Missouri's 5th congressional district

Missouri's 5th congressional district
Missouri's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Emanuel Cleaver (D–Kansas City)
Cook PVI	D+9[1]

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. The district stretches east to Marshall.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
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 – March 4, 1855		Redistricted from the 3rd district
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – May 11, 1856		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		Expelled for taking up arms against the Union
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	Kansas City	Incumbent

Election results

2002

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2002[2]
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[3]
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
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[4]
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[5]
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

2012

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2012[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2014[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Missouri's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
2. Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627
3. Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
4. Official Manual of Missouri
5. Official Manual of Missouri
6. Official Manual of Missouri
7. 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/

Coordinates: 39°08′29″N 93°47′02″W / 39.14139°N 93.78389°W