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Missouri's 4th congressional district

66 members have held this seat since Dec 6, 1847. Now: Mark Alford R.

Holders
66
46 D · 16 R · 1 W · 1 IRD · 1 UU · 1 IR
Longest tenure
10 years
Ike Skelton
Current
3.8 years
Mark Alford, since Jan 3, 2023
history/seat/mo-4Every holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Willard Preble Hall · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratWillard Preble Hall · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratWillard Preble Hall · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratMordecai Oliver · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · WhigMordecai Oliver · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · Ind. Republican-DemocratJames Craig · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratJames Craig · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratElijah Hise Norton · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratSempronius Hamilton Boyd · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · Unconditional UnionistJohn Russell Kelso · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · Ind. RepublicanJoseph Jackson Gravely · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanSempronius Hamilton Boyd · 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04 · RepublicanHarrison Eugene Havens · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanRobert Anthony Hatcher · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · DemocratRobert Anthony Hatcher · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratRobert Anthony Hatcher · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratLowndes Henry Davis · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratLowndes Henry Davis · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratJames Nelson Burnes · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratJames Nelson Burnes · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratJames Nelson Burnes · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratRobert Patterson Clark Wilson · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratRobert Patterson Clark Wilson · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratDaniel Dee Burnes · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Calhoun Crowther · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Fremont Cochran · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratCharles Fremont Cochran · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratCharles Fremont Cochran · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratCharles Fremont Cochran · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratFrank Ballard Fulkerson · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Ferris Booher · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratCharles Ferris Booher · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratCharles Ferris Booher · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratCharles Ferris Booher · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratCharles Ferris Booher · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratCharles Ferris Booher · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratCharles Ferris Booher · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratCharles Lee Faust · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Lee Faust · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Lee Faust · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanCharles Lee Faust · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanDavid William Hopkins · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanDavid William Hopkins · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Jasper Bell · 1935-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratCharles Jasper Bell · 1943-01-06 – 1949-01-04 · DemocratJeffrey Paul Hillelson · 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge Henry Christopher · 1955-01-05 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratGeorge Henry Christopher · 1959-01-07 – 1961-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Randall · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Randall · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Randall · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Randall · 1975-01-14 – 1977-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 1977-01-04 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratIke Skelton · 2009-01-06 – 2011-01-04 · DemocratVicky Hartzler · 2011-01-05 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanVicky Hartzler · 2015-01-06 – 2023-01-04 · RepublicanCharles Ferris Booher · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratDavid William Hopkins · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanTheodore Leonard Irving · 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Randall · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratMark Alford · 2023-01-03 – present · Republican
Mark Alford R
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Vicky Hartzler R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2023 · 8 years
Vicky Hartzler R
Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 4, 2015 · 4 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2011 · 2 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Ike Skelton D
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 1979 · 2 years
William Joseph Randall D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1977 · 2 years
William Joseph Randall D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
William Joseph Randall D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
William Joseph Randall D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
George Henry Christopher D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1961 · 2 years
William Joseph Randall D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
George Henry Christopher D
Jan 5, 1955 – Jan 4, 1959 · 4 years
Jeffrey Paul Hillelson R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1955 · 2 years
Theodore Leonard Irving D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1953 · 4 years
Charles Jasper Bell D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
Charles Jasper Bell D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8 years
David William Hopkins R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
David William Hopkins R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Charles Lee Faust R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
David William Hopkins R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Charles Lee Faust R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Charles Lee Faust R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Charles Lee Faust R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Charles Ferris Booher D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Frank Ballard Fulkerson R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Charles Fremont Cochran D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Charles Fremont Cochran D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Charles Fremont Cochran D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Charles Fremont Cochran D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
George Calhoun Crowther R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Daniel Dee Burnes D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Robert Patterson Clark Wilson D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Robert Patterson Clark Wilson D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
James Nelson Burnes D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Charles Ferris Booher D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
James Nelson Burnes D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
James Nelson Burnes D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Lowndes Henry Davis D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Lowndes Henry Davis D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Robert Anthony Hatcher D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Robert Anthony Hatcher D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Robert Anthony Hatcher D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Harrison Eugene Havens R
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Joseph Jackson Gravely R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
John Russell Kelso IR
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd UU
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Elijah Hise Norton D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
James Craig D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
James Craig D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Mordecai Oliver IRD
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Mordecai Oliver W
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Willard Preble Hall D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Willard Preble Hall D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Willard Preble Hall D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months

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