Mississippi's 5th congressional district

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Mississippi's fifth congressional district existed from 1855 to 2003. The state was granted a fifth representative following the 1850 census.

From 1853 to 1855, the fifth representative was elected at-large instead of by district. The district was abolished following the 2000 census.

[edit] Boundaries

Although the boundaries of the fifth congressional district were altered after every census, it covered the Gulf Coast region and most of the Pine Belt region in southeastern Mississippi from 1993 to 2003.

It included all of Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, and Stone counties as well as a portion of Wayne County.

After it was abolished, most of the fifth district became part of the state's fourth congressional district.

[edit] 2000 election

The district's last election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Gene Taylor, who had represented the district since 1989, easily won re-election.

United States House election, 2000: Mississippi District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gene Taylor 153,264 78.84
Republican Randall "Randy" McDonnell 35,309 18.16
Libertarian Wayne Parker 3,002 1.54
Reform Katie Perrone 2,820 1.45
Turnout 194,395
Majority 117,955 60.68

[edit] Representatives

Representative Took Office Left Office Party Congress
John A. Quitman1 1855 1858 Democratic 34th - 35th
John Jones McRae2 1858 1861 Democratic 35th - 36th
Vacant 1861 1870 36th - 41st
Legrand Winfield Perce 1870 1873 Republican 41st - 42nd
George Colin McKee 1873 1875 Republican 43rd
Charles E. Hooker 1875 1883 Democratic 44th - 47th
Otho Robards Singleton 1883 1887 Democratic 48th - 49th
Chapman L. Anderson 1887 1891 Democratic 50th - 51st
Joseph Henry Beeman 1891 1893 Democratic 52nd
John Sharp Williams 1893 1903 Democratic 53rd - 57th
Adam M. Byrd 1903 1911 Democratic 58th - 61st
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon3 1911 1915 Democratic 62nd - 64th
William Webb Venable 1915 1921 Democratic 64th - 66th
Ross A. Collins 1921 1935 Democratic 67th - 73rd
Aubert C. Dunn 1935 1937 Democratic 74th
Ross A. Collins 1937 1943 Democratic 75th - 77th
W. Arthur Winstead 1943 1963 Democratic 78th - 87th
William M. Colmer 1963 1973 Democratic 88th - 92nd
Trent Lott 1973 1989 Republican 93rd - 100th
Larkin I. Smith4 1989 1989 Republican 101st
Gene Taylor 1989 2003 Democratic 101st - 107th
  1. John A. Quitman died in office July 17, 1858.
  2. John Jones McRae resigned on January 12, 1861 upon Mississippi's secession from the union.
  3. Samuel Andrew Witherspoon died in office November 24, 1915.
  4. Larkin I. Smith died in office August 13, 1989.
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