Indiana's 5th congressional district

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Indiana's 5th congressional district
Current Representative Susan Brooks (R–Carmel)
Area 3,266.14 mi² (8,459.3 km²)
Distribution 74.53% urban, 25.47% rural
Population (2000) 675,577
Median income $52,800
Ethnicity 94.1% White, 2.6% Black, 1.3% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI R+11[1]

Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana that takes in the eastern and northern suburbs of Indianapolis, including Marion, Carmel, Shelbyville, and Noblesville and parts of Kokomo. This suburban district is predominantly white and affluent.[2]

The district is currently represented by Republican Susan Brooks.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Contents

List of representatives [edit]

Before the 2000 U.S. Census, the 5th Congressional District was located it what is now parts of the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Districts.

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created March 4, 1833
Johnathan McCarty Jacksonian March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 Redistricted from the 3rd district
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837
James Rariden Whig March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841
Andrew Kennedy Democratic March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 10th district
William J. Brown Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845
William W. Wick Democratic March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1849
William J. Brown Democratic March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 Redistricted to the 6th district
Samuel W. Parker Whig March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the 4th district
David P. Holloway Opposition March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857
David Kilgore Republican March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861
George W. Julian Republican March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1869 Redistricted to the 4th district
John Coburn Republican March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1875 Redistricted from the 6th district
William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 Redistricted from the 3rd district
Thomas M. Browne Republican March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1881 Redistricted to the 6th district
Courtland C. Matson Democratic March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1889
George W. Cooper Democratic March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1895
Jesse Overstreet Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897 Redistricted to the 7th district
George W. Faris Republican March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1901 Redistricted from the 8th district
Elias S. Holliday Republican March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1909
Ralph Wilbur Moss Democratic March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1917
Everett Sanders Republican March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1925
Noble J. Johnson Republican March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1931
Courtland C. Gillen Democratic March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933
Glenn Griswold Democratic March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939 Redistricted from the 11th district
Forest Harness Republican January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1949
John R. Walsh Democratic January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951
John V. Beamer Republican January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1959
J. Edward Roush Democratic January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1969
Richard L. Roudebush Republican January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1971
Elwood Hillis Republican January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1987
Jim Jontz Democratic January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1993
Steve Buyer Republican January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003 Redistricted to the 4th district
Dan Burton Republican January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2013 Redistricted from the 6th district
Susan Brooks Republican January 3, 2013 - Present Incumbent

Election Results [edit]

The two different locations of the 7th district since 1982.

2002 [edit]

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Burton* 129,442 71.97%
Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 45,283 25.18%
Libertarian Christopher Adkins 5,130 2.85%
Totals 179,855 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2004 [edit]

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Burton* 228,718 71.84%
Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 82,637 25.96%
Libertarian Rick Hodgin 7,008 2.20%
Totals 318,363 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2006 [edit]

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Burton* 133,118 64.96%
Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 64,362 31.41%
Libertarian Sheri Conover Sharlow 7,431 3.63%
Totals 204,821 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2008 [edit]

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Burton* 234,507 65.59%
Democratic Mary Etta Ruley 123,021 34.41%
Totals 357,528 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2010 [edit]

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Burton* 146,899 62.14%
Democratic Tim Crawford 60,024 25.39%
Libertarian Richard Reid 18,266 7.73%
Independent Jesse C. Trueblood 11,218 4.75%
Totals 236,407 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2012 [edit]

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Susan Brooks 194,570 58.37%
Democratic Scott Reske 125,347 37.60%
Libertarian Chard Reid 13,442 4.03%
Totals 333,359 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
  2. ^ Republicans Crossing Over to Vote in Democratic Contests - The Lexington Dispatch

External links [edit]
Current districts
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All districts
Territory
At-large
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  • The at-large and 10th through 13th districts are obsolete
See also
Indiana's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
2010 elections
2012 elections
2014 elections

Coordinates: 40°N 86°W / 40°N 86°W / 40; -86

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