Missouri's 5th congressional district
Missouri's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2019) | 777,659 | ||
Median household income | $55,239[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+7[2] |
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 inner ring of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including nearly all of Kansas City south of the Missouri River. The district stretches east to Marshall.
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1847 | ||||
John S. Phelps |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
30th 31st 32nd |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
John G. Miller | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Died. |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – May 11, 1856 | |||
Vacant | May 11, 1856 – August 18, 1856 |
34th | ||
Thomas P. Akers | Know Nothing | August 18, 1856 – March 3, 1857 |
Elected to finish Miller's term. Retired. | |
Samuel H. Woodson |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. |
John W. Reid |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – August 3, 1861 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Expelled for taking up arms against the Union. |
Vacant | August 3, 1861 – January 21, 1862 |
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Thomas L. Price | Democratic | January 21, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Reid's term. Lost re-election. | |
Joseph W. McClurg |
Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th 39th 40th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Resigned when elected Governor of Missouri. |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – 1868 | |||
Vacant | ???, 1868 – December 7, 1868 |
40th | ||
John H. Stover |
Republican | December 7, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected November 3, 1868 to finish McClurg's term. Retired. | |
Samuel S. Burdett |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Lost re-election. |
Richard P. Bland |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 |
43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Alexander Graves |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election. |
William Warner |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired. |
John C. Tarsney |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – February 27, 1896 |
51st 52nd 53rd 54th |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost contested election. |
Robert T. Van Horn |
Republican | February 27, 1896 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Won contested election. Lost renomination. |
William S. Cowherd |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 |
55th 56th 57th 58th |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election. |
Edgar C. Ellis |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
59th 60th |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election. |
William P. Borland |
Democratic | March 4, 1909 – February 20, 1919 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost renomination and died before term ended. |
Vacant | February 20, 1919 – March 3, 1919 |
65th | ||
William T. Bland |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
66th | Elected in 1918. Lost re-election. |
Edgar C. Ellis |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
Henry L. Jost |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | Elected in 1922. Retired. |
Edgar C. Ellis |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 |
69th | Elected in 1924. Lost re-election. |
George H. Combs Jr. |
Democratic | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 |
70th | Elected in 1926. Retired. |
Edgar C. Ellis |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
71st | Elected in 1928. Lost re-election. |
Joe Shannon |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All representatives elected At-large. | |
Joe Shannon |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
74th 75th 76th 77th |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Retired. |
Roger C. Slaughter | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 |
78th 79th |
Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination. |
Albert L. Reeves Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
Richard W. Bolling |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1983 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired. |
Alan Wheat |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Karen McCarthy |
Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired. |
Emanuel Cleaver |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – Present |
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Election results from presidential races[]
Year | Office | Results | Political parties that won the district |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 60 - George W. Bush 37% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2004 | President | John Kerry 59 - George W. Bush 40% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 64 - John McCain 35% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 59 - Mitt Romney 39% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 54 - Donald Trump 41% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 58 - Donald Trump 40% | Democratic Party (United States) |
Election results[]
2002[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 197,249 | 64.37% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 109,166 | 35.63% | ||
Total votes | 306,415 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 102,076 | 53.30% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,578 | 44.20% | ||
Total votes | 191,423 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 196,467 | 60.2% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 121,437 | 37.2% | ||
Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 8,342 | 2.6% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 79,256 | 51.59% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 69,071 | 44.96% | ||
Libertarian | Roy Welborn | 5,308 | 3.45% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 190,766 | 58.8% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 123,771 | 38.2% | ||
Libertarian | Roy Welborn | 9,733 | 3% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 175,019 | 61.7% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 101,069 | 35.6% | ||
Libertarian | Alexander Howell | 4,725 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 207,180 | 58.8 | ||
Republican | Ryan Derks | 135,934 | 38.6 | ||
Libertarian | Robin Dominick | 9,272 | 2.6 | ||
Write-in | 44 | 0.0 | |||
Total votes | 352,430 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries[]
The 5th congressional district has historically included most of Jackson County and parts of neighboring counties made up of urban and suburban areas. After the 2010 Census, the district was redrawn.
See also[]
- Missouri's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Gerrymandering in the United States
References[]
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ 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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222920/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/
Coordinates: 39°08′29″N 93°47′02″W / 39.14139°N 93.78389°W
Categories:
- Congressional districts of Missouri
- Constituencies established in 1847
- 1847 establishments in Missouri
- Constituencies disestablished in 1933
- 1933 disestablishments in Missouri
- Constituencies established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in Missouri