Georgia's 5th congressional district
Georgia's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat John Lewis, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
Georgia's 5th congressional district | |||
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Georgia's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2018) | 793,039[2] | ||
Median income | $57,270[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+34[4] |
Based in central Fulton and parts of DeKalb and Clayton counties, the majority black district includes almost three-fourths of Atlanta, the state capital and largest city. It also includes some of the surrounding suburbs, including East Point, Druid Hills, and Forest Park.[6]
Counties
- Fulton (Partial, see also 6th district, 11th district and 13th district)
- DeKalb (Partial, see also 4th district and 6th district)
- Clayton (Partial, see also 13th district)
Recent results in presidential elections
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 73% - George W. Bush 27% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 74% - George W. Bush 26% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 84.4% - John McCain 15% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 83.1% - Mitt Romney 15.8% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 85% - Donald Trump 12% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created in 1827 | ||||
Charles E. Haynes | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1826. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
Unused. | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 | |||
John H. Lumpkin | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
[data unknown/missing] |
Thomas C. Hackett | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] |
Elijah W. Chastain | Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd 33rd |
[data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
[data unknown/missing] | ||
John H. Lumpkin | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | [data unknown/missing] |
Augustus R. Wright |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | [data unknown/missing] |
John W. H. Underwood |
Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 |
36th | withdrew |
Vacant | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | |
Charles H. Prince |
Republican | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected to finish the short term. [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870 |
41st | ||
Stephen A. Corker |
Democratic | December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Elected after the disqualification of Charles H. Prince. | |
Dudley M. DuBose |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | [data unknown/missing] |
James C. Freeman | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | [data unknown/missing] |
Milton A. Candler |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
[data unknown/missing] |
Nathaniel J. Hammond | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887 |
46th 47th 48th 49th |
[data unknown/missing] |
John D. Stewart | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] |
Leonidas F. Livingston | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911 |
52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
[data unknown/missing] |
William S. Howard |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
[data unknown/missing] |
William D. Upshaw |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927 |
66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected in 1918. Lost renomination. |
Leslie J. Steele | Democratic | March 4, 1927 – July 14, 1929 |
70th 71st |
Elected in 1926. Died. |
Vacant | July 14, 1929 – October 2, 1929 |
71st | ||
Robert Ramspeck |
Democratic | October 2, 1929 – December 31, 1945 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
Elected to finish Steele's term. Re-elected in 1930. Resigned. |
Vacant | December 31, 1945 – February 12, 1946 | |||
Helen D. Mankin |
Democratic | February 12, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected to finish Ramspeck's term. Lost renomination, and then lost re-election as a write-in candidate. |
James C. Davis |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1963 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1946. Lost renomination. |
Charles L. Weltner |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
88th 89th |
Elected in 1962. Retired after refusing to endorse Lester Maddox for Governor of Georgia. |
Fletcher Thompson |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
90th 91st 92nd |
Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
Andrew Young |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 29, 1977 |
93rd 94th 95th |
Elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. |
Vacant | January 29, 1977 – April 6, 1977 | |||
Wyche Fowler Jr. |
Democratic | April 6, 1977 – January 3, 1987 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th |
Elected to finish Young's term. Re-elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
John Lewis |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – present |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 1986. Incumbent |
Counties
- Clayton County (see also Georgia's C)
- DeKalb County (see also Georgia's 4th.
6th.
and 13th districts) - Fulton County (see also Georgia's 6th and 13th districts)
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 116,230 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 116,230 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 201,773 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 201,773 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 122,380 | 99.95 | |
No party | Others | 64 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 122,444 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 231,368 | 99.95 | |
No party | Others | 106 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 231,437 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 130,782 | 73.72 | |
Republican | Fenn Little | 46,622 | 26.28 | |
Total votes | 177,404 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 234,330 | 84.39 | |
Republican | Howard Stopeck | 43,335 | 15.61 | |
Total votes | 277,665 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 170,326 | 100 | |
Total votes | 170,326 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 253,781 | 84.44 | |
Republican | Douglas Bell | 46,768 | 15.56 | |
Total votes | 300,549 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 273,084 | 100 | |
Total votes | 273,084 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
References
- Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=05
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
- 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- Prince was seated despite the fact that Georgia had not yet been readmitted to the Union. On the opening of the 41st United States Congress in March 1869, he claimed that his election of 1868 entitled him to sit in that Congress, but this claim was rejected by Congress.
- 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
External links
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