Arizona's At-large congressional district
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Arizona became a state in 1912, and from then until 1943 its single member of the United States House of Representatives
was elected At-large
, or statewide. The 1940 Census gave Arizona a second member of the House, but both members continued to be elected statewide (on a general ticket
) until 1949.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was elected At-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
, or statewide. The 1940 Census gave Arizona a second member of the House, but both members continued to be elected statewide (on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
) until 1949.
List of representatives
| Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | |
| February 19, 1912 – March 4, 1927 |
Carl Hayden | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Retired to run for the U.S. Senate | |||
| March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933 |
Lewis W. Douglas | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Resigned to become Director of the Budget OMB OMB is a three-letter abbreviation which may stand for:* Office of Management and Budget, a group that oversees the activities of federal agencies in the United States* Owner Managed Business, small and medium enterprises... |
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| March 4, 1933 – October 3, 1933 |
Vacant | |||||
| October 3, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
Isabella Greenway Isabella Greenway Isabella Selmes Ferguson Greenway King is best known as the first U.S. congresswoman in Arizona history, and as the founder of the Arizona Inn of Tucson... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Retired | |||
| January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
John R. Murdock John R. Murdock John Robert Murdock was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Homestead near Lewistown, Missouri, Murdock attended the public schools.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Redistricted to | |||
| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Richard F. Harless Richard F. Harless Richard Fielding Harless was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the grade and high schools.He graduated from University of Arizona in 1928.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Retired to run for Governor of Arizona | |||