Arkansas's at-large congressional district was a

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for the

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

from 1836 to 1885. Upon achieving statehood, Arkansas elected its sole representative statewide at-large. For two Congresses in the mid- to late-19th century,

elected one of its representatives statewide on a

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, with the remaining elected from districts

List of members representing the district

References

Election Statistics 1920-present

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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Former congressional districts of the United States At-large United States congressional districts