Georgia's 5th congressional district
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The 5th Congressional District of Georgia is currently represented by John Lewis. Lewis was first elected in the 1986 elections.
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[edit] History
The 5th district was created in 1844 when Georgia went over to district elections. The members since then have been:
- March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849: John Henry Lumpkin, Democrat
- March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851: Thomas C. Hackett, Democrat
- March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855: Elijah Webb Chastain, Democrat
- March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857: John Henry Lumpkin, Democrat
- March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859: Augustus R. Wright, Democrat
- March 4, 1859 – January 28, 1861: John Underwood, Democrat
- January 28, 1861 – July 25, 1868: Seat vacant
- July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869: Charles H. Prince, Republican
- March 4, 1869 – January 24, 1871: Seat vacant
- January 24, 1871 – March 3, 1871: Steven Alfestus Corker, Democrat
- March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873: Dudley M. Du Bose, Democrat
- March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875: James C. Freeman, Republican
- March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879: Milton Candler, Democrat
- March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887: Nathaniel Job Hammond, Democrat
- March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891: John D. Stewart, Democrat
- March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911: Leonidas F. Livingston, Democrat
- March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919: William Schley Howard, Democrat
- March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927: William D. Upshaw, Democrat
- March 4, 1927 – July 24, 1929: Leslie Jasper Steele, Democrat
- October 2, 1929 – December 31, 1945: Robert Ramspeck, Democrat
- February 12, 1946 – January 3, 1947: Helen Douglas Mankin, Democrat
- January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1963: James C. Davis, Democrat
- January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967: Charles Weltner, Democrat
- January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973: Fletcher Thompson, Republican
- January 3, 1973 – January 29, 1977: Andrew Young, Democrat
- April 6, 1977 – January 3, 1987: Wyche Fowler, Democrat
- January 3, 1987 – : John Lewis, Democrat
[edit] Geography
The district is an urban one, centred on Atlanta, the capital of the State of Georgia. It also includes East Point. The majority of the population are African-American. The district also includes small portions of Clayton and Dekalb Counties.
[edit] Counties
- Clayton County (see also Georgia's 13th district)
- DeKalb County (see also Georgia's 4th, 6th, and 13th districts)
- Fulton County (see also Georgia's 6th and 13th districts)
[edit] Election results
| Year | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 (29th Congress) | John Henry Lumpkin | D | 7,720 | 61.2 |
| Miller | W | 4,889 | 38.8 | |
| 1846 (30th Congress) | John Henry Lumpkin | D | 5,349 | 79.4 |
| Crook | W | 1,263 | 18.8 | |
| 1848 (31st Congress) | Thomas C. Hackett | D | 8,767 | 59.8 |
| James M. Calhoun | W | 5,904 | 40.2 | |
| 1851 (32nd Congress) | Elijah Webb Chastain | Union | 13,882 | 65.0 |
| Stiles | W | 7,481 | 35.0 | |
| 1853 (33rd Congress) | Elijah Webb Chastain | D | 8,118 | 50.8 |
| Tumlin | D | 7,866 | 49.2 | |
| 1855 (34th Congress) | John Henry Lumpkin | D | 11,290 | 58.6 |
| Tumlin | 7,978 | 41.4 | ||
| 1857 (35th Congress) | Augustus R. Wright | D | 9,669 | 63.0 |
| Hooper | I D | 5,690 | 37.1 | |
| 1859 (36th Congress) | John Underwood | D | 12,339 | 85.1 |
