STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (ARKANSAS)

In this post we will looking at Arkansas and its territories, Its present and past governors and House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 34th most populous state, with a population of just over 3 million at the 2020 census. The capital and most populous city are Little Rock, in the central part of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state, including the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is a population, education, and economic center. The largest city in the state’s eastern part is Jonesboro. The largest city in the state’s southeastern part is Pine Bluff.

Previously part of French Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase, the Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. Much of the Delta had been developed for cotton plantations, and landowners there largely depended on enslaved African Americans’ labor. In 1861, Arkansas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. On returning to the Union in 1868, Arkansas continued to suffer economically, due to its overreliance on the large-scale plantation economy. Cotton remained the leading commodity crop, and the cotton market declined. Because farmers and businessmen did not diversify and there was little industrial investment, the state fell behind in economic opportunity. In the late 19th century, the state instituted various Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and segregate the African-American population. During the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, Arkansas and particularly Little Rock were major battlegrounds for efforts to integrate schools. Following World War II in the 1940s, Arkansas began to diversify its economy and see prosperity. During the 1960s, the state became the base of the Walmart corporation, the world’s largest company by revenue, headquartered in Bentonville. In the 21st century, Arkansas’s economy is based on service industries, aircraft, poultry, steel, and tourism, along with important commodity crops of cotton, soybeans and rice. Arkansas’s culture is observable in museums, theaters, novels, television shows, restaurants, and athletic venues across the state. Notable people from the state include politician and educational advocate William Fulbright; former president Bill Clinton, who also served as the 40th and 42nd governor of Arkansas; general Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander; Walmart founder and magnate Sam Walton; singer-songwriters Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Jimmy Driftwood, and Glen Campbell; actor-filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton; poet C. D. Wright; physicist William L. McMillan, a pioneer in superconductor research; poet laureate Maya Angelou; Douglas MacArthur; musician Al Green; actor Alan Ladd; basketball player Scottie Pippen; singer Ne-Yo; Chelsea Clinton; actress Sheryl Underwood; and author John Grisham.

ARKANSAS TERRITORIES.

Congress created Arkansas Territory on March 2, 1819, out of the Territory of Missouri after Missouri petitioned for statehood. Missouri’s southern boundary ran from the Mississippi River to the St. Francis River along the line of 36˚ north latitude and then north to 36˚ 30´ and then west along that line. The northern boundary of Arkansas Territory was the southern boundary of Missouri, as defined above, and running west across the Louisiana Purchase. Its eastern boundary was the Mississippi River, and on the south, it was the same line of 33˚ north latitude that had separated the Territory of Missouri from the State of Louisiana. By the terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty negotiated a few months later, the Louisiana Purchase was defined on the west by a line running along the 100th Meridian from the Red River north to the Arkansas River. Thus, Arkansas Territory technically included much of present Oklahoma. According to the census of 1820, there were 14,273 persons in Arkansas, about 11 percent of them slaves. Not included in those figures were about six hundred Quapaw living south of the Arkansas River in the eastern part of the territory and perhaps six thousand Cherokee in the northwest. Prodded by the territorial government, the United States forced the Quapaw to relinquish their claims by a treaty made in 1825 and in 1828 pushed the Cherokee across a line running from west of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to what is now the southwest corner of Missouri. That line is the northern portion of the present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma. A treaty made with the Choctaw in 1825 created the southern portion of the Arkansas-Oklahoma line. The boundary tilts slightly to the southwest because the surveyor, who was from Arkansas, wished to include as many white settlers as possible.

LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS.

The state has had 46 elected governors, as well as 11 acting governors who assumed powers and duties following the resignation or death of the governor. Before becoming a state, Arkansas Territory had four governors appointed to it by the president of the United States. Orval Faubus (1955-1967) served the longest term as governor, being elected six times to serve 12 years. Bill Clinton (1979-1981; 1983-1992), elected five times over two distinct terms, fell only one month short of 12 years, and Mike Huckabee (1996-2007) served 10 years for two full four-year terms. The shortest term for an elected governor was the 38 days served by John Sebastian Little before his nervous breakdown; one of the acting successors to his term, Jesse M. Martin, took office only three days before the end of the term, the shortest term overall. The current governor of Arkansas is Republican Asa Hutchinson, who was sworn in on January 13, 2015.

