from August 8, 1913 to May 11, 1914. Henry D. Clayton was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph F. Johnston in 1913, but his appointment was challenged and withdrawn. Franklin Potts Glass, Sr. was also appointed to the seat, but the U.S. Senate voted not to seat him.
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- ^ a b c Successfully contested the election of the representative that was replaced.
- ^ a b Parker Griffith was elected as a Democrat, but switched his party affiliation to Republican on December 22, 2009