| Shackleford | Opp. | 2,162 | 14.9 | |
| Georgia announced its secession from the Union, January 28, 1861. | ||||
| April 20, 1868 (40th Congress) Special election |
Charles H. Prince[1] | R | ||
| Hilliard | D | |||
| January, 1871 (41st Congress) Special election |
Steven Alfestus Corker | D | ||
| 1870 (42nd Congress) | Dudley M. Du Bose | D | 15,363 | 62.3 |
| Isham S. Fannin | R | 9,302 | 37.7 | |
| 1872 (43rd Congress) | James C. Freeman | R | 10,910 | 50.7 |
| Glenn | LR | 10,631 | 49.4 | |
| 1874 (44th Congress) | Milton A. Candler | D | 12,450 | 66.5 |
| Mills | R | 6,273 | 33.5 | |
| 1876 (45th Congress) | Milton A. Candler | D | 18,083 | 67.5 |
| Markham | R | 8,714 | 32.5 | |
| 1878 (46th Congress) | Nathaniel Job Hammond | D | 10,269 | 55.6 |
| Arnold | G | 8,196 | 44.4 | |
| 1880 (47th Congress) | Nathaniel Job Hammond | D | 11,947 | 62.6 |
| Clark | R | 7,133 | 37.4 | |
| 1882 (48th Congress) | Nathaniel Job Hammond | D | 10,788 | 65.2 |
| Buck | IR | 5,756 | 34.8 | |
| 1884 (49th Congress) | Nathaniel Job Hammond | D | 9,008 | 63.7 |
| Martin | R | 5,130 | 36.3 | |
| 1886 (50th Congress) | John D. Stewart | D | 2,999 | 100.0 |
| 1888 (51st Congress) | John D. Stewart | D | 10,971 | 68.6 |
| George S. Thomas | R | 5,032 | 31.4 | |
| 1890 (52nd Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 8,688 | 70.7 |
| Will Haight | R | 3,608 | 29.3 | |
| 1892 (53rd Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 9,732 | 60.2 |
| Samuel Small | P & R | 6,447 | 39.9 | |
| 1894 (54th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 7,781 | 59.7 |
| Robert Todd | P | 5,264 | 40.4 | |
| 1896 (55th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 9,258 | 58.0 |
| J. C. Hendrix | R | 6,715 | 42.0 | |
| 1898 (56th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 3,027 | 97.6 |
| 1900 (57th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 8,828 | 76.6 |
| Charles I. Brannan | I | 2,685 | 23.3 | |
| 1902 (58th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 2,485 | 100.0 |
| 1904 (59th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 9,387 | 71.4 |
| C. P. Goree | R | 3,760 | 28.6 | |
| 1906 (60th Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 3,030 | 100.0 |
| 1908 (61st Congress) | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | 8,909 | 100.0 |
| 1910 (62nd Congress) | William Schley Howard | D | 4,091 | 100.0 |
| 1912 (63rd Congress) | William Schley Howard | D | 12,000 | 100.0 |
| 1914 (64th Congress) | William Schley Howard | D | 4,780 | 88.2 |
| Dewar | Prog | 640 | 11.8 | |
| 1916 (65th Congress) | William Schley Howard | D | 13,174 | 88.8 |
| Moore | 1,656 | 11.2 | ||
| 1918 (66th Congress) | William D. Upshaw | D | 5,251 | 100.0 |
| 1920 (67th Congress) | William D. Upshaw | D | 10,649 | 70.1 |
| John W. Martin | R | 4,544 | 29.9 | |
| 1922 (68th Congress) | William D. Upshaw | D | 4,646 | 93.1 |
| Max H. Wilensky | 347 | 7.0 | ||
| 1924 (69th Congress) | William D. Upshaw | D | 16,608 | 100.0 |
| 1926 (70th Congress) | Leslie J. Steele | D | 2,919 | 99.9 |
| 1928 (71st Congress) | Leslie J. Steele | D | 19,328 | 100.0 |
| October 2, 1929 (71st Congress) Special election |
Robert Ramspeck | D | ||
| 1930 (72nd Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 10,752 | 100.0 |
| 1932 (73rd Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 26,657 | 100.0 |
| 1934 (74th Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 5,206 | 100.0 |
| 1936 (75th Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 35,540 | 89.4 |
| H. H. Alexander | R | 4,213 | 10.6 | |
| 1938 (76th Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 6,906 | 97.2 |
| 1940 (77th Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D, I | 41,677 | 99.9 |
| 1942 (78th Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 9,176 | 96.0 |
