United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
Census Topic | Value |
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Population | 2,961,279 |
Gender |
47.6% Male 52.4% Female |
Race |
56% White 36.6% Black 1.1% Asian 0.6% Native American 0% Pacific Islander |
Ethnicity | 3.6% Hispanic or Latino origin |
Median household income | $54,915 |
High school graduation rate | 86.6% |
College graduation rate | 24.2% |
Upcoming elections |
This page displays the current and historical members of U.S. Congress from Mississippi.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Mississippi | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Current members
U.S. Senate
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate Mississippi | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | April 9, 2018 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. Senate Mississippi | Roger Wicker | Republican | December 31, 2007 | January 3, 2031 |
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from Mississippi are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. House Mississippi District 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | June 9, 2015 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. House Mississippi District 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | April 20, 1993 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. House Mississippi District 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. House Mississippi District 4 | Mike Ezell | Republican | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2027 |
Historical members
U.S. Senate
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi.
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Mississippi | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Republican | 9 | |||
Democratic | 30 | |||
Jacksonian | 5 | |||
Jacksonian; Democratic-Republican | 2 | |||
Whig | 2 | |||
Democratic-Republican | 1 | |||
Multiple party affiliations | 2 |
Class 1 Senators from Mississippi | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Walter Leake | 1817-1820 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
David Holmes | 1820-1825 | Jacksonian; Democratic-Republican | ||||||
Powhatan Ellis | 1825-1826 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Thomas B. Reed | 1826-1827 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Powhatan Ellis | 1827-1832 | Jacksonian | ||||||
John Black | 1832-1838 | Jacksonian (1832-1833) Anti-Jacksonian (1833-1837) Whig (1837-1838) | ||||||
James F. Trotter | 1838-1838 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas Hickman Williams | 1838-1839 | Democratic | ||||||
John Henderson | 1839-1845 | Whig | ||||||
Jesse Speight | 1845-1847 | Democratic | ||||||
Jefferson Davis | 1847-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
John J. McRae | 1851-1852 | Democratic | ||||||
Stephen Adams | 1852-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
Jefferson Davis | 1857-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
Adelbert Ames | 1870-1874 | Republican | ||||||
Henry R. Pease | 1874-1875 | Republican | ||||||
Blanche K. Bruce | 1875-1881 | Republican | ||||||
James Z. George | 1881-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
Hernando D. Money | 1897-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
John Sharp Williams | 1911-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
Hubert D. Stephens | 1923-1935 | Democratic | ||||||
Theodore G. Bilbo | 1935-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
John C. Stennis | 1947-1989 | Democratic | ||||||
Trent Lott | 1989-2007 | Republican | ||||||
Roger F. Wicker | 2007-Present | Republican |
Class 2 Senators from Mississippi | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Thomas Hill Williams | 1817-1829 | Jacksonian; Democratic-Republican | ||||||
Thomas B. Reed | 1829-1829 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Robert H. Adams | 1830-1830 | Jacksonian | ||||||
George Poindexter | 1830-1835 | Jacksonian (1830-1832) Anti-Jacksonian (1833-1835) | ||||||
Robert J. Walker | 1835-1845 | Democratic | ||||||
Joseph W. Chalmers | 1845-1847 | Democratic | ||||||
Henry Stuart Foote | 1847-1852 | Democratic | ||||||
Walker Brooke | 1852-1853 | Whig | ||||||
Albert G. Brown | 1854-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
Hiram R. Revels | 1870-1871 | Republican | ||||||
James L. Alcorn | 1871-1877 | Republican | ||||||
Lucius Q.C. Lamar | 1877-1885 | Democratic | ||||||
Edward C. Walthall | 1885-1894 | Democratic | ||||||
Anselm J. McLaurin | 1894-1895 | Democratic | ||||||
Edward C. Walthall | 1895-1898 | Democratic | ||||||
William V. Sullivan | 1898-1901 | Democratic | ||||||
Anselm J. McLaurin | 1901-1909 | Democratic | ||||||
James Gordon | 1909-1910 | Democratic | ||||||
Le Roy Percy | 1910-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
James K. Vardaman | 1913-1919 | Democratic | ||||||
Byron "Pat" Harrison | 1919-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
James O. Eastland | 1941-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
Wall Doxey | 1941-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
James O. Eastland | 1943-1978 | Democratic | ||||||
Thad Cochran | 1978-2019 | Republican | ||||||
Cindy Hyde-Smith | 2019-Present | Republican |
U.S. House
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from Mississippi.
