Kentucky's 5th congressional district

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Kentucky's 5th congressional district
Current Representative		Hal Rogers (R–Somerset)
Distribution	21.33% urban, 78.67% rural
Population (2000)	673,670
Median income	$21,915
Ethnicity	95.8% White, 1.1% Black, 0.3% Asian, 0.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.0% other
Cook PVI	R+16

Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in the heart of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky, the rural district is one of the most impoverished districts in the nation and, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, it has the largest percentage of Whites/Caucasians in the nation. Located within the district are the cities of Pikeville, Middlesborough, and Somerset.

The district is currently represented by Republican Harold "Hal" Rogers.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Residence	Note
District created March 4, 1803
John Fowler	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1807		Redistricted from the 2nd district
Benjamin Howard	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 - April 10, 1810		Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana Territory
William T. Barry	Democratic-Republican	August 8, 1810 - March 3, 1811
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813		Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 1811-1813, Redistricted to the 2nd district
Samuel Hopkins	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815
Alney McLean	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817
Anthony New	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819
Alney McLean	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821
Anthony New	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823
John T. Johnson	Jacksonian D-R	March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825		Redistricted from the 3rd district
James Johnson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 - August 13, 1826		Died
Robert L. McHatton	Jacksonian	December 7, 1826 - March 3, 1829
Richard M. Johnson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833		Redistricted to the 13th district
Robert P. Letcher	Anti-Jacksonian	August 6, 1834 - March 3, 1835		House declared new election after election was contested
James Harlan	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Simeon H. Anderson	Whig	March 4, 1839 - August 11, 1840		Died
John B. Thompson	Whig	December 7, 1840 - March 3, 1843
James W. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845
Bryan Young	Whig	March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847
John B. Thompson	Whig	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1851
James W. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853
Clement S. Hill	Whig	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855
Joshua Jewett	Democratic	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859
John Y. Brown	Democratic	December 3, 1860 - March 3, 1861		Did not take seat until 2nd session because did not meet age requirement for office
Charles A. Wickliffe	Unionist	March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863
Robert Mallory	Unionist	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865		Redistricted from the 7th district
Lovell Rousseau	Unconditional Unionist	March 4, 1863 - July 21, 1866		Resigned
Lovell Rousseau	Unconditional Unionist	December 3, 1866 - March 3, 1867		Re-elected to seat
Asa Grover	Democratic	March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869
Boyd Winchester	Democratic	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873
Elisha Standiford	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875
Edward Y. Parsons	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - July 8, 1876		Died
Henry Watterson	Democratic	August 12, 1876 - March 3, 1877
Albert S. Willis	Democratic	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1887
Asher G. Caruth	Democratic	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1895
Walter Evans	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899
Oscar Turner	Democratic	March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1901
Harvey S. Irwin	Republican	March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903
J. Swagar Sherley	Democratic	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1919
Charles F. Ogden	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923
Maurice Thatcher	Republican	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933
District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933
District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district
William V. Gregory	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - October 10, 1936		Redistricted from the At-large district, Died October 10, 1936
Brent Spence	Democratic	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1963		Redistricted from the 8th district
Eugene Siler	Republican	January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1965		Redistricted from the 8th district
Tim Lee Carter	Republican	January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1981
Hal Rogers	Republican	January 3, 1981 - Present		Incumbent

Recent Election Results

2002

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	137,986	78.29%
	Democratic	Sidney Jane Bailey	38,254	21.71%
Totals			176,240	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	177,579	100.00%
Totals			177,579	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	147,261	73.76%
	Democratic	Kenneth Stepp	52,384	26.24%
Totals			199,645	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	177,024	84.11%
	Independent	Jim Holbert	33,444	15.89%
Totals			210,468	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	151,019	77.43%
	Democratic	Jim Holbert	44,034	22.58%
Totals			195,053	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