Georgia's 5th congressional district

Georgia's 5th congressional district
Georgia's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		John Lewis (D–Atlanta)
Population (2010)	691,976 [1]
Ethnicity	?% White, 60.45% Black, 7.89% Hispanic
Cook PVI	D+32[2]

Georgia's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat John Lewis, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.^[3] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

Based in central Fulton and parts of DeKalb and Clayton counties, the majority African American district includes almost three-fourths of Atlanta, the state capital and largest city. It also includes some of the surrounding suburbs, including East Point, Druid Hills, and Forest Park.^[4]

Counties

• Fulton (Partial, see also 6th district, 11th district and 13th district)
• DeKalb (Partial, see also 4th district and 6th district)
• Clayton (Partial, see also 13th district)

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created in 1827
Charles E. Haynes	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	redistricted from the At-large district Redistricted to the At-large district
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
John H. Lumpkin	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas C. Hackett	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Elijah W. Chastain	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John H. Lumpkin	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Augustus R. Wright	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John W. H. Underwood	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	withdrew
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
Charles H. Prince	Republican	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870
Stephen A. Corker	Democratic	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1871	Elected after Charles H. Prince was not permitted to qualify
Dudley M. DuBose	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James C. Freeman	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Milton A. Candler	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nathaniel J. Hammond	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John D. Stewart	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Leonidas F. Livingston	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William S. Howard	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William D. Upshaw	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927	First elected in 1918 Lost renomination
Leslie J. Steele	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – July 14, 1929	First elected in 1926 Died
Vacant		July 14, 1929 – October 2, 1929
Robert Ramspeck	Democratic	October 2, 1929 – December 31, 1945	Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1930 general election Resigned
Vacant		December 31, 1945 – February 12, 1946
Helen D. Mankin	Democratic	February 12, 1946 – January 3, 1947	Won special election to finish remaining term Lost renomination Lost re-election as a write-in candidate
James C. Davis	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1963	First elected in 1946 Lost renomination
Charles Weltner	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	First elected in 1962 Retired after refusing to endorse Lester Maddox for governor
Fletcher Thompson	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	First elected in 1966 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Andrew Young	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 29, 1977	First elected in 1972 Resigned to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Vacant		January 29, 1977 – April 6, 1977
Wyche Fowler, Jr.	Democratic	April 6, 1977 – January 3, 1987	Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1978 general election Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John Lewis	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – present	First elected in 1986 Incumbent

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)

Election results

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

Source: Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Fourth Edition (CQ Press, 2001)

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2007 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2007

See also

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

References

1. ↑ Statistical Analysis of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
2. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
3. ↑ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
4. ↑ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
5. ↑ 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.

• 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

External links

• PDF map of Georgia's 5th district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 5th district at GovTrack.us

Coordinates: 33°42′25″N 84°24′04″W / 33.70694°N 84.40111°W / 33.70694; -84.40111