Maryland's 5th congressional district
Maryland's 5th congressional district | |
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Maryland's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Steny Hoyer (D–Mechanicsville) |
Area | 1,504.25 sq mi (3,896.0 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 662,060 |
Median income | 62,661 |
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+16[1] |
Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, the House Minority Whip.
History
When it was defined in 1788, the 5th Congressional District centered on Salisbury, Maryland. It consisted of the current Maryland counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester.
In 1792 the boundaries of Maryland's congressional districts were redrawn, and the 5th District was made to include Baltimore and Baltimore County.
Recent election results from presidential races
Year | Results |
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2000 | Gore 57% – 41% |
2004 | Kerry 57% – 42% |
2008 | Obama 65% – 33% |
2012 | Obama 66.2% – 32.3% |
2016 | H. Clinton 63.6% – 32.6% |
Recent elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 166,231 | 65.09 | |
Republican | Thomas E. Hutchins | 89,109 | 34.89 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 125 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 255,375 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 137,903 | 69.36 | |
Republican | Joseph T. Crawford | 60,758 | 30.56 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach (write-in) | 158 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 198,819 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 204,867 | 68.72% | -0.64 | |
Republican | Brad Jewitt | 87,189 | 29.25% | -1.31 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach | 4,224 | 1.42% | +1.34 | |
Constitution | Steve Krukar | 1,849 | 0.62% | +0.62 | |
Total votes | 298,129 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 168,114 | 82.68% | +13.96 | |
Green | Steve Warner | 33,464 | 16.46% | +15.04 | |
Constitution | Peter Kuhnert | 635 | 0.31% | -0.31 | |
Write-ins | 1,110 | 0.55% | +0.55 | ||
Total votes | 203,323 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer | 253,854 | 73.65% | -9.03 | |
Republican | Collins Bailey | 82,631 | 23.97% | +23.97 | |
Libertarian | Darlene H. Nicolas | 7,829 | 2.27% | +2.27 | |
No party | Write-ins | 377 | 0.11% | ||
Total votes | 344,691 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer | 155,110 | 64.26% | -9.39 | |
Republican | Charles Lollar | 83,575 | 34.62% | +10.65 | |
Libertarian | H Gavin Shickle | 2,578 | 1.07% | -1.20 | |
No party | Write-ins | 120 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 241,383 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer | 238,618 | 69.4 | |
Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 95,271 | 27.7 | |
Green | Bob Auerbach | 5,040 | 1.5 | |
Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 4,503 | 1.3 | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 388 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 343,820 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer | 144,725 | 64 | |
Republican | Chris Chaffee | 80,752 | 35.7 | |
N/A | Others | 563 | .3 | |
Total votes | 226,040 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer | 223,582 | 67.3 | |
Republican | Mark Arness | 98,768 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 322,350 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
List of representatives
1789–1803: One seat
# | Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
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1 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
Pro-Administration | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
2 | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
Pro-Administration | Redistricted to the 8th district. | |
3 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
1803–1833: Two seats
From 1803 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Seat A
# | Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
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4 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
5 | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
6 | March 4, 1813 – ???, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican | Resigned. before convening of 14th Congress | |
7 | January 31, 1816 – December 17, 1822 |
Democratic-Republican | Resigned. after being elected to US Senate | |
8 | January 4, 1823 – March 3, 1823 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Jacksonian DR | [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
8 | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Adams | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
9 | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
10 | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Seat B
# | Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
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11 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
12 | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
13 | March 4, 1815 – April 18, 1816 |
Democratic-Republican | Resigned. to accept position as Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia | |
14 | September 2, 1816 – March 3, 1823 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Jacksonian Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Adams | [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
15 | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] |
1833 - present: One seat
# | Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
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16 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Jacksonian | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
17 | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
Anti-Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
18 | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
Whig | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
19 | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
Whig | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
20 | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
21 | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
Whig | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
22 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
23 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
American | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
24 | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
25 | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Unionist | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
26 | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
27 | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
28 | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
29 | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
30 | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
31 | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
32 | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
33 | March 4, 1885 – March 20, 1890 |
Democratic | Lost election contest. | |
34 | March 20, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Republican | Successfully contested election. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
35 | March 4, 1891 – May 15, 1894 |
Democratic | Resigned. | |
36 | November 6, 1894 – March 3, 1897 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
37 | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
38 | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
39 | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
40 | March 4, 1915 – October 11, 1924 |
Republican | Died. | |
41 | November 4, 1924 – December 19, 1938 |
Democratic | Died. | |
42 | February 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
43 | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
44 | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
45 | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
46 | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
Republican | Ran for governor. | |
47 | January 3, 1975 – February 24, 1981 |
Democratic | Seat declared vacant for health reasons. | |
48 | May 19, 1981 – Present |
Democratic | First elected to finish Spellman's term. |
Historical district boundaries
See also
Sources
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved Nov 12, 2012.
- Archives of Maryland Historical List United States Representatives Maryland State Archives
- 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
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