Territorial (1819–1836)

Governors of Arkansas Territory
No.	Governor	Term in office	Appointed by	Notes
1		James Miller	March 3, 1819 – December 27, 1824	James Monroe
2		George Izard	March 4, 1825 – November 22, 1828
John Quincy Adams
3		John Pope	March 9, 1829[8] – March 9, 1835	Andrew Jackson
4		William S. Fulton	March 9, 1835 – September 13, 1836[h]

State (from 1836)

Governors of Arkansas[j]
No.[k]	Governor	Term in office[l]	Party	Election	Lieutenant Governor[m][n]
1			James Sevier Conway	September 13, 1836[h] – November 4, 1840 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1836	Office did not exist
2		Archibald Yell	November 4, 1840 – April 29, 1844 (resigned)[o]	Democratic	1840
—		Samuel Adams	April 29, 1844 – November 9, 1844 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor
3		Thomas Stevenson Drew	November 9, 1844[p] – January 10, 1849 (resigned)[q]	Democratic	1844
1848
—		Richard C. Byrd	January 10, 1849 – April 19, 1849 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor
4		John Selden Roane	April 19, 1849 – November 15, 1852 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1849 (special)[r]
5		Elias Nelson Conway	November 15, 1852 – November 16, 1860 (term limited)	Democratic	1852
1856
6			Henry M. Rector	November 16, 1860[s] – November 4, 1862 (resigned)[t]	Independent Democratic[44]	1860[u]
—			Thomas Fletcher	November 4, 1862 – November 15, 1862 (successor took office)[v]	Independent[44]	President of the Senate acting as Governor
7		Harris Flanagin	November 15, 1862 – May 28, 1865[w] (government in exile disestablished)[x]	Independent[44]	1862[y]
8		Isaac Murphy	January 20, 1864 – July 2, 1868 (not candidate for election)	Independent[44]	Appointed Provisional Governor by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln[50]
1864 (Union)[x]		Calvin C. Bliss[51]
9			Powell Clayton	July 2, 1868 – March 17, 1871 (resigned)[z]	Republican	1868		James M. Johnson[53] (resigned March 14, 1871)[z]
Vacant
—		Ozra Amander Hadley[aa]	March 17, 1871 – January 6, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	President of the Senate acting as Governor[z]
10		Elisha Baxter	January 6, 1873 – November 12, 1874 (not candidate for election)[ab]	Republican	1872[ac][ad]		Volney V. Smith[56]
11			Augustus Hill Garland	November 12, 1874 – January 11, 1877 (not candidate for election)[ae]	Democratic	1874	Office did not exist
12		William Read Miller	January 11, 1877 – January 13, 1881 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1876
1878
13		Thomas James Churchill	January 13, 1881 – January 13, 1883 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1880
14		James Henderson Berry	January 13, 1883 – January 15, 1885 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1882
15		Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.	January 15, 1885[af] – January 17, 1889 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1884
1886
16		James Philip Eagle	January 17, 1889[61] – January 14, 1893 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1888
1890
17		William Meade Fishback	January 14, 1893[62] – January 18, 1895 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1892
18		James Paul Clarke	January 18, 1895[63] – January 18, 1897 (not candidate for election)[ag]	Democratic	1894
19		Daniel Webster Jones	January 18, 1897 – January 18, 1901 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1896
1898
20		Jeff Davis	January 18, 1901[65] – January 18, 1907 (not candidate for election)[ah]	Democratic	1900
1902
1904
21		John Sebastian Little	January 18, 1907 – February 11, 1907 (resigned)[ai]	Democratic	1906
—		John Isaac Moore	February 11, 1907[aj] – May 14, 1907 (legislature adjourned)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor[ak]
—		Xenophon Overton Pindall	May 14, 1907 – January 11, 1909 (senate term expired)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor[ak]
