# Alabama's at-large congressional district

Alabama's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the 1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in the 1870 census were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the 1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the 1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.

## List of members representing the district

| Congress & years | Congress & years | 1st seat | 1st seat | 2nd seat | 2nd seat | 3rd seat | 3rd seat | 4th seat | 4th seat | 5th seat | 5th seat | 6th seat | 6th seat | 7th seat | 7th seat | 8th seat | 8th seat |
| Congress & years | Congress & years | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history | Representative | Electoral history |
| District created December 14, 1819, upon achieving statehood ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16th | 1819–1821 | John Crowell (DR-St. Stephens) | Elected late in 1819. Retired. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17th | 1821–1823 | Gabriel Moore (DR-Huntsville) | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 1st district. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| District inactive March 4, 1823. Re-established March 4, 1841, with all five representatives elected at-large ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27th | 1841–1843 | Reuben Chapman (D-Somerville) | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. | George S. Houston (D-Athens) | Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 5th district. | Dixon H. Lewis (D-Lowndesboro) | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | William W. Payne (D-Gainesville) | Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 4th district. | Benjamin G. Shields (D-Demopolis) | Elected in 1841. Retired. | | | | | | |
| District inactive March 4, 1843. Two seats re-established March 4, 1873, elected at-large alongside six representatives elected in districts ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43rd | 1873–1875 | Charles C. Sheats (R-Decatur) | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | Alexander White (R-Selma) | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44th | 1875–1877 | William H. Forney (D-Jacksonville) | Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 7th district. | Burwell B. Lewis (D-Tuscaloosa) | Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| District inactive March 4, 1877. One seat re-established March 4, 1913, elected at-large alongside nine representatives elected in districts ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63rd | 1913–1915 | John W. Abercrombie (D-Tuscaloosa) | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64th | 1915–1917 | John W. Abercrombie (D-Tuscaloosa) | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired |
| District inactive March 4, 1917. Re-established January 4, 1963, with all eight representatives elected at-large ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88th | 1963–1965 | Albert Rains (D-Gadsden) | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1962. Retired. | George M. Grant (D-Troy) | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election. | George W. Andrews (D-Union Springs) | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | Kenneth A. Roberts (D-Anniston) | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election. | Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D-Greensboro) | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 5th district. | George Huddleston Jr. (D-Birmingham) | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. | Carl Elliott (D-Jasper) | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost renomination. | Robert E. Jones Jr. (D-Scottsboro) | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| District inactive since January 3, 1965. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||