Kansas's 7th congressional district explained

State:Kansas
District Number:7
Obsolete:yes
Created:1885
Eliminated:1943
Years:1885-1943
Population Year:1930

Kansas's 7th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas was a congressional district until its elimination in 1943.

List of members representing the district

Member
PartyTermCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1885
align=left
Samuel R. Peters
Republicannowrap March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.
align=left
Jerry Simpson
Populistnowrap March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
align=left
Chester I. Long
Republicannowrap March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
align=left
Jerry Simpson
Populistnowrap March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899
Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
align=left
Chester I. Long
Republicannowrap March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902 but resigned when elected to the US Senate.
Vacantnowrap March 4, 1903 –
May 26, 1903
align=left
Victor Murdock
Republicannowrap May 26, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
Elected to finish Long's term.
Re-elected in 1904.
Redistricted to the .
align=left
Edmond H. Madison
Republicannowrap March 4, 1907 –
September 18, 1911
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
Vacantnowrap September 18, 1911 –
January 9, 1912
align=left
George Neeley
Democraticnowrap January 9, 1912 –
March 3, 1915
Elected to finish Madison's term.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left
Jouett Shouse
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired when appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
align=left
Jasper N. Tincher
Republicannowrap March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1927
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Retired.
align=left
Clifford R. Hope
Republicannowrap March 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1943
Elected in 1926
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the .
District eliminated January 3, 1943

References