Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
District created March 4, 1855 |
John A. Quitman (Natchez) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – July 17, 1858 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Died. |
Vacant | July 17, 1858 – December 7, 1858 | 35th | |
John Jones McRae (State Line) | Democratic | December 7, 1858 – January 12, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected to finish Quitman's term. 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 |
Legrand Winfield Perce (Natchez) | Republican | February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term. Retired. |
George Colin McKee (Vicksburg) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1872. Retired. |
Charles E. Hooker (Jackson) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | 44th 45th 46th 47th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. |
Otho Robards Singleton (Forest) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. |
Chapman L. Anderson (Kosciusko) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost renomination. |
Joseph Henry Beeman (Eley) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
John Sharp Williams (Yazoo City) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Adam M. Byrd (Philadelphia) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination. |
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (Meridian) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – November 24, 1915 | 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Died. |
Vacant | November 24, 1915 – January 4, 1916 | 64th | |
William Webb Venable (Meridian) | Democratic | January 4, 1916 – March 3, 1921 | 64th 65th 66th | Elected to finish Witherspoon's term. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. |
Ross A. Collins (Meridian) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd | 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. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Aubert C. Dunn (Meridian) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | 74th | Elected in 1934. Retired. |
Ross A. Collins (Meridian) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | 75th 76th 77th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
W. Arthur Winstead (Philadelphia) | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 | 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | 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. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
William M. Colmer (Pascagoula) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired. |
Trent Lott (Pascagoula) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Larkin I. Smith (Long Beach) | Republican | January 3, 1989 – August 13, 1989 | 101st | Elected in 1988. Died. |
Vacant | August 13, 1989 – October 17, 1989 | |
Gene Taylor (Bay St. Louis) | Democratic | October 17, 1989 – January 3, 2003 | 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
District eliminated January 3, 2003 |