SinceAlabama became a U.S. state in 1819, it has sentcongressional delegations to theUnited States Senate andUnited States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, theAlabama Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1818 to 1819.
These are tables of congressional delegations from Alabama to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
| Current U.S. senators from Alabama | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama
| Class II senator | Class III senator | ||
Tommy Tuberville (Senior senator) (Auburn) | Katie Britt (Junior senator) (Montgomery) | |||
| Party | Republican | Republican | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2021 | January 3, 2023 | ||
Alabama's current congressional delegation in the119th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom areRepublicans, and its seven representatives: 5 Republicans, 2Democrats.
The current dean of the Alabama delegation isRepresentativeRobert Aderholt, having served in the U.S. Congress since 1997.
| Current U.S. representatives from Alabama | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[2] | Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2025)[3] | District map |
| 1st | Barry Moore (Enterprise) | Republican | January 3, 2025 | R+27 | |
| 2nd | Shomari Figures (Mobile) | Democratic | January 3, 2025 | D+5 | |
| 3rd | Mike Rogers (Weaver) | Republican | January 3, 2003 | R+23 | |
| 4th | Robert Aderholt (Haleyville) | Republican | January 3, 1997 | R+33 | |
| 5th | Dale Strong (Huntsville) | Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+15 | |
| 6th | Gary Palmer (Hoover) | Republican | January 3, 2015 | R+20 | |
| 7th | Terri Sewell (Birmingham) | Democratic | January 3, 2011 | D+13 | |
| Class II senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William R. King(DR) | 16th (1819–1821) | John Williams Walker(DR) | ||
| 17th (1821–1823) | ||||
| William Kelly(DR) | ||||
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||||
| William R. King(J) | 19th (1825–1827) | Henry H. Chambers(J) | ||
| Israel Pickens(J) | ||||
| John McKinley(J) | ||||
| 20th (1827–1829) | ||||
| 21st (1829–1831) | ||||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | Gabriel Moore(J) | |||
| 23rd (1833–1835) | Gabriel Moore(NR) | |||
| 24th (1835–1837) | ||||
| William R. King(D) | 25th (1837–1839) | John McKinley(D) | ||
| Clement Comer Clay(D) | ||||
| 26th (1839–1841) | ||||
| 27th (1841–1843) | ||||
| Arthur P. Bagby(D) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | ||||
| Dixon Hall Lewis(D) | ||||
| 29th (1845–1847) | ||||
| 30th (1847–1849) | ||||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick(D) | William R. King(D) | |||
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||||
| Jeremiah Clemens(D) | ||||
| 32nd (1851–1853) | ||||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick(D) | ||||
| vacant[a] | 33rd (1853–1855) | |||
| Clement Claiborne Clay(D) | ||||
| 34th (1855–1857) | vacant[a] | |||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick(D) | ||||
| 35th (1857–1859) | ||||
| 36th (1859–1861) | ||||
| vacant[b] | vacant | |||
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||||
| 38th (1863–1865) | ||||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||
| Willard Warner(R) | George E. Spencer(R) | |||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||||
| George Goldthwaite(D) | 42nd (1871–1873) | |||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | ||||
| 44th (1875–1877) | ||||
| John T. Morgan(D) | 45th (1877–1879) | |||
| 46th (1879–1881) | George S. Houston(D) | |||
| Luke Pryor(D) | ||||
| James L. Pugh(D) | ||||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| 48th (1883–1885) | ||||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | ||||
| 55th (1897–1899) | Edmund Pettus(D) | |||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| 57th (1901–1903) | ||||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | ||||
| John H. Bankhead(D) | Joseph F. Johnston(D) | |||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | vacant[c] | |||
| Francis S. White(D) | ||||
| 64th (1915–1917) | Oscar Underwood(D) | |||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| B. B. Comer(D) | ||||
| J. Thomas Heflin(D) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| 68th (1923–1925) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | Hugo Black(D) | |||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| John H. Bankhead II(D) | 72nd (1931–1933) | |||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| 75th (1937–1939) | ||||
| Dixie Bibb Graves(D) | ||||
| J. Lister Hill(D) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| George R. Swift(D) | ||||
| John Sparkman(D) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | James Allen(D) | |||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| Maryon Pittman Allen(D) | ||||
| Donald Stewart(D) | ||||
| Howell Heflin(D) | 96th (1979–1981) | |||
| Jeremiah Denton(R) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | Richard Shelby(D) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| Richard Shelby(R) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| Jeff Sessions(R) | 105th (1997–1999) | |||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| 110th (2007–2009) | ||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| Luther Strange(R) | ||||
| Doug Jones(D) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| Tommy Tuberville(R) | 117th (2021–2023) | |||
| 118th (2023–2025) | Katie Britt(R) | |||
| 119th (2025–2027) | ||||
Starting on January 29, 1818,Alabama Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
| Congress | Delegate from Territory's at-large district |
|---|---|
| 15th (1817–1819) | John Crowell(DR) |
| 16th (March 4, 1819– December 14, 1819) | vacant |
After statehood on December 14, 1819, Alabama had one seat in the House.
