Louisiana's at-large congressional district

Representative in the 12th-17th Congresses

From its founding in 1812, until the division into multiple districts, Louisiana had only one congressional district. During that time, three people represented the state At-large.

Representative Party Years Electoral history
Statehood achieved April 30, 1812
Thomas B. Robertson Democratic-Republican April 30, 1812 - April 20, 1818 Resigned
Vacant April 20, 1818 - November 16, 1818
Thomas Butler Democratic-Republican November 16, 1818 - March 3, 1821 Lost renomination
Josiah S. Johnston Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 Lost re-election
District inactive, returned to district representation

Representative in the 43rd Congress

In the 43rd Congress, Louisiana had six representatives. Five were assigned a district and one represented the state at-large.

Representative Party Years Electoral history
Six seats divided among five districts, with one seat at-large March 4, 1873
George A. Sheridan Liberal Republican March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Six seats divided among six districts, without at-large seat

At-large seat eliminated March 4, 1875

References


    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.