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
Independent Republican March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
Republican March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891
John Davis Populist March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895
William A. Calderhead Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897
William D. Vincent Populist March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899
William A. Calderhead Republican March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1911
Rollin R. Rees Republican March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913
Guy T. Helvering Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
James G. Strong Republican March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1933
William A. Ayres Democratic March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934 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
Clifford R. Hope Republican January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1957 Redistricted from the 7th district
James F. Breeding Democratic January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963
Joe Skubitz Republican January 3, 1963 - December 31, 1978 Resigned
Vacant December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979
Bob Whittaker Republican January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1991
Dick Nichols Republican January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993
District eliminated January 3, 1993

References

All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The At-large and 5th through 8th districts are obsolete.
See also: Kansas's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps