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Since Arkansas became a U.S. state in 1836, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 25th United States Congress in 1837, with the exception of the Civil War period between the 37th United States Congress in 1861 and the 40th United States Congress in 1868, when Arkansas' congressional delegations were sent to the Confederate States Congress instead. Before becoming a state, the Arkansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress, beginning with the 16th United States Congress in 1819. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections, with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Arkansas General Assembly. Each state elects a varying number of, but at least one, member of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms. Arkansas has sent four members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 1960 United States census.

Current delegation

Current U.S. senators from Arkansas

Arkansas CPVI (2022): R+16	Class II senator	Class III senator
	Tom Cotton (Junior senator) (Little Rock)	John Boozman (Senior senator) (Rogers)
Party	Republican	Republican
Incumbent since	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2011

Arkansas's current congressional delegation in the 119th Congress consists of its two senators, and four representatives, all of whom are Republicans.

The current dean of the Arkansas delegation is Senator John Boozman, having served in the Senate since 2011 and in the U.S. Congress since 2001.

Current U.S. representatives from Arkansas

District	Member (Residence)	Party	Incumbent since	CPVI (2022)	District map
1st	Rick Crawford (Jonesboro)	Republican	January 3, 2011	R+22
2nd	French Hill (Little Rock)	Republican	January 3, 2015	R+9
3rd	Steve Womack (Rogers)	Republican	January 3, 2011	R+15
4th	Bruce Westerman (Hot Springs)	Republican	January 3, 2015	R+20

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

1819–1836: 1 non-voting delegate

The Arkansas Territory was created on July 4, 1819, and it sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

1836–1853: 1 seat

Following statehood on June 15, 1836, Arkansas had one seat in the House.

1853–1863: 2 seats

Following the 1850 census, Arkansas was apportioned two seats.

1863–1873: 3 seats

Following the 1860 census, Arkansas was apportioned three seats.

1873–1883: 4 seats

Following the 1870 census, Arkansas was apportioned four seats.

1883–1893: 5 seats

Following the 1880 census, Arkansas was apportioned five seats.

1893–1903: 6 seats

Following the 1890 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

1903–1953: 7 seats

Following the 1900 census, Arkansas was apportioned seven seats.

1953–1963: 6 seats

Following the 1950 census, Arkansas was apportioned six seats.

1963–present: 4 seats

Since the 1960 census, Arkansas has been apportioned four seats.

Key

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• Arkansas's congressional districts
• Political party strength in Arkansas

Notes

1. Senator Fulton died on August 15, 1844, while in office.
2. Senator Sevier resigned in 1848, while in office, after being appointed as an American commissioner in the ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
3. Senator Ashley died on April 29, 1848, while in office.
4. Senator Sebastian was expelled from the Senate on July 11, 1861, on account of Arkansas' secession from the Union. He was the only senator from a Confederate state to later be symbolically reinstated, albeit posthumously, in 1877.
5. Senator Borland was appointed by Arkansas governor Thomas S. Drew to the seat vacated by Sevier on March 30, 1848. He resigned from the Senate on April 11, 1853, to serve as a minister to Central America.
6. Senator Mitchel was expelled from the Senate on July 11, 1861, on account of Arkansas' secession from the Union.
7. ^ From secession to readmission to the Union, Arkansas did not participate in the U.S. Congress. Congressional representation from Arkansas was instead sent to the Confederate States Congress.
8. Augustus Hill Garland presented credentials as a senator-elect to the 40th United States Congress in 1867 but was not permitted to serve.
9. ^ Resigned
10. ^ Died
11. Heiskell was appointed to the office and served until an elected successor qualified.
12. 1st district incumbent Thomas Carmichael Hindman (D) was re-elected to the 37th Congress, but chose not to take his seat.
13. Anthony A. C. Rogers was elected to the 38th Congress but was not permitted to take his seat because Arkansas had not been re-admitted to the Union.
14. McRae was elected to fill the vacancy caused by James K. Jones, who had been elected to the next term, but resigned before this Congress.
15. Breckinridge was initially declared elected to the 51st United States Congress and took his seat. John M. Clayton eventually won a contest before the U.S. House, but died before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was then re-elected to finish the term.
16. Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative's death before the term began.

References

1. ^ Woods, James M. (1979). "Devotees and Dissenters: Arkansans in the Confederate Congress, 1861-1865". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 38 (3): 227–247. doi:10.2307/40023975. ISSN 0004-1823. Retrieved 21 January 2025 – via JSTOR.
2. ^ "States in the Senate | Arkansas Timeline". United States Senate. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
3. Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 54. ISBN 0-16-073176-3. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
4. "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913) | National Archives". National Archives. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
5. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of United States (1787)
6. "Congressional elections and midterm elections". USA.gov. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
7. "Historical Apportionment Data (1910–2020)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2021. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
8. "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
9. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
10. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
11. "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Arkansas Senators". United States Senate. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
12. "Death of Governor Fulton". True Democrat. Little Rock. 21 August 1844. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "The Treaty Ratified". Washington Telegraph. 29 March 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Reeves, Jesse S. (1905). "The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo". The American Historical Review. 10 (2): 324. doi:10.2307/1834723. ISSN 0002-8762. Retrieved 15 January 2025 – via JSTOR.
15. "Death of Senator Ashley". Washington Telegraph. Washington. 17 May 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ Butler, Anne M.; Wolff, Wendy. "36". United States Senate election, expulsion, and censure cases, 1793-1990. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
17. ^ Woods, James M. "Solon Borland (1811–1864)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
18. "Borland, Solon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
19. Atkinson, J. H.; Borland, Solon (1959). "Letters from Solon Borland to Roswell Beebe". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 18 (3): 287–290. doi:10.2307/40019214. ISSN 0004-1823. Retrieved 17 January 2025 – via JSTOR.
20. Schlup, Leonard (1981). "Augustus Hill Garland: Gilded Age Democrat". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 40 (4): 338–346. doi:10.2307/40020712. ISSN 0004-1823. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via JSTOR.

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