2000s
Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from Mississippi | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 2 | |||
Republican | 6 | |||
Total Representatives | 8 |
Representatives to the U.S. House from Mississippi | ||||||||
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Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Gene Taylor | 2003-2010 | Democratic | ||||||
Travis Childers | 2008-2011 | Democratic | ||||||
Gregg Harper | 2009-2019 | Republican | ||||||
Steven Palazzo | 2010-2023 | Republican | ||||||
Alan Nunnelee | 2011-2015 | Republican | ||||||
Trent Kelly | 2015-Present | Republican | ||||||
Michael Guest | 2019-Present | Republican | ||||||
Mike Ezell | 2023-Present | Republican |
1900s
Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from Mississippi | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 41 | |||
Republican | 9 | |||
Total Representatives | 50 |
Representatives to the U.S. House from Mississippi | ||||||||
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Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Patrick Henry | 1901-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. | 1901-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
Wilson S. Hill | 1903-1909 | Democratic | ||||||
Frank A. McLain | 1903-1909 | Democratic | ||||||
John Sharp Williams | 1903-1909 | Democratic | ||||||
Adam M. Byrd | 1903-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
Eaton Bowers | 1903-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
Benjamin G. Humphreys | 1903-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
William A. Dickson | 1909-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas U. Sisson | 1909-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
James Collier | 1909-1933 | Democratic | ||||||
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon | 1911-1915 | Democratic | ||||||
Hubert D. Stephens | 1911-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
Percy Quin | 1913-1932 | Democratic | ||||||
William Webb Venable | 1916-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
Bill G. Lowrey | 1921-1929 | Democratic | ||||||
Ross A. Collins | 1921-1935 and 1937-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
John Rankin | 1921-1953 | Democratic | ||||||
William Yerger Humphreys | 1923-1925 | Democratic | ||||||
T. Jeff Busby | 1923-1935 | Democratic | ||||||
William Madison Whittington | 1925-1951 | Democratic | ||||||
Wall Doxey | 1929-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
Lawrence R. Ellzey | 1932-1935 | Democratic | ||||||
Aubert C. Dunn | 1935-1937 | Democratic | ||||||
Aaron L. Ford | 1935-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
Dan R. McGehee | 1935-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
Jamie Whitten | 1941-1995 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas Abernethy | 1943-1973 | Democratic | ||||||
W. Arthur Winstead | 1943-1965 | Democratic | ||||||
John Bell Williams | 1947-1968 | Democratic | ||||||
Frank E. Smith | 1951-1963 | Democratic | ||||||
William M. Colmer | 1963-1973 | Democratic | ||||||
Prentiss Walker | 1965-1967 | Republican | ||||||
Gillespie V. Montgomery | 1967-1973 | Democratic | ||||||
Charles Hudson Griffin | 1968-1973 | Democratic | ||||||
Thad Cochran | 1973-1979 | Republican | ||||||
David R. Bowen | 1973-1983 | Democratic | ||||||
Trent Lott | 1973-1989 | Republican | ||||||
Sonny Montgomery | 1973-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
Jon Hinson | 1979-1981 | Republican | ||||||
Wayne Dowdy | 1981-1989 | Democratic | ||||||
William Franklin | 1983-1987 | Republican | ||||||
Mike Espy | 1987-1993 | Democratic | ||||||
Larkin I. Smith | 1989-1989 | Republican | ||||||
Mike Parker | 1989-1999 | Republican | ||||||
Gene Taylor | 1989-2003 | Democratic | ||||||
Bennie Thompson | 1993-Present | Democratic | ||||||
Roger Wicker | 1995-2007 | Republican | ||||||
Chip Pickering | 1997-2009 | Republican | ||||||
Ronnie Shows | 1999-2003 | Democratic |
1800s
Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from Mississippi | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 44 | |||
Republican | 10 | |||
Jacksonian | 6 | |||
Whig | 3 | |||
Unionist | 3 | |||
Democratic Republican | 1 | |||
Independent | 1 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | |||
Know-Nothing | 1 | |||
Independent-Republican | 1 | |||
Multiple party affiliations | 1 | |||
Total Representatives | 72 |
Representatives to the U.S. House from Mississippi | ||||||||
