Mississippi's 1st congressional district

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Mississippi's 1st congressional district
Area	11,412 mi²
Distribution	38.36% urban, 38.4% rural
Population (2006)	762,914
Median income	$35,831
Ethnic composition	70.5% White, 27.2% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% other
Occupation	30.4% blue collar, 56.6% white collar, 13% gray collar
Cook PVI	R+10

Mississippi's first congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo.

The congressional seat will be held by Travis Childers, who won a special election to replace Roger Wicker, who was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Haley Barbour to fill the vacant seat of Trent Lott.

[edit] Representatives

Number	Years of Service	Name	Party
1	1847-1851	Jacob Thompson	Democratic
2	1851-1853	Benjamin Nabers	Unionist
3	1853-1857	Daniel Wright	Democratic
4	1857-1861	L. Q. C. Lamar	Democratic
	1861-1870	vacant
5	1870-1873	George Harris	Republican
6	1873-1877	L. Q. C. Lamar	Democratic
7	1877-1885	Henry Muldrow	Democratic
8	1885-1901	John Allen	Democratic
9	1901-1921	Ezekiel Candler	Democratic
10	1921-1953	John Rankin	Democratic
11	1953-1973	Thomas Abernathy	Democratic
12	1973-1995	Jamie Whitten	Democratic
13	1995-2007	Roger Wicker	Republican
14	2008-	Travis Childers	Democratic

[edit] References

v • d • e Mississippi's congressional districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The At-large and 5th-8th districts are obsolete. See also: Mississippi's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps