Iowa's 5th congressional district

Iowa's 5th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa.

The district was last represented by Republican Steve King.

The district became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as Iowa lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives redistricting based upon results from the 2010 Census. Official redistricting maps divided the territory in this district in half, attaching the northern half to the 4th district and the southern half to the 3rd district

The district from 2003 to 2013

History

Iowa's 5th Congressional District was redistricted in 1942. U.S. Representative Karl M. LeCompte became the representative of Iowa's 4th Congressional District, and U.S. Representative Paul H. Cunningham was the representative from Iowa's 6th Congressional District.^{[citation needed]}

Iowa's 5th Congressional District was also redistricted in 1972. U.S. Representative Neal Smith was taken out of Iowa's 5th Congressional District and put in the 4th Congressional District. U.S. Representative William J. Scherle was taken out of Iowa's 7th Congressional District (which was permanently removed) and put into the 5th Congressional District where he ran against now U.S. Senator Tom Harkin.

On June 22, 2001, the Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the state of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992-2001.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	District Residence	Note
District created		March 4, 1863
John A. Kasson	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Grenville M. Dodge	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Francis W. Palmer	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
James Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Rush Clark	Republican	March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1879		Died
Vacant		April 29, 1879 - October 14, 1879
William G. Thompson	Republican	October 14, 1879 – March 3, 1883
James Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885		Lost contested election
Benjamin T. Frederick	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887		Won contested election
Daniel Kerr	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
John T. Hamilton	Democratic	March 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Robert G. Cousins	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1909
James W. Good	Republican	March 4, 1909 – June 15, 1921		Resigned
Vacant		June 15, 1921 - July 19, 1921
Cyrenus Cole	Republican	July 19, 1921 – March 3, 1933
Lloyd Thurston	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939		Redistricted from the 8th district
Karl M. Le Compte	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943		Redistricted to the 4th district
Paul Cunningham	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959		Redistricted from the 6th district
Neal E. Smith	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted to the 4th district
William J. Scherle	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975		Redistricted from the 7th district
Tom Harkin	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985		Elected to the United States Senate
Jim R. Lightfoot	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 3rd district
Fred Grandy	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995		Redistricted from the 6th district
Tom Latham	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003		Redistricted to the 4th district
Steve King	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013		Redistricted to the 4th district
District eliminated		January 3, 2013

