Name | Party | Years of Service | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location and map |
District created March 4, 1847 |
Winfield S. Featherston (Houston) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate.[6] | |
John A. Wilcox (Aberdeen) | Union | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1851. Lost re-election as a Whig. |
William T. S. Barry (Greenwood) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1853. Retired to run for state representative. |
Hendley S. Bennett (Grenada) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1855. Lost renomination. |
Reuben Davis (Aberdeen) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – January 12, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew due to Civil War. |
Vacant | January 12, 1861 – February 23, 1870 | 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st | Civil War and Reconstruction |
Joseph L. Morphis (Pontotoc) | Republican | February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term. Lost renomination. | |
Albert R. Howe (Sardis) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
G. Wiley Wells (Holly Springs) | Independent Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
Van H. Manning (Holly Springs) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | 45th 46th 47th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882 but lost contested election. |
Vacant | March 4, 1883 – June 25, 1884 | 48th | |
James R. Chalmers (Sardis) | Independent | June 25, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | Seated after contested election with Van H. Manning. Lost re-election. |
James B. Morgan (Hernando) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired. |
John C. Kyle (Sardis) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | 52nd 53rd 54th | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired. |
William V. Sullivan (Oxford) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – May 31, 1898 | 55th | Elected in 1896. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. |
Vacant | May 31, 1898 – July 5, 1898 | |
Thomas Spight (Ripley) | Democratic | July 5, 1898 – March 3, 1911 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st | Elected to finish Sullivan's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination. |
Hubert D. Stephens (New Albany) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921 | 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired. |
Bill G. Lowrey (Blue Mountain) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 | 67th 68th 69th 70th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination. |
Wall Doxey (Holly Springs) | Democratic | March 4, 1929 – September 28, 1941 | 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th | Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
Vacant | September 28, 1941 – November 4, 1941 | 77th | |
Jamie Whitten (Charleston) | Democratic | November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1973 | 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected to finish Doxey's term. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
David R. Bowen (Cleveland) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired. |
Webb Franklin (Greenwood) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 | 98th 99th | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Lost re-election. |
Mike Espy (Yazoo City) | Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 22, 1993 | 100th 101st 102nd 103rd | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. |
Vacant | January 22, 1993 – April 13, 1993 | 103rd | |
Bennie Thompson (Bolton) | Democratic | April 13, 1993 – present | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected to finish Espy's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2003–2013 |
2013–2023 |
2023–present |