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Kentucky's 8th congressional district

64 members have held this seat since May 24, 1813. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
64
35 D · 11 R · 8 W · 3 J · 2 A · 2 UU · 1 U · 1 A · 1 U
Longest tenure
10 years
Joseph Bengal Bates
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/ky-8Every holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Stephen Ormsby · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04 · RepublicanStephen Ormsby · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Clough Anderson Jr. · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Clough Anderson Jr. · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanJames Douglas Breckinridge · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Aylett Buckner · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04Richard Aylett Buckner · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · AdamsRichard Aylett Buckner · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · AdamsNathan Gaither · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonNathan Gaither · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonPatrick Hamilton Pope · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonWilliam Jordan Graves · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · WhigWilliam Jordan Graves · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · WhigWilliam Jordan Graves · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · WhigJames Cresap Sprigg · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · WhigGarrett Davis · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · WhigGarrett Davis · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · WhigCharles Slaughter Morehead · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · WhigCharles Slaughter Morehead · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · WhigJohn Cabell Breckinridge · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratJohn Cabell Breckinridge · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratAlexander Keith Marshall · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · AmericanJames Brown Clay · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Emmett Simms · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratJohn Jordan Crittenden · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · UnionistWilliam Harrison Randall · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · Unconditional UnionistWilliam Harrison Randall · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · Unconditional UnionistGeorge Madison Adams · 1867-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · DemocratMilton Jameson Durham · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · DemocratMilton Jameson Durham · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratMilton Jameson Durham · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratPhilip Burton Thompson Jr. · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratPhilip Burton Thompson Jr. · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratPhilip Burton Thompson Jr. · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratJames Bennett McCreary · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratJames Bennett McCreary · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratJames Bennett McCreary · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratJames Bennett McCreary · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratJames Bennett McCreary · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratJames Bennett McCreary · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Mosby Davison · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Gilmore Gilbert · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Gilmore Gilbert · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Gilmore Gilbert · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Gilmore Gilbert · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratHarvey Helm · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratHarvey Helm · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratHarvey Helm · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratHarvey Helm · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratHarvey Helm · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratHarvey Helm · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratKing Swope · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratLewis Leavell Walker · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratFrederick Moore Vinson · 1935-01-03 – 1939-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Bengal Bates · 1943-01-06 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratEugene Siler · 1955-01-05 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanEugene Siler · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanJoseph Bengal Bates · 1937-01-05 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratJames Stephen Golden · 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-04 · Republican
Eugene Siler R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Eugene Siler R
Jan 5, 1955 – Jan 4, 1959 · 4 years
James Stephen Golden R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1955 · 2 years
Joseph Bengal Bates D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1953 · 10 years
Joseph Bengal Bates D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1943 · 6 years
Frederick Moore Vinson D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1939 · 4 years
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Lewis Leavell Walker R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
King Swope R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Harvey Helm D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Harvey Helm D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Harvey Helm D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Harvey Helm D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Harvey Helm D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Harvey Helm D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
George Gilmore Gilbert D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
George Gilmore Gilbert D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
George Gilmore Gilbert D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
George Gilmore Gilbert D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
George Mosby Davison R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Bennett McCreary D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
James Bennett McCreary D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
James Bennett McCreary D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
James Bennett McCreary D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
James Bennett McCreary D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
James Bennett McCreary D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Milton Jameson Durham D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Milton Jameson Durham D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Milton Jameson Durham D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
George Madison Adams D
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1873 · 6 years
William Harrison Randall UU
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
William Harrison Randall UU
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
John Jordan Crittenden U
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
William Emmett Simms D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
James Brown Clay D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Alexander Keith Marshall A
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
John Cabell Breckinridge D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
John Cabell Breckinridge D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Charles Slaughter Morehead W
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Charles Slaughter Morehead W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Garrett Davis W
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Garrett Davis W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
James Cresap Sprigg W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
William Jordan Graves W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
William Jordan Graves W
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
William Jordan Graves W
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Patrick Hamilton Pope J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Nathan Gaither J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Nathan Gaither J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Richard Aylett Buckner A
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Richard Aylett Buckner A
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Richard Aylett Buckner
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
James Douglas Breckinridge R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Richard Clough Anderson Jr. R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Richard Clough Anderson Jr. R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Stephen Ormsby R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Stephen Ormsby R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.