Dakota Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the entire Dakota Territory prior to admission to the Union. The district elected a delegate to the United States Congress.

History Established by Congress in 1861, Dakota Territory comprised North and South Dakota, northern Wyoming, and most of Montana, from what had previously been the northern portion of Nebraska Territory.

From 1861 to 1889, Dakota Territory sent a single non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

Over time, parts of the Territory were divided into Idaho Territory, Wyoming Territory, and Nebraska Territory. On November 2, 1889, the remaining Territory was split between the new states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

List of delegates representing the district Delegate Party Years Congress Electoral history John Blair Smith Todd Democratic December 9, 1861 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1861.Lost re-election. William Jayne Republican March 4, 1863 –June 17, 1864 Elected in 1862.Lost election contest. John Blair Smith Todd Democratic June 17, 1864 –March 3, 1865 Won election contest.Lost re-election. Walter A. Burleigh Republican March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1869 Elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866.Lost re-election. Solomon Lewis Spink Republican March 4, 1869 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1868.Lost re-election. Moses K. Armstrong Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1870.Re-elected in 1872.Lost re-election. Jefferson P. Kidder Republican March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Lost renomination. Granville G. Bennett Republican March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1878.Retired. Richard F. Pettigrew Republican March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880.Lost re-election. John B. Raymond Republican March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882.Lost renomination. Oscar S. Gifford Republican March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1889 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Retired. George A. Mathews Republican March 4, 1889 –November 2, 1889 Elected in 1888.District abolished upon statehood.

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