| 1944 (79th Congress) | Robert Ramspeck | D | 50,257 | 94.5 |
| H. H. Alexander | I | 2,929 | 5.5 | |
| February 12, 1946 (79th Congress) Special election |
Helen Douglas Mankin | D | ||
| 1946 (80th Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 31,444 | 61.6 |
| Helen Douglas Mankin | I (W/I) | 19,527 | 38.3 | |
| 1948 (81st Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 54,637 | 99.6 |
| 1950 (82nd Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 49,317 | 100.0 |
| 1952 (83rd Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 83,920 | 100.0 |
| 1954 (84th Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 54,069 | 64.4 |
| Charles A. Moye Jr. | R | 29,911 | 35.6 | |
| 1956 (85th Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 85,292 | 59.2 |
| Randolph W. Thrower | R | 58,777 | 40.8 | |
| 1958 (86th Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 32,135 | 100.0 |
| 1960 (87th Congress) | James C. Davis | D | 80,023 | 99.7 |
| 1962 (88th Congress) | Charles Weltner | D | 60,583 | 55.6 |
| L. J. O'Callaghan | R | 48,466 | 44.4 | |
| 1964 (89th Congress) | Charles Weltner | D | 65,803 | 54.0 |
| L. J. O'Callaghan | R | 55,983 | 46.0 | |
| 1966 (90th Congress) | Fletcher Thompson | R | 55,423 | 60.1 |
| Archie Lindsey | D | 36,751 | 39.9 | |
| 1968 (91st Congress) | Fletcher Thompson | R | 79,258 | 55.6 |
| Charles Weltner | D | 63,183 | 44.4 | |
| 1970 (92nd Congress) | Fletcher Thompson | R | 78,540 | 57.4 |
| Andrew Young | D | 58,394 | 42.6 | |
| 1972 (93rd Congress) | Andrew Young | D | 72,289 | 52.8 |
| Rodney M. Cook | R | 64,495 | 47.1 | |
| 1974 (94th Congress) | Andrew Young | D | 69,221 | 71.6 |
| Wyman C. Lowe | R | 27,397 | 28.3 | |
| 1976 (95th Congress) | Andrew Young | D | 96,056 | 66.7 |
| Ed Gadrix | R | 47,998 | 33.3 | |
| 1977 (95th Congress) Special election |
Wyche Fowler | D | 29,898 | 39.6 |
| John Lewis | D | 21,531 | 28.6 | |
| Paul Coverdell | R | 16,509 | 21.9 | |
| April 5, 1977 (95th Congress) Special runoff |
Wyche Fowler | D | 54,378 | 62.4 |
| John Lewis | D | 32,732 | 37.6 | |
| 1978 (96th Congress) | Wyche Fowler | D | 52,739 | 75.5 |
| Thomas P. Bowles Jr. | R | 17,132 | 24.5 | |
| 1980 (97th Congress) | Wyche Fowler | D | 101,646 | 74.0 |
| F. William Dowda | R | 35,640 | 26.0 | |
| 1982 (98th Congress) | Wyche Fowler | D | 53,264 | 80.8 |
| J.E. (Billy) McKinney | I | 9,047 | 13.7 | |
| Paul Jones | R | 3,633 | 5.5 | |
| 1984 (99th Congress) | Wyche Fowler | D | 151,233 | 100.0 |
| 1986 (100th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 93,229 | 75.3 |
| Portia A. Scott | R | 30,562 | 24.7 | |
| 1988 (101st Congress) | John Lewis | D | 135,194 | 78.2 |
| J. W. Tibbs Jr. | R | 37.693 | 21.8 | |
| 1990 (102nd Congress) | John Lewis | D | 86,037 | 75.6 |
| J. W. Tibbs Jr. | R | 27,781 | 24.4 | |
| 1992 (103rd Congress) | John Lewis | D | 147,445 | 72.1 |
| Paul R. Stabler | R | 56,960 | 27.9 | |
| 1994 (104th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 85,094 | 69.1 |
| Dale Dixon | R | 37,999 | 30.9 | |
| 1996 (105th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 136,555 | 100.0 |
| 1998 (106th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 109,177 | 78.5 |
| John H. Lewis Sr. | R | 29,877 | 21.5 | |
| 2000 (107th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 137,333 | 77.2 |
| Hank Schwab | R | 40,606 | 22.8 | |
| 2002 (108th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 116,259 | 100.0 |
| 2004 (109th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 201,773 | 100.0 |
| 2006 (110th Congress) | John Lewis | D | 122,380 | 100.0 |
Source: Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Fourth Edition (CQ Press, 2001)
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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.
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