Arkansas's 5th congressional district

Arkansas's 5th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas from 1885 to 1963.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1885
Samuel W. Peel	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893	49th 50th 51st 52nd	Redistricted from the 4th district. [data unknown/missing]
Hugh A. Dinsmore	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Charles C. Reid	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 4th district. [data unknown/missing]
Henderson M. Jacoway	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	[data unknown/missing]
Heartsill Ragon	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – June 16, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western district of Arkansas.
Vacant		June 16, 1933 – December 19, 1933
David D. Terry	Democratic	December 19, 1933 – January 3, 1943	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	[data unknown/missing]
Brooks Hays	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	[data unknown/missing]
Dale Alford	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas
District eliminated		January 3, 1963

Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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