United States congressional delegations from Tennessee


These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

House of Representatives

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 and 2 Democrats.
DistrictMember
PartyIncumbencyCPVIDistrict map
1st
Phil Roe
Republicansince
January 3, 2009		R+28
2nd
Tim Burchett
Republicansince
January 3, 2019		R+20
3rd
Chuck Fleischmann
Republicansince
January 3, 2011		R+18
4th
Scott DesJarlais
Republicansince
January 3, 2011		R+20
5th
Jim Cooper
Democraticsince
January 3, 2003		D+7
6th
John Rose
Republicansince
January 3, 2019		R+24
7th
Mark E. Green
Republicansince
January 3, 2019		R+20
8th
David Kustoff
Republicansince
January 3, 2017		R+19
9th
Steve Cohen'''
Democraticsince
January 3, 2007		D+28

1789 – 1791: Part of North Carolina

was elected in, 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

CongressDelegate
3rd
James White
4th
James White

1796 – 1803: 1 seat

Until 1803, Tennessee elected one representative, at-large, statewide.
Congress
4th
Andrew Jackson
4th
William C.C. Claiborne
5th
William C.C. Claiborne
6th
William C.C. Claiborne
7th
William Dickson

1803 – 1813: 3 seats

Tennessee elected three representatives, at-large, statewide for the 8th Congress, and then in separate districts after that.

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.

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.

1983 – Present: 9 seats

After the 1980 census, Tennessee gained 1 seat.

United States Senate

Senate delegation timeline (1795 – present)

Tables showing membership in the Tennessee federal Senate delegation throughout history of statehood in the United States.
Class 1 SenatorsCongressClass 2 Senators
William Cocke 4th William Blount
5th --
5th Andrew Jackson Joseph Anderson
5th Daniel Smith -
Joseph Anderson 6th William Cocke
7th --
8th --
9th Daniel Smith -
10th --
11th --
11th Jenkin Whiteside -
12th --
12th George W. Campbell -
13th --
13th Jesse Wharton -
George W. Campbell 14th -
John Williams 14th -
15th --
15th John H. Eaton -
16th --
17th --
18th Andrew Jackson -
19th --
19th Hugh Lawson White -
20th --
21st --
21st Felix Grundy -
22nd --
23rd --
24th --
25th --
25th Ephraim H. Foster -
Felix Grundy 26th -
Alfred O. P. Nicholson 26th Alexander O. Anderson
27th Vacant-
Ephraim H. Foster 28th Spencer Jarnagin
Hopkins L. Turney 29th -
30th John Bell -
31st --
James C. Jones 32nd -
33rd --
34th --
Andrew Johnson 35th -
36th Alfred O. P. Nicholson -
37th American Civil War-
37th American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
38th American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
David T. Patterson 39th Joseph S. Fowler
40th --
William G. Brownlow 41st -
42nd Henry Cooper -
43rd --
Andrew Johnson 44th -
David M. Key 44th -
James E. Bailey 44th -
45th Isham G. Harris -
46th --
Howell E. Jackson 47th -
48th --
49th --
49th Washington C. Whitthorne -
William B. Bate 50th -
51st --
52nd --
53rd --
54th --
55th --
55th Thomas B. Turley -
56th --
57th Edward W. Carmack -
58th --
59th --
59th James B. Frazier -
60th Robert Love Taylor -
61st --
Luke Lea 62nd -
Newell Sanders 62nd -
William R. Webb 62nd -
63rd John K. Shields -
64th --
Kenneth D. McKellar 65th -
66th --
67th --
68th --
69th Lawrence D. Tyson -
70th --
71st --
71st William E. Brock I -
72nd Cordell Hull -
73rd Nathan L. Bachman -
74th --
75th --
75th George L. Berry -
75th Tom Stewart -
76th --
77th --
78th --
79th --
80th --
81st Estes Kefauver -
82nd --
Al Gore, Sr. 83rd -
84th --
85th --
86th --
87th --
88th --
88th Herbert S. Walters -
88th Ross Bass -
89th --
90th Howard Baker -
91st --
Bill Brock 92nd -
93rd --
94th --
Jim Sasser 95th -
96th --
97th --
98th --
99th Al Gore -
100th --
101st --
102nd --
103rd Harlan Mathews -
103rd Fred Thompson -
Bill Frist 104th -
105th --
106th --
107th --
108th Lamar Alexander -
109th Lamar Alexander -
Bob Corker Lamar Alexander 110th
111th Lamar Alexander -
112th Lamar Alexander -
113th Lamar Alexander -
114th Lamar Alexander -
115th Lamar Alexander -
Marsha Blackburn Lamar Alexander 116th

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