United States congressional delegations from Arkansas

Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Arkansas General Assembly.

[4] Each state elects a varying number of, but at least one,[5] member of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms.

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

35 people have served as a U.S. senator from Arkansas, consisting of 33 men and two women, as well as 28 Democrats and 7 Republicans.

[19] Democratic (D) Jacksonian (J) Republican (R) The Arkansas Territory was created on July 4, 1819, and it sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

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Map of Arkansas' four congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2023
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Hattie Caraway , Arkansas senator who was the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate for a full term
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John McClellan , the longest-serving senator from Arkansas, who chaired the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Senate Appropriations Committee during his 34 years in office
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J. William Fulbright , Arkansas senator known for the Fulbright Program , his work as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , and his opposition to the civil rights movement