Alabama's at-large congressional district explained

State:Alabama
District Number:AL
Obsolete:yes
Created:1819
1841
1873
1913
1963
Eliminated:1823
1843
1877
1917
1965
Years:1819-1823
1841-1843
1873-1877
1913-1917
1963-1965
Population Year:1810
1830
1870
1910
1960

Alabama's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the 1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in the 1870 census were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the 1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the 1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.

List of members representing the district

Congress &<br/>years1st seat2nd seat3rd seat4th seat5th seat6th seat7th seat8th seat
RepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral historyRepresentativeElectoral history
District created December 14, 1819, upon achieving statehood
1819–1821John Crowell (DR-St. Stephens)Elected late in 1819.

Retired.
1821–1823
Gabriel Moore (DR-Huntsville)
Elected in 1821.

Redistricted to the .
District inactive March 4, 1823.
Re-established March 4, 1841, with all five representatives elected at-large
1841–1843
Reuben Chapman (D-Somerville)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1841.

Redistricted to the .

George S. Houston (D-Athens)
Elected in 1841.

Redistricted to the .

Dixon H. Lewis (D-Lowndesboro)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1841.

Redistricted to the .

William W. Payne (D-Gainesville)
Elected in 1841.

Redistricted to the .
Benjamin G. Shields (D-Demopolis)Elected in 1841.

Retired.
District inactive March 4, 1843.
Two seats re-established March 4, 1873, elected at-large alongside six representatives elected in districts
1873–1875Charles C. Sheats (R-Decatur)Elected in 1872.

Lost re-election.
Alexander White (R-Selma)Elected in 1872.

Lost re-election.
1875–1877
William H. Forney (D-Jacksonville)
Elected in 1874.

Redistricted to the .
Burwell B. Lewis (D-Tuscaloosa)Elected in 1874.

Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
District inactive March 4, 1877.
One seat re-established March 4, 1913, elected at-large alongside nine representatives elected in districts
1913–1915
John W. Abercrombie (D-Tuscaloosa)
Elected in 1912.

Re-elected in 1914.

Retired
1915–1917
District inactive March 4, 1917.
Re-established January 4, 1963, with all eight representatives elected at-large
1963–1965
Albert Rains (D-Gadsden)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Retired.

George M. Grant (D-Troy)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the and lost re-election.

George W. Andrews (D-Union Springs)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the .

Kenneth A. Roberts (D-Anniston)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the and lost re-election.

Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D-Greensboro)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the .

George Huddleston Jr. (D-Birmingham)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the and lost re-election.

Carl Elliott (D-Jasper)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the and lost renomination.

Robert E. Jones Jr. (D-Scottsboro)
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.

Redistricted to the .
District inactive since January 3, 1965.

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