Member |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
District location |
District created March 4, 1847 |
James S. Green (Canton) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. |
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John G. Miller (Boonville) |
Whig |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd |
Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
James J. Lindley (Monticello) |
Whig |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Retired. |
Opposition |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Vacant |
March 4, 1857 – December 7, 1857 |
35th |
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John B. Clark (Fayette) |
Democratic |
December 7, 1857 – July 13, 1861 |
35th 36th 37th |
Elected after James S. Green was elected to US Senate prior to being seated. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Expelled after taking up arms against the Union. |
Vacant |
July 13, 1861 – January 20, 1862 |
37th |
|
William A. Hall (Huntsville) |
Democratic |
January 20, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Clark's term. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
John W. Noell (Perryville) |
Unconditional Unionist |
March 4, 1863 – March 14, 1863 |
38th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and Re-elected in 1862. Died. |
Vacant |
March 14, 1863 – December 7, 1863 |
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John G. Scott (Irondale) |
Democratic |
December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Elected to finish Noell's term. Retired. |
Thomas E. Noell (Perryville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th 40th |
Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Died. |
Democratic |
March 4, 1867 – October 3, 1867 |
Vacant |
October 3, 1867 – December 17, 1867 |
40th |
|
James R. McCormick (Arcadia) |
Democratic |
December 17, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
40th 41st 42nd |
Elected to finish Noell's term. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. |
William H. Stone (St. Louis) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. |
Lyne Metcalfe (St. Louis) |
Republican |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th |
Elected in 1876. Lost re-election. |
Richard G. Frost (St. Louis) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1879 – March 2, 1883 |
46th 47th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired but lost contested election before next term began. |
Gustavus Sessinghaus (St. Louis) |
Republican |
March 2, 1883 – March 3, 1883 |
47th |
Won contested election. Lost re-election. |
Alexander M. Dockery (Gallatin) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1899 |
48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired to run for governor. |
John Dougherty (Liberty) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 |
56th 57th 58th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination. |
Frank B. Klepper (Kingston) |
Republican |
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
59th |
Elected in 1904. Lost re-election. |
Joshua W. Alexander (Gallatin) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1907 – December 15, 1919 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Resigned when appointed US Secretary of Commerce |
Vacant |
December 15, 1919 – February 14, 1920 |
66th |
|
Jacob L. Milligan (Richmond) |
Democratic |
February 14, 1920 – March 3, 1921 |
Elected to finish Alexander's term. Lost re-election. |
Henry F. Lawrence (Cameron) |
Republican |
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th |
Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
Jacob L. Milligan (Richmond) |
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. |
Richard M. Duncan (St. Joseph) |
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. |
William C. Cole (St. Joseph) |
Republican |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
78th 79th 80th |
Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
Phil J. Welch (St. Joseph) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
81st 82nd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired to run for governor. |
Leonor Sullivan (St. Louis) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1977 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
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. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
1963–1973 [data missing] |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
Dick Gephardt (St. Louis) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2005 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
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. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for Democratic nominee for president. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013
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Russ Carnahan (St. Louis) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 |
109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost renomination. |
Blaine Luetkemeyer (St. Elizabeth) |
Republican |
January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term. |
2013–2023
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2023–present
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