Arizona's At-large congressional district
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Arizona became a state in 1912, and from then until 1943 its single member of the United States House of Representatives
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 was elected At-large
At-Large
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, or statewide. The 1940 Census gave Arizona a second member of the House, but both members continued to be elected statewide (on a general ticket
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) until 1949.

List of representatives

Years Seat A Seat B
Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history
February 19, 1912 –
March 4, 1927
Carl Hayden Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Retired to run for the U.S. Senate
March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1933
Lewis W. Douglas Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Resigned to become Director of the Budget
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March 4, 1933 –
October 3, 1933
Vacant
October 3, 1933 –
January 3, 1937
Isabella Greenway
Isabella Greenway
Isabella Selmes Ferguson Greenway King is best known as the first U.S. congresswoman in Arizona history, and as the founder of the Arizona Inn of Tucson...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Retired
January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943
John R. Murdock
John R. Murdock
John Robert Murdock was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Homestead near Lewistown, Missouri, Murdock attended the public schools....

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Redistricted to
January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
Richard F. Harless
Richard F. Harless
Richard Fielding Harless was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the grade and high schools.He graduated from University of Arizona in 1928....

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Retired to run for Governor of Arizona
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