—		Jesse M. Martin	January 11, 1909 – January 14, 1909 (successor took office)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor[ak]
22		George Washington Donaghey	January 14, 1909 – January 16, 1913 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1908
1910
23		Joseph Taylor Robinson	January 16, 1913 – March 8, 1913 (resigned)[al]	Democratic	1912
—		William Kavanaugh Oldham	March 8, 1913[73] – March 13, 1913 (new president of the senate elected)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor[am]
—		Junius M. Futrell	March 13, 1913 – August 6, 1913 (successor took office)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting as Governor[am]
24		George Washington Hays	August 6, 1913[an] – January 10, 1917 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1913 (special)[am]
1914
25		Charles Hillman Brough	January 10, 1917[ao] – January 11, 1921 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1916
1918
26		Thomas Chipman McRae	January 11, 1921[ap] – January 13, 1925 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1920
1922
27		Tom Terral	January 13, 1925[82] – January 11, 1927 (lost renomination)[aq]	Democratic	1924
28		John Ellis Martineau	January 11, 1927 – March 14, 1928 (resigned)[ar]	Democratic	1926		Harvey Parnell
29		Harvey Parnell	March 14, 1928[as] – January 10, 1933 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
1928		Lee Cazort
1930	Lawrence Elery Wilson
30		Junius Marion Futrell	January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1932	Lee Cazort
1934
31		Carl E. Bailey	January 12, 1937 – January 14, 1941 (lost renomination)[at]	Democratic	1936	Robert L. Bailey
1938
32		Homer Martin Adkins	January 14, 1941 – January 9, 1945 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1940
1942	James L. Shaver
33		Benjamin Travis Laney	January 9, 1945 – January 11, 1949 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1944
1946	Nathan Green Gordon
34		Sid McMath	January 11, 1949 – January 13, 1953 (lost renomination)[au]	Democratic	1948
1950
35		Francis Cherry	January 13, 1953 – January 11, 1955 (lost renomination)[av]	Democratic	1952
36		Orval Faubus	January 11, 1955 – January 10, 1967 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
37			Winthrop Rockefeller	January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971 (lost election)	Republican	1966		Maurice Britt
1968
38			Dale Bumpers	January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975 (resigned)[aw]	Democratic	1970		Bob C. Riley
1972
—		Bob C. Riley	January 3, 1975[89] – January 14, 1975 (successor took office)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor[ax]	Acting as Governor
39		David Pryor	January 14, 1975 – January 3, 1979 (resigned)[ay]	Democratic	1974	Joe Purcell
1976
—		Joe Purcell	January 3, 1979 – January 9, 1979 (successor took office)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor[ax]	Acting as Governor
40		Bill Clinton	January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 (lost election)	Democratic	1978	Joe Purcell
41			Frank D. White	January 19, 1981 – January 11, 1983 (lost election)	Republican	1980	Winston Bryant[az]
40 (2)			Bill Clinton	January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 (resigned)[ba]	Democratic	1982
1984
1986[bb]
1990	Jim Guy Tucker
42		Jim Guy Tucker	December 12, 1992 – July 15, 1996 (resigned)[bc]	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
	Mike Huckabee[bd] (elected November 20, 1993)[91]
1994
43			Mike Huckabee	July 15, 1996 – January 9, 2007 (term limited)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
	Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (elected November 19, 1996)[92] (died July 16, 2006)
1998
2002
Vacant
44			Mike Beebe	January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015 (term limited)	Democratic	2006		Bill Halter
2010		Mark Darr[bd] (resigned February 1, 2014)
Vacant
45			Asa Hutchinson	January 13, 2015 – Incumbent[be]	Republican	2014		Tim Griffin