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Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Christopher Rankin | 1819-1826 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
William Hale | 1826-1828 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Thomas Hinds | 1828-1831 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Franklin E. Plummer | 1831-1835 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Harry Cage | 1833-1835 | Jacksonian | ||||||
David Dickson | 1835-1836 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||||||
John F. H. Claiborne | 1835-1837 and 1837-1838 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Samuel J. Gholson | 1836-1837 and 1837-1838 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Thomas J. Word | 1838-1839 | Whig | ||||||
Sergent S. Prentiss | 1838-1839 | Whig | ||||||
Albert G. Brown | 1839-1841 and 1847-1853 | Democratic | ||||||
Jacob Thompson | 1839-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
William M. Gwin | 1841-1843 | Democratic | ||||||
William H. Hammett | 1843-1845 | Democratic | ||||||
Tilghman Tucker | 1843-1845 | Democratic | ||||||
Robert W. Roberts | 1843-1847 | Democratic | ||||||
Jefferson Davis | 1845-1846 | Democratic | ||||||
Stephen Adams | 1845-1847 | Democratic | ||||||
Henry T. Ellett | January 1847-March 1847 | Democratic | ||||||
Patrick Watson Tompkins | 1847-1849 | Whig | ||||||
Winfield S. Featherston | 1847-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
William McWillie | 1849-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
Benjamin Nabers | 1851-1853 | Unionist | ||||||
John A. Wilcox | 1851-1853 | Unionist | ||||||
John D. Freeman | 1851-1853 | Unionist | ||||||
William T. S. Barry | 1853-1855 | Democratic | ||||||
Otho Robards Singleton | 1853-1855; 1857-1861; 1875-1887 | Democratic | ||||||
Wiley P. Harris | 1853-1855 | Democratic | ||||||
Daniel B. Wright | 1853-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
Hendley Bennett | 1855-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
William A. Lake | 1855-1857 | Know-Nothing | ||||||
John A. Quitman | 1855-1858 | Democratic | ||||||
William Barksdale | 1855-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
L. Q. C. Lamar | 1857-1861 and 1873-1877 | Democratic | ||||||
Reuben Davis | 1857-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
Otho R. Singleton | 1857-1861 and 1875-1887 | Democratic | ||||||
John Jones McRae | 1858-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
George C. McKee | 1869-1873 | Republican | ||||||
George E. Harris | 1870-1873 | Republican | ||||||
Joseph Morphis | 1870-1873 | Republican | ||||||
Legrand Winfield Perce | 1870-1873 | Republican | ||||||
Henry Barry | 1870-1875 | Republican | ||||||
Albert Howe | 1873-1875 | Republican | ||||||
Jason Niles | 1873-1875 | Republican | ||||||
George Colin McKee | 1873-1875 | Republican | ||||||
John R. Lynch | 1873-1877 and 1882-1883 | Republican | ||||||
Guilford Wells | 1875-1877 | Independent-Republican | ||||||
Hernando D. Money | 1875-1883 and 1893-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
Charles E. Hooker | 1875-1883 | Democratic | ||||||
James R. Chalmers | 1877-1885 | Democratic; Independent | ||||||
Van H. Manning | 1877-1883 | Democratic | ||||||
Henry Muldrow | 1877-1885 | Democratic | ||||||
Elza Jeffords | 1883-1885 | Republican | ||||||
James Ronald Chalmers | 1883-1885 | Independent | ||||||
Henry Van Eaton | 1883-1887 | Democratic | ||||||
Frederick G. Barry | 1885-1889 | Democratic | ||||||
James Bright Morgan | 1885-1891 | Democratic | ||||||
John Allen | 1885-1901 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas C. Catchings | 1885-1901 | Democratic | ||||||
Chapman L. Anderson | 1887-1891 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas Stockdale | 1887-1895 | Democratic | ||||||
Clarke Lewis | 1889-1893 | Democratic | ||||||
Joseph H. Beeman | 1891-1893 | Democratic | ||||||
Joseph Henry Beeman | 1891-1893 | Democratic | ||||||
John Curtis Kyle | 1891-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
John Sharp Williams | 1893-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
Walter Denny | 1895-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
William V. Sullivan | 1897-1898 | Democratic | ||||||
William Love | 1897-1898 | Democratic | ||||||
Andrew F. Fox | 1897-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
Frank McLain | 1898-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas Spight | 1898-1911 | Democratic |
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