# Alabama's 9th congressional district

Alabama's 9th congressional district was formerly apportioned to portions of central and western Alabama from 1893 until 1963 when the seat was lost due to reapportionment after the 1960 United States census.

## Highlights

Formed in 1893, the district was first represented by Louis Washington Turpin, a self-educated tax assessor from Hale County. The district was represented by Democrats during the whole of its existence except from 1896–1897 when Truman Heminway Aldrich, a Republican, unseated Oscar W. Underwood in a post-election contest.
The 1960 United States census and the subsequent reapportionment decreased Alabama's representation in the United States Congress.

## History
### Population disparity

By the early 1940s the 9th district had a population of 459,930.

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral History | Counties Represented |
| District created March 4, 1893 ||||||
| Louis W. Turpin (Newbern) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. Lost renomination. | 1893–1915: |
| Oscar W. Underwood (Birmingham) | Democratic | March 4, 1895 – June 9, 1896 | 54th | Elected in 1894. Lost election contest. | 1893–1915: |
| Truman Heminway Aldrich (Birmingham) | Republican | June 9, 1896 – March 3, 1897 | 54th | Won election contest. Retired. | 1893–1915: |
| Oscar W. Underwood (Birmingham) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1893–1915: |
| Oscar W. Underwood (Birmingham) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1903–1917: |
| George Huddleston (Birmingham) | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost renomination. | 1903–1917: |
| George Huddleston (Birmingham) | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost renomination. | 1917–1963: |
| Luther Patrick (Birmingham) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | 75th 76th 77th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination. | 1917–1963: |
| John P. Newsome (Birmingham) | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | Elected in 1942. Lost renomination. | 1917–1963: |
| Luther Patrick (Birmingham) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Elected in 1944. Lost renomination. | 1917–1963: |
| Laurie C. Battle (Birmingham) | Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired. | 1917–1963: |
| George Huddleston Jr. (Birmingham) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the at-large district. | 1917–1963: |
| District eliminated January 3, 1963 ||||||

## Historical boundaries

| Census year | Population | Counties |
| 1890 | 181,085 | Bibb, Blount, Hale, Jefferson, Perry |
| 1900 | 213,820 | Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, Perry |
| 1910 | 226,476 | Jefferson |
| 1920 | 310,054 | Jefferson |
| 1930 | 431,493 | Jefferson |
| 1940 | 459,930 | Jefferson |
| 1950 | 558,928 | Jefferson |