Historical Election Results

Year	Party Affiliation	Winner	Number of Votes	Party Affiliation	Loser	Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
1920	Republican	James W. Good	58,197	N/A	N/A	0	100% - 0%
1922	Republican	Cyrenus Cole	32,586	Democrat	G. A. Smith	24,532	57% - 43%
1924	Republican	Cyrenus Cole	52,237	Democrat	W. N. Townsend	22,175	70% - 30%
1926	Republican	Cyrenus Cole	31,253	Democrat	C. E. Walters	12,263	72% - 28%
1928	Republican	Cyrenus Cole	54,703	Democrat	Maurice Cahill	27,893	66% - 34%
1930	Republican	Cyrenus Cole	23,221	Democrat	H. M. Cooper	19,931	54% - 46%
1932	Republican	Lloyd Thurston	51,909	Democrat	Lloyd Ellis	51,732	50.1% - 49.9%
1934	Republican	Lloyd Thurston	54,699	Democrat	Ernest H. Fabritz	48,949	52% - 47%
1936	Republican	Lloyd Thurston	63,802	Democrat	Kenneth F. Baldridge	59,971	51% - 48%
1938	Republican	Karl M. LeCompte	50,860	Democrat	Ruth F. Hollingshead	43,452	54% - 46%
1940	Republican	Karl M. LeCompte	66,940	Democrat	Roy E. Stevens	58,718	54% - 46%
1942	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	48,578	Democrat	E. Frank Fox	28,287	63% - 37%
1944	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	66,260	Democrat	Ralph N. Lynch	56,138	54% - 46%
1946	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	41,679	Democrat	Vince L. Browner	28,490	59% - 41%
1948	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	60,103	Democrat	William F. Martin	57,370	51% - 48%
1950	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	57,429	Democrat	Gibson C. Holliday	43,105	57% - 43%
1952	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	95,057	Democrat	Alvin P. Meyer	66,303	59% - 41%
1954	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	61,355	Democrat	James A. McLaughlin	49,063	56% - 44%
1956	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	85,178	Democrat	William F. Denman	81,418	51% - 49%
1958	Democrat	Neal Smith	61,693	Republican	Paul H. Cunningham	56,320	52% - 48%
1960	Democrat	Neal Smith	91,808	Republican	Floyd M. Burgeson	81,474	53% - 47%
1962	Democrat	Neal Smith	73,963	Republican	Sonja C. Egenes	43,877	63% - 37%
1964	Democrat	Neal Smith	108,212	Republican	Benjamin J. Gibson, Jr.	46,160	70% - 30%
1966	Democrat	Neal Smith	72,875	Republican	Don Mahon	46,981	60% - 39%
1968	Democrat	Neal Smith	99,586	Republican	Don Mahon	60,710	62% - 38%
1970	Democrat	Neal Smith	73,820	Republican	Don Mahon	37,374	65% - 33%
1972	Republican	William J. Scherle	108,596	Democrat	Tom Harkin	87,937	55% - 45%
1974	Democrat	Tom Harkin	81,146	Republican	William J. Scherle	77,683	51% - 49%
1976	Democrat	Tom Harkin	135,600	Republican	Kenneth R. Fulk	71,377	65% - 34%
1978	Democrat	Tom Harkin	82,333	Republican	Julian B. Garrett	57,377	59% - 41%
1980	Democrat	Tom Harkin	127,895	Republican	Cal Hultman	84,472	60% - 40%
1982	Democrat	Tom Harkin	93,333	Republican	Arlyn E. Danker	65,200	59% - 41%
1984	Republican	Jim Ross Lightfoot	104,632	Democrat	Jerry Fitzgerald	101,435	51% - 49%
1986	Republican	Jim Ross Lightfoot	85,025	Democrat	Scott Hughes	58,552	59% - 40%
1988	Republican	Jim Ross Lightfoot	117,761	Democrat	Gene Freund	66,599	64% - 36%
1990	Republican	Jim Ross Lightfoot	99,978	Democrat	Mike D. Earll	47,022	68% - 32%
1992	Republican	Fred Grandy	196,942	N/A	N/A	1,424	99% - 1%
1994	Republican	Tom Latham	114,796	Democrat	Sheila McGuire	73,627	61% - 39%
1996	Republican	Tom Latham	147,576	Democrat	MacDonald Smith	75,785	65% - 34%
1998	Republican	Tom Latham	132,730	N/A	N/A	1,041	99% - 1%
2000	Republican	Tom Latham	159,367	Democrat	Mike Palecek	67,593	69% - 29%
2002	Republican	Steve King	113,257	Democrat	Paul Shomshor	68,853	62% - 38%
2004	Republican	Steve King	168,583	Democrat	E. Joyce Schulte	97,597	63% - 37%
2006	Republican	Steve King	105,245	Democrat	E. Joyce Schulte	64,004	59% - 36%
2008	Republican	Steve King	159,430	Democrat	Rob Hubler	99,601	60% - 37%
2010	Republican	Steve King	128,363	Democrat	Matthew Campbell	63,160	66% - 32%

Recent Election Results

2002

Iowa's 5th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve King	113,257	62.15%
	Democratic	Paul Shomshor	68,853	37.78%
	No party	Others	127	0.07%
Totals			182,237	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Iowa's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve King*	168,593	63.30%
	Democratic	Joyce Schulte	97,597	36.64%
	No party	Others	161	0.06%
Totals			266,351	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Iowa's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve King*	121,650	58.50%
	Democratic	Joyce Schulte	64,181	35.56%
	Independent	Roy Nielsen	8,159	4.52%
	Independent	Cheryl Broderson	2,479	1.37%
	No party	Others	65	0.04%
Totals			196,534	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Iowa's 5th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve King*	159,430	59.80%
	Democratic	Rob Hubler	99,601	37.36%
	Independent	Victor Vara	7,406	2.78%
	No party	Others	180	0.07%
Totals			266,617	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Iowa's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve King*	128,363	65.75%
	Democratic	Matthew Campbell	63,160	32.35%
	Independent	Martin James Monroe	3,622	1.86%
	No party	Others	94	0.05%
Totals			195,239	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

• 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