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM ARKANSAS.

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Arkansas. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

List of representatives

Representative	Years	Party	District	Notes
William Vollie Alexander Jr.	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1968. Lost renomination to Lincoln.
Dale Alford	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	Democratic	5th	Elected in 1958 (write-in). Retired to run for governor.
Beryl Anthony Jr.	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1978. Lost renomination to Bill McCuen.
James Woodson Bates	December 21, 1819 – March 3, 1823	None	Territory	Elected in 1819. Lost re-election to Conway.
Marion Berry	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1996. Retired.
Ed Bethune	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	Republican	2nd	Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
Thomas Boles	June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871	Republican	3rd	Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Lost re-election to Edwards.
February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873	Successfully contested Edwards’s election. Retired.
John Boozman	November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011	Republican	3rd	Elected to finish Hutchinson’s term. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Clifton R. Breckinridge	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	At-large	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
March 4, 1885 – September 5, 1890	2nd	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Lost contested election to Clayton.
November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1894	Elected after John M. Clayton was assassinated while contest was pending. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia.
Stephen Brundidge Jr.	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1896. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	2nd	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902. Retired to run for governor.
Thaddeus H. Caraway	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William H. Cate	March 4, 1889 – March 5, 1890	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1888. Lost contested election to Featherstone.
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1890. Retired.
Henry Wharton Conway	March 4, 1823 – November 9, 1827	None	Territory	Elected in 1823. Died.
Tom Cotton	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Republican	4th	Elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Jordan E. Cravens	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Independent Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1876. Joined Democratic Party.
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Democratic	Re-elected in 1878 as a Democrat. Lost renomination to Rogers.
William B. Cravens	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1906. Retired.
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Elected in 1932. Died.
William Fadjo Cravens	September 12, 1939 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	4th	Elected to finish his father’s term. Retired.
Rick Crawford	January 3, 2011 – present	Republican	1st	Elected in 2010. Incumbent.
Edward Cross	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845	Democratic	At-large	Elected in 1838. Retired.
Jay Dickey	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	Republican	4th	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Ross.
Hugh A. Dinsmore	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	5th	Elected in 1892. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	3rd	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Floyd.
William J. Driver	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1920. Lost renomination to Gathings.
Poindexter Dunn	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1889	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1878. Retired.
John Edwards	March 4, 1871 – February , 1872	Liberal Republican	3rd	Elected in 1870. Lost contested election to Boles.
James T. Elliott	January 13, 1869 – March 3, 1869	Republican	2nd	Elected to finish Hinds’s term. Retired.
Clyde T. Ellis	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Lewis P. Featherstone	March 5, 1890 – March 3, 1891	Union Labor	1st	Successfully contested Cate’s 1888 election. Lost re-election to Cate.
John C. Floyd	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1904. Retired.
J. William Fulbright	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1942. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Claude A. Fuller	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1928. Lost renomination to Ellis.
Ezekiel C. Gathings	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1969	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1938. Retired.
Lucien C. Gause	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1874. Retired.
David Delano Glover	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1928. Lost renomination to McClellan.
William S. Goodwin	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	7th	Elected in 1910. Lost renomination to Parks.
Alfred B. Greenwood	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1853. Retired.
Timothy Griffin	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	Republican	2nd	Elected in 2010. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.
Thomas M. Gunter	June 16, 1874 – March 3, 1875	Democratic	3rd	Successfully contested Wilshire’s election. Redistricted to the 4th district.
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	4th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1874. Retired.
John Paul Hammerschmidt	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993	Republican	3rd	Elected in 1966. Retired.
James M. Hanks	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1870. Retired.
Oren Harris	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953	Democratic	7th	Elected in 1940. Redistricted to the 4th district.
January 3, 1953 – February 2, 1966	4th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1952. Resigned to become US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas.
Brooks Hays	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	Democratic	5th	Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Alford (write-in).
French Hill	January 3, 2015 – present	Republican	2nd	Elected in 2014. Incumbent.
Thomas C. Hindman	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860 but resigned due to Civil War.
James M. Hinds	July 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1868 to vacant finish term. Died.
Asa Hodges	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Republican	1st	Elected in 1872. Retired.
Asa Hutchinson	January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001	Republican	3rd	Elected in 1996. Resigned after being appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Tim Hutchinson	January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997	Republican	3rd	Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned early when elected.
William Joseph Hynes	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Liberal Republican	At-large	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
