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 representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1885
Samuel W. Peel	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893		Redistricted from the 4th district
Hugh A. Dinsmore	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903		Redistricted to the 3rd district
Charles C. Reid	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911		Redistricted from the 4th district
Henderson M. Jacoway	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923
Heartsill Ragon	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – June 16, 1933		Resigned after being appointed judge for the US 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
File:Bhays portrait f.jpg Brooks Hays	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959
File:Alford.jpg Dale Alford	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963
District eliminated		January 3, 1963

References

• 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present