| Congress | At-large district |
|---|---|
| 16th (1819–1821) | John Crowell(DR) |
| 17th (1821–1823) | Gabriel Moore(DR) |
Following the1820 census, Alabama had three seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th (1823–1825) | Gabriel Moore(DR)[d] | John McKee(DR)[d] | George W. Owen(DR)[d] |
| 19th (1825–1827) | Gabriel Moore(J) | John McKee(J) | George W. Owen(J) |
| 20th (1827–1829) | |||
| 21st (1829–1831) | Clement Comer Clay(J) | R. E. B. Baylor(J) | Dixon H. Lewis(J) |
| 22nd (1831–1833) | Samuel W. Mardis(J) |
Following the1830 census, Alabama had five seats. During the 27th Congress, those seats were all elected statewideat-large on ageneral ticket.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd (1833–1835) | Clement Comer Clay(J) | John McKinley(J) | Samuel W. Mardis(J) | Dixon H. Lewis(N) | John Murphy(J) |
| 24th (1835–1837) | Reuben Chapman(J) | Joshua L. Martin(J) | Joab Lawler(J) | Francis S. Lyon(NR) | |
| 25th (1837–1839) | Reuben Chapman(D) | Joshua L. Martin(D) | Joab Lawler(W) | Dixon H. Lewis(D) | Francis S. Lyon(W) |
| George W. Crabb(W) | |||||
| 26th (1839–1841) | David Hubbard(D) | James Dellet(W) | |||
| 27th (1841–1843) | 5 seats elected on ageneral ticket fromAlabama's at-large district | ||||
| 1st seat | 2nd seat | 3rd seat | 4th seat | 5th seat | |
| Reuben Chapman(D) | George S. Houston(D) | William Winter Payne(D) | Dixon H. Lewis(D) | Benjamin G. Shields(D) | |
Following the1840 census, Alabama resumed the use of districts, now increased to seven.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district | 7th district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th (1843–1845) | James Dellet(W) | James E. Belser(D) | Dixon H. Lewis(D) | William Winter Payne(D) | George S. Houston(D) | Reuben Chapman(D) | Felix G. McConnell(D) |
| William Lowndes Yancey(D) | |||||||
| 29th (1845–1847) | Edmund S. Dargan(D) | Henry W. Hilliard(W) | |||||
| James L. F. Cottrell(D) | Franklin W. Bowdon(D) | ||||||
| 30th (1847–1849) | John Gayle(W) | Sampson Willis Harris(D) | Samuel Williams Inge(D) | Williamson R. W. Cobb(D) | |||
| 31st (1849–1851) | William J. Alston(W) | David Hubbard(D) | |||||
| 32nd (1851–1853) | John Bragg(D) | James Abercrombie(W) | William Russell Smith(U) | George S. Houston(D) | Alexander White(W) | ||
| 33rd (1853–1855) | Philip Phillips(D) | William Russell Smith(D) | James F. Dowdell(D) | ||||
| 34th (1855–1857) | Percy Walker(KN) | Eli S. Shorter(D) | James F. Dowdell(D) | William Russell Smith(KN) | Sampson Willis Harris(D) | ||
| 35th (1857–1859) | James A. Stallworth(D) | Sydenham Moore(D) | Jabez L. M. Curry(D) | ||||
| 36th (1859–1861) | James L. Pugh(D) | David Clopton(D) | |||||
| Vacant duringAmerican Civil War | |||||||
| 37th (1861–1863) | |||||||
Following the1860 census, Alabama was apportioned six seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38–39th (1863–1867) | Vacant duringAmerican Civil War | |||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||||
| Francis W. Kellogg(R) | C. W. Buckley(R) | Benjamin W. Norris(R) | Charles W. Pierce(R) | John B. Callis(R) | Thomas Haughey(R) | |
| 41st (1869–1871) | Alfred Eliab Buck(R) | Robert Stell Heflin(R) | Charles Hays(R) | Peter M. Dox(D) | William C. Sherrod(D) | |
| 42nd (1871–1873) | Benjamin S. Turner(R) | William A. Handley(D) | Joseph H. Sloss(D) | |||
Following the1870 census, Alabama was apportioned eight seats. From 1873 to 1877, the two new seats were electedat large, statewide. After 1877, however, the entire delegation was redistricted.
