Kansas's 5th congressional district

Kansas's 5th congressional district is an obsolete district for representation in the United States House of Representatives.

It existed from 1885 to 1993.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created		March 4, 1885
John A. Anderson	Republican	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887	Junction City
	Independent Republican	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
	Republican	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891
John Davis	Populist	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895	Junction City
William A. Calderhead	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897	Marysville
William D. Vincent	Populist	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899	Clay Center
William A. Calderhead	Republican	March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1911	Marysville
Rollin R. Rees	Republican	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913	Minneapolis
Guy T. Helvering	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	Marysville
James G. Strong	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1933	Blue Rapids
William A. Ayres	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934	Wichita	Redistricted from the 8th district Resigned after being appointed a member of the Federal Trade Commission
Vacant		August 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935
John M. Houston	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	Newton
Clifford R. Hope	Republican	January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1957	Garden City	Redistricted from the 7th district
James F. Breeding	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963	Rolla
Joe Skubitz	Republican	January 3, 1963 - December 31, 1978	Wichita	Resigned
Vacant		December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979
Bob Whittaker	Republican	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1991	Augusta
Dick Nichols	Republican	January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993	McPherson	Defeated for renomination in 4th district seat in 1992
District eliminated		January 3, 1993

References

• 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