Member
|
Party
|
Years
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Cong ress
|
Electoral history
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District location
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District created March 4, 1847
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James B. Bowlin (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
|
30th
31st
|
Redistricted from the
at-large district and
re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election.
|
|
John F. Darby (
St. Louis)
|
Whig
|
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
|
32nd
|
Elected in 1850. Retired.
|
Thomas Hart Benton (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
|
33rd
|
Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
|
Luther M. Kennett (
St. Louis)
|
Opposition
|
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
|
34th
|
Elected in 1854. Lost re-election.
|
Francis P. Blair Jr. (
St. Louis)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
|
35th
|
Elected in 1856. Lost re-election.
|
John R. Barret (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1859 – June 8, 1860
|
36th
|
Elected in 1858. Lost election contest in the House.
|
Francis P. Blair Jr. (
St. Louis)
|
Republican
|
June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860
|
Seated by the House upon winning contested election. Resigned.
|
Vacant
|
June 25, 1860 – October 3, 1860
|
|
John R. Barret (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
October 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861
|
Elected to finish Blair's term. Lost re-election.
|
Francis P. Blair Jr. (
St. Louis)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1861 – June 10, 1864
|
37th
38th
|
Elected in 1860.
Re-elected in 1862. Lost contested election.
|
Samuel Knox (
St. Louis)
|
Unconditional Unionist
|
June 10, 1864 – March 3, 1865
|
38th
|
Won contested election. Lost re-election.
|
John Hogan (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
|
39th
|
Elected in 1864. Lost re-election.
|
William A. Pile (
St. Louis)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
|
40th
|
Elected in 1866. Lost re-election.
|
Erastus Wells (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
|
41st
42nd
|
Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the
2nd district.
|
Edwin O. Stanard (
St. Louis)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
|
43rd
|
Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
|
Edward C. Kehr (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
|
44th
|
Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
|
Anthony F. Ittner (
St. Louis)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
|
45th
|
Elected in 1876. Retired.
|
Martin L. Clardy (
Farmington)
|
Democratic
|
March 3, 1879 – March 3, 1883
|
46th
47th
|
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the
10th district.
|
William H. Hatch (
Hannibal)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895
|
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
|
Redistricted from the
12th district and
re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
|
Charles N. Clark (
Hannibal)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
|
54th
|
Elected in 1894. Retired.
|
Vacant
|
March 4, 1897 – June 1, 1897
|
55th
|
|
James T. Lloyd (
Shelbyville)
|
Democratic
|
June 1, 1897 – March 3, 1917
|
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
|
Elected after the death of member-elect
Richard P. Giles.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914. Retired.
|
Milton A. Romjue (
Macon)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921
|
65th
66th
|
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
|
Frank C. Millspaugh (
Canton)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1921 – December 5, 1922
|
67th
|
Elected in 1920. Lost re-election and resigned.
|
Vacant
|
December 5, 1922 – March 3, 1923
|
|
Milton A. Romjue (
Macon)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
|
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
|
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the
at-large district.
|
District inactive
|
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
|
73rd
|
All representatives elected at-large on a general ticket
|
Milton A. Romjue (
Macon)
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943
|
74th
75th
76th
77th
|
Redistricted from the
at-large district and
re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.
|
Samuel W. Arnold (
Kirksville)
|
Republican
|
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
|
78th
79th
80th
|
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
|
Clare Magee (
Unionville)
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
|
81st
82nd
|
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
|
Frank M. Karsten (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969
|
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
|
Redistricted from the
13th district and
re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966. Retired.
|
1953–1963 [
data missing]
|
1963–1973 [
data missing]
|
1963–1973 [
data missing]
|
Bill Clay (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 2001
|
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
|
Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
|
1973–1983 [
data missing]
|
1983–1993 [
data missing]
|
1993–2003 [
data missing]
|
Lacy Clay (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2021
|
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
|
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018. Lost renomination.
|
2003–2013
|
2013–2023
|
Cori Bush (
St. Louis)
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 2021 – present
|
117th
118th
|
Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
|
2023–present
|