Following the1890 census, Alabama was apportioned nine seats.
| Congress | District | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
| 53rd (1893–1895) | Richard H. Clarke(D) | Jesse F. Stallings(D) | William C. Oates(D) | Gaston A. Robbins(D) | James E. Cobb(D) | John H. Bankhead(D) | William H. Denson(D) | Joseph Wheeler(D) | Louis W. Turpin(D) |
| George P. Harrison Jr.(D) | |||||||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | Milford W. Howard(Pop) | Oscar Underwood(D) | |||||||
| William F. Aldrich(R) | Albert T. Goodwyn(Pop) | Truman H. Aldrich(R) | |||||||
| 55th (1897–1899) | George W. Taylor(D) | Henry D. Clayton Jr.(D) | Thomas S. Plowman(D) | Willis Brewer(D) | Oscar Underwood(D) | ||||
| William F. Aldrich(R) | |||||||||
| 56th (1899–1901) | Gaston A. Robbins(D) | John L. Burnett(D) | |||||||
| William F. Aldrich(R) | William Richardson(D) | ||||||||
| 57th (1901–1903) | Ariosto A. Wiley(D) | Sydney J. Bowie(D) | C. W. Thompson(D) | ||||||
| 58th (1903–1905) | |||||||||
| J. Thomas Heflin(D) | |||||||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | |||||||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | William Benjamin Craig(D) | Richmond P. Hobson(D) | |||||||
| Oliver C. Wiley(D) | |||||||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | S. Hubert Dent Jr.(D) | ||||||||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | Fred L. Blackmon(D) | ||||||||
Following the1910 census, Alabama was apportioned ten seats. At first, the extra seat was elected at-large. Starting with the1916 elections, the seats were redistricted and atenth district was added.
| Congress | District | At-large | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | ||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | George W. Taylor(D) | S. Hubert Dent Jr.(D) | Henry D. Clayton Jr.(D) | Fred L. Blackmon(D) | J. Thomas Heflin(D) | Richmond P. Hobson(D) | John L. Burnett(D) | William Richardson(D) | Oscar Underwood(D) | John Abercrombie(D) |
| William O. Mulkey(D) | C. C. Harris(D) | |||||||||
| 64th (1915–1917) | Oscar Lee Gray(D) | Henry B. Steagall(D) | William B. Oliver(D) | Edward B. Almon(D) | George Huddleston(D) | |||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | 10th district | |||||||||
| William B. Bankhead(D) | ||||||||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | John McDuffie(D) | |||||||||
| William B. Bowling(D) | Lilius B. Rainey(D) | |||||||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | John R. Tyson(D) | Lamar Jeffers(D) | ||||||||
| 68th (1923–1925) | Miles C. Allgood(D) | |||||||||
| J. Lister Hill(D) | ||||||||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||||||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||||||||
| LaFayette L. Patterson(D) | ||||||||||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||||||||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||||||||
Following the1930 census, Alabama was apportioned nine seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district | 7th district | 8th district | 9th district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73rd (1933–1935) | John McDuffie(D) | J. Lister Hill(D) | Henry B. Steagall(D) | Lamar Jeffers(D) | Miles C. Allgood(D) | William B. Oliver(D) | William B. Bankhead(D) | Archibald H. Carmichael(D) | George Huddleston(D) |
| 74th (1935–1937) | Frank W. Boykin(D) | Sam Hobbs(D) | Joe Starnes(D) | ||||||
| 75th (1937–1939) | Pete Jarman(D) | John Sparkman(D) | Luther Patrick(D) | ||||||
| George M. Grant(D) | |||||||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| Zadoc Weatherford(D) | |||||||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | Walter Bankhead(D) | ||||||||
| Carter Manasco(D) | |||||||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | George W. Andrews(D) | John Newsome(D) | |||||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | Albert Rains(D) | Luther Patrick(D) | |||||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | Bob Jones(D) | Laurie C. Battle(D) | |||||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | Edward deGraffenried(D) | Carl Elliott(D) | |||||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | Kenneth A. Roberts(D) | ||||||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | Armistead I. Selden Jr.(D) | ||||||||
| 84th (1955–1957) | George Huddleston Jr.(D) | ||||||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | |||||||||
| 87th (1961–1963) |
Following the1960 census, Alabama was apportioned eight seats. During the 88th Congress, those seats were all elected statewideat-large on ageneral ticket.
| Congress | 8 seats elected on ageneral ticket fromAlabama's at-large district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st seat | 2nd seat | 3rd seat | 4th seat | 5th seat | 6th seat | 7th seat | 8th seat | |
| 88th(1963–1965) | George Huddleston Jr.(D) | George M. Grant(D) | George Andrews(D) | Kenneth A. Roberts(D) | Armistead I. Selden Jr.(D) | Albert Rains(D) | Carl Elliott(D) | Bob Jones(D) |
| Congress | District | |||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
| 89th(1965–1967) | Jack Edwards(R) | Bill Dickinson(R) | George Andrews(D) | Glenn Andrews(R) | Armistead I. Selden Jr.(D) | John H. Buchanan Jr.(R) | James D. Martin(R) | Bob Jones(D) |
| 90th(1967–1969) | Bill Nichols(D) | Tom Bevill(D) | ||||||
| 91st(1969–1971) | Walter Flowers(D) | |||||||
| 92nd(1971–1973) | ||||||||
| Elizabeth Andrews(D) | ||||||||
Since the1970 census, Alabama has been apportioned seven seats.
| Democratic (D) |
| Democratic-Republican (DR) |
| Greenback (GB) |
| Jacksonian (J) |
| Know Nothing (KN) |
| National Republican (NR) |
| Nullifier (N) |
| Populist (Pop) |
| Republican (R) |
| Union (U) |
| Whig (W) |