Henderson M. Jacoway	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923	Democratic	5th	Elected in 1910. Retired.
Robert Ward Johnson	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Democratic	At-large	Elected in 1846. Retired.
James Kimbrough Jones	March 4, 1881 – February 19, 1885	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1880. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Wade H. Kitchens	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941	Democratic	7th	Elected in 1936. Lost renomination to Harris.
Blanche Lincoln	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1992. Retired.
John Sebastian Little	December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	2nd	Elected to finish Breckinridge’s term. Redistricted to the 4th district.
March 3, 1903 – January 14, 1907	4th	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1902. Retired to run for governor and resigned early.
Robert B. Macon	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Caraway.
John Little McClellan	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Philip D. McCulloch Jr.	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1892. Retired.
Thomas Chipman McRae	December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	3rd	Elected to finish Jones’s term.[a] Retired.
John E. Miller	March 4, 1931 – November 14, 1937	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1930. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Wilbur Mills	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1938. Retired.
Robert Neill	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1892. Lost renomination to Brundidge Jr.
Thomas Willoughby Newton	February 6, 1847 – March 3, 1847	Whig	At-large	Elected to finish Yell’s term. Retired.
Catherine Dorris Norrell	April 18, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Democratic	6th	Elected to finish her husband’s term. Retired.
William F. Norrell	January 3, 1939 – February 15, 1961	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1938. Died.
Pearl Peden Oldfield	January 9, 1929 – March 3, 1931	Democratic	2nd	Elected to finish husband’s term. Retired.
William Allan Oldfield	March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1928	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1908. Died.
Tilman Bacon Parks	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937	Democratic	7th	Elected in 1920. Retired.
Samuel W. Peel	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 5th district.
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893	5th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination to Dinsmore.
David Pryor	November 8, 1966 – January 3, 1973	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Heartsill Ragon	March 4, 1923 – June 16, 1933	Democratic	5th	Elected in 1922. Resigned after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Western district of Arkansas.
James B. Reed	October 6, 1923 – March 3, 1929	Democratic	6th	Elected to finish Sawyer’s term. Lost renomination to Glover.
Charles C. Reid	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 5th district.
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	5th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1902. Retired.
Joseph Taylor Robinson	March 4, 1903 – January 14, 1913	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1902. Resigned after being elected Governor of Arkansas.
Tommy F. Robinson	January 3, 1985 – July 28, 1989	Democratic	2nd	Re-elected in 1984. Switched parties and retired to run for governor.
July 28, 1989 – January 3, 1991	Republican
Anthony A. C. Rogers	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1868. Lost re-election to O. Snyder.
John H. Rogers	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 4th district.
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	4th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1884. Retired.
Logan Holt Roots	June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871	Republican	1st	Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Lost re-election to Hanks.
Mike Ross	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	Democratic	4th	Elected in 2000. Retired to run for Governor.
Albert Rust	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1854. Lost renomination to Warren.
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Elected in 1858. Retired.
Lewis E. Sawyer	March 4, 1923 – May 5, 1923	Democratic	6th	Elected in 1922. Died.
Ambrose Hundley Sevier	February 13, 1828 – June 15, 1836	None	Territory	Elected to finish Conway’s term. Retired to run for U.S. senator upon statehood.
William Ferguson Slemons	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1874. Retired.
Oliver P. Snyder	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1870. Lost renomination to John Middleton Clayton.
Vic Snyder	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1996. Retired.
Boyd Anderson Tackett	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1948. Retired to run for governor.
Chester W. Taylor	October 25, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Democratic	6th	Elected to finish S. Taylor’s term. Retired.
Samuel M. Taylor	January 15, 1913 – September 13, 1921	Democratic	6th	Elected to finish Robinson’s term, having already been elected to the next term. Died.
David D. Terry	December 19, 1933 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	5th	Elected to finish Ragon’s term. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William L. Terry	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1890. Lost renomination to Reid.
Ray Thornton	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997	2nd	Elected in 1990. Resigned to become Associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
John N. Tillman	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1914. Retired.
James William Trimble	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967	Democratic	3rd	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election to Hammerschmidt.
Jim Guy Tucker	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1976. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Robert M. Wallace	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	Democratic	7th	Elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Goodwin.
Edward A. Warren	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1853. Retired.
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Elected in 1856. Retired.
Bruce Westerman	January 3, 2015 – present	Republican	4th	Elected in 2014. Incumbent
William W. Wilshire	March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874	Republican	3rd	Elected in 1872. Lost contested election to Gunter.
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Democratic	Elected in 1874. Retired.
Effiegene Locke Wingo	November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	4th	Elected to finish her husband’s term. Retired.
Otis Wingo	March 4, 1913 – October 21, 1930	Democratic	4th	Elected in 1912. Died.
Steve Womack	January 3, 2011 – present	Republican	3rd	Elected in 2010. Incumbent.
Archibald Yell	December 14, 1836 – March 3, 1839	Democratic	At-large	Elected in 1836 to finish the short term. Re-elected in 1837. Retired.
March 4, 1845 – July 1, 1846	Elected in 1844. Resigned to serve in the United States Volunteers.