Mississippi was admitted as a state on December 10, 1817[1] from the western half of the former Mississippi Territory (the eastern half became Alabama Territory). It elected its first representative to Congress August 4–5, 1817.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi at-large None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.		 √ George Poindexter (Democratic-Republican) 99.8%
Christopher Rankin (Democratic-Republican) 0.2%

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References

  1. ↑ "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov.


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