United States congressional delegations from Tennessee
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These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The current dean of the Tennessee delegation is Senator Marsha Blackburn, having served in Congress continuously since 2003. Blackburn served in the House until 2019, when she assumed her seat in the Senate that she won in 2018.
U.S. House of Representatives
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Current members
List of current members United States House from Tennessee, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 9 members: 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat, and 1 vacancy.
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1789–1791: part of North Carolina
John Sevier was elected in Template:Ushr, which included the territory of the former State of Franklin. He continued to serve after the entirety of his district was ceded to the federal government and formed the Southwest Territory.
1793–1796: 1 non-voting delegate
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| Congress | Delegate |
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| 3rd (1793–1795) | James White |
| 4th (1795–1796) |
1796–1803: 1 seat
From achieving statehood on December 4, 1796, until 1803, Tennessee elected one representative, at-large, statewide.
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| 4th (1796–1797) | Template:Party cell | Andrew Jackson (DR) |
| rowspan=3 Template:Party cell | William C. C. Claiborne (DR) | |
| 5th (1797–1799) | |
| 6th (1799–1801) | |
| 7th (1801–1803) | Template:Party cell | William Dickson (DR) |
1803–1813: 3 seats
Tennessee elected three representatives, at-large, statewide for the 8th Congress, and then in separate districts after that.
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| 8th (1803–1805) | Template:Party cell | William Dickson (DR) | Template:Party cell | George W. Campbell (DR) | Template:Party cell | John Rhea (DR) |
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| 9th (1805–1807) | rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | John Rhea (DR) | rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | George W. Campbell (DR) | Template:Party cell | William Dickson (DR) |
| 10th (1807–1809) | Template:Party cell | Jesse Wharton (DR) | ||
| 11th (1809–1811) | Template:Party cell | Robert Weakley (DR) | Template:Party cell | Pleasant Moorman Miller (DR) | |
| 12th (1811–1813) | Template:Party cell | John Sevier (DR) | Template:Party cell | Felix Grundy (DR) |
1813–1823: 6 seats
Tennessee elected six representatives from districts.
1823–1833: 9 seats
From 1823 to 1833, Tennessee elected nine representatives.
1833–1843: 13 seats
For the ten years following the 1830 census, Tennessee had its largest apportionment of 13 seats.
1843–1853: 11 seats
After the 1840 census, Tennessee lost 2 seats.
1853–1863: 10 seats
After the 1850 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.
1863–1873: 8 seats
After the 1860 census, Tennessee lost 2 seats.
1873–1933: 10 seats
After the 1870 census, Tennessee gained 2 seats. Template:Sticky header
1933–1943: 9 seats
After the 1930 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.
1943–1953: 10 seats
After the 1940 census, Tennessee gained 1 seat.
1953–1973: 9 seats
After the 1950 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.
1973–1983: 8 seats
After the 1970 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.
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| 93rd (1973–1975) | rowspan=6 Template:Party cell | Jimmy Quillen (R) |
rowspan=6 Template:Party cell | John Duncan Sr. (R) |
Template:Party cell | LaMar Baker (R) | rowspan=3 Template:Party cell | Joe L. Evins (D) | rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Richard Fulton (D) | rowspan=6 Template:Party cell | Robin Beard (R) |
rowspan=6 Template:Party cell | Ed Jones (D) | Template:Party cell | Dan Kuykendall (R) |
| 94th (1975–1977) | rowspan=5 Template:Party cell | Marilyn Lloyd (D) |
rowspan=5 Template:Party cell | Harold Ford Sr. (D) | ||||||
| rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Clifford Allen (D) | ||||||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | rowspan=3 Template:Party cell | Al Gore (D) | |||||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Bill Boner (D) | |||||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||||||
1983–present: 9 seats
After the 1980 census, Tennessee gained 1 seat.
United States Senate
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| Current U.S. senators from Tennessee | |||||
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Class I senator | Class II senator | |||
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| Party | Template:Party shading/Text/Republican | Template:Party shading/Text/Republican | |||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2021 | |||
Key
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- Tennessee's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Tennessee
Notes
References
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