List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | |
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| District created March 4, 1863 | ||||
| William A. Hall | Unionist | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Redistricted from the 3rd district | |
| John F. Benjamin | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
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| James G. Blair | Liberal Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
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| Abram Comingo | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Redistricted from the 6th district | |
| Benjamin J. Franklin | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Samuel L. Sawyer | Independent Democrat | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
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| Robert T. Van Horn | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| John J. O'Neill | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
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| Frederick G. Niedringhaus | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
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| John J. O'Neill | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
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| Richard P. Bland | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Redistricted from the 11th district | |
| Joel D. Hubbard | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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| Richard P. Bland | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – June 15, 1899 |
Died | |
| Vacant | June 15, 1899 – August 29, 1899 |
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| Dorsey W. Shackleford | Democratic | August 29, 1899 – March 3, 1919 |
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| William L. Nelson | Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
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| Sidney C. Roach | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 |
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| William L. Nelson | Democratic | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
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| District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
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| Clyde Williams | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
Redistricted from the At-large district | |
| William P. Elmer | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
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| A. S. J. Carnahan | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Parke M. Banta | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
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| A. S. J. Carnahan | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 |
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| Richard H. Ichord II | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Wendell Bailey | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Bill Emerson | Republican | January 3, 1983 – June 22, 1996 |
Redistricted from the 10th district Died |
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| Vacant | June 22, 1996 – November 5, 1996 |
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| Jo Ann Emerson | Republican | November 5, 1996 – January 3, 1997 |
Elected as a Republican to fill her husband's vacant seat | |
| Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 22, 2013. |
Elected as an Independent caucusing with Republicans; changed from an Independent to a Republican on January 8, 1997. Resigned January 22, 2013. | ||
| Vacant | January 23, 2013- |
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