Missouri's 5th congressional district
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Missouri's 5th congressional district
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| Missouri's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Emanuel Cleaver (D–Kansas City) | |
| Distribution | 96.11% urban, 3.89% rural | |
| Population (2010) | 633,887 | |
| Median income | $36,314 | |
| Ethnicity | 68.8% White, 24.4% Black, 1.3% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+10 | |
Missouri's 5th Congressional District has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, the former Mayor of Kansas City, since 2005.
The district primarily consists of the Kansas City–Jackson County metropolitan area.
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List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
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| District created March 4, 1847 | ||||
| John S. Phelps | Democratic | March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1853 | Redistricted from the At-large district, Redistricted to the 6th district | |
| John G. Miller | Whig | March 4, 1853 - May 11, 1856 | Redistricted from the 3rd district, Died | |
| Vacant | May 11, 1856 - August 18, 1856 | |||
| Thomas P. Akers | Know Nothing Party | August 18, 1856 - March 3, 1857 | ||
| Samuel H. Woodson | Know Nothing Party | March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861 | ||
| John W. Reid | Democratic | March 4, 1861 - August 3, 1861 | Withdrew | |
| Vacant | August 3, 1861 - January 21, 1862 | |||
| Thomas L. Price | Democratic | January 21, 1862 - March 3, 1863 | ||
| Joseph W. McClurg | Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865 | ||
| Republican | March 4, 1865–1868 | Resigned after being elected Governor | ||
| Vacant | ???, 1868 - December 7, 1868 | |||
| John H. Stover | Republican | December 7, 1868 - March 3, 1869 | ||
| Samuel S. Burdett | Republican | March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873 | ||
| Richard P. Bland | Democratic | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1883 | Redistricted to the 11th district | |
| Alexander Graves | Democratic | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | ||
| William Warner | Republican | March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 | ||
| John C. Tarsney | Democratic | March 4, 1889 - February 27, 1896 | Lost contested election | |
| Robert T. Van Horn | Republican | February 27, 1896 - March 3, 1897 | Won contested election | |
| William S. Cowherd | Democratic | March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1905 | ||
| Edgar C. Ellis | Republican | March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1909 | ||
| William P. Borland | Democratic | March 4, 1909 - February 20, 1919 | Died | |
| Vacant | February 20, 1919 - March 4, 1919 | |||
| William T. Bland | Democratic | March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1921 | ||
| Edgar C. Ellis | Republican | March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1923 | ||
| Henry L. Jost | Democratic | March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925 | ||
| Edgar C. Ellis | Republican | March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1927 | ||
| George H. Combs, Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1929 | ||
| Edgar C. Ellis | Republican | March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1931 | ||
| Joe Shannon | Democratic | March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 | Redistricted to the At-large district | |
| March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket | |||
| Joe Shannon | Democratic | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1943 | Redistricted from the At-large district | |
| Roger C. Slaughter | Democratic | January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1947 | ||
| Albert L. Reeves, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | ||
| Richard W. Bolling | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1983 | ||
| Alan Wheat | Democratic | January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1995 | ||
| Karen McCarthy | Democratic | January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2005 | ||
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | January 3, 2005–Present | Incumbent | |
Election results
2002
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2002[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Karen McCarthy (Incumbent) | 122,645 | 65.88% | ||
| Republican | Stephen J. Gordeon | 60,245 | 32.36% | ||
| Libertarian | Jeanne F. Bojarski | 3,277 | 1.76% | ||
| Total votes | 186,167 | 100%% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2004
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2004[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver | 161,727 | 55.19% | ||
| Republican | Jeanne M. Patterson | 123,431 | 42.12% | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Alan Bailie | 5,827 | 1.99% | ||
| Constitution | Darin Rodenberg | 2,040 | 0.70% | ||
| Total votes | 293,025 | 100%% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| US House election, 2006: Missouri District 5 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 136,149 | 64.2 | ||
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 68,456 | 32.3 | ||
| Libertarian | Randall Langkraehr | 7,314 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 67,693 | 31.9 | |||
| Turnout | 211,919 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2008
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 197,249 | 64.37% | ||
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 109,166 | 35.63% | ||
| Total votes | 306,415 | 100%% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2010
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 102,076 | 53.30% | ||
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,578 | 44.20% | ||
| Total votes | 191,423 | 100%% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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References
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/
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