COLORADO'S AT-LARGE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

The 'State of Colorado' was represented in the United States House of Representatives by one 'U.S. Representative At-large' from 1876 until 1893 and from 1903 until 1913, and by two U.S. Representatives At-large from 1913 until 1915. Since the U.S. election of 1914, all U.S. Representatives from the State of Colorado have been elected from congressional districts.

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1861-1876: Territory

1876-1893

1903-1913

1913-1915

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1861-1876: Territory

The Territory of Colorado was represented by one non-voting Delegate At-large to the United States House of Representatives from its organization on 1861-02-28, until statehood on 1876-08-01. See the Colorado Territory's At-large congressional district.

1876-1893

Colorado was represented by only one United States Representative, elected at-large by the entire state, from its admission to the Union on 1876-08-01, until 1893-03-03. (See also .)

United States Representative At-Large
from the State of Colorado

Congress	Years	Representative At-Large
		Representative	Party
'44th'	1875–1877	''Statehood''
		James Burns Belford	Republican
'45th'	1877–1879	Thomas MacDonald Patterson	Democratic
'46th'	1879–1881	James Burns Belford	Republican
'47th'	1881–1883
'48th'	1883–1885
'49th'	1885–1887	George Gifford Symes	Republican
'50th'	1887–1889
'51st'	1889–1891	Hosea Townsend	Republican
'52nd'	1891–1893

Colorado was granted a second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning with the U.S. election of 1892. The State of Colorado created two congressional districts: and .

1903-1913

The State of Colorado was granted a third seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning with the U.S. election of 1902. Colorado's third U.S. Representative was elected at-large until the U.S. election of 1914.

United States Representative At-Large
from the State of Colorado

Congress	Years	Representative At-Large
		Representative	Party
'58th'	1903–1905	Franklin Eli Brooks	Republican)
'59th'	1905–1907
'60th'	1907–1909	George Washington Cook	Republican)
'61st'	1909–1911	Edward Thomas Taylor	Democratic)
'62nd'	1911–1913

1913-1915

The State of Colorado was granted a fourth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning with the U.S. election of 1912. Both Colorado's third and fourth U.S. Representatives were elected at-large at the U.S. election of 1912.

United States Representatives At-Large from the State of Colorado

Congress	Years	3rd Representative At-Large		4th Representative At-Large
		Representative	Party	Representative	Party
'63rd'	1913–1915	Edward Thomas Taylor	Democratic	Edward Keating	Democratic

The State of Colorado created four congressional districts beginning with the U.S. election of 1914:

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See also

★ Colorado Congressional Districts

★ Colorado Territory's At-large congressional district

★ List of United States Representatives from Colorado

★ History of Colorado

★ State of Colorado

★ United States Congressional Delegations from Colorado

External links

★ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress