Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Louisiana's 5th congressional district
Current Representative		Rodney Alexander (R–Quitman)
Distribution	52.79% urban, 47.21% rural
Population (2000)	638,517
Median income	$27,453
Ethnicity	64.1% White, 33.9% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.0% other
Cook PVI	R+14

Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district covers most of the northeastern and central portions of the state and contains the cities of Monroe and Alexandria and stretches as far south as Iberville Parish in southern Louisiana.

The district is currently represented by Republican Rodney Alexander, who switched from the Democratic Party to the GOP in 2004.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
Civil War and Reconstruction
W. Jasper Blackburn	Republican	July 18, 1868 - March 3, 1869
Frank Morey	Republican	March 4, 1869 - June 8, 1876		Lost contested election
William B. Spencer	Democratic	June 8, 1876 - January 8, 1877		Won contested election, Resigned after being appointed associate justice of Louisiana Supreme Court
Vacant		January 8, 1877 - March 4, 1877
John E. Leonard	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 15, 1878		Died
Vacant		March 15, 1878 - November 5, 1878
J. Smith Young	Democratic	November 5, 1878 - March 3, 1879
J. Floyd King	Democratic	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1887
Cherubusco Newton	Democratic	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
Charles J. Boatner	Democratic	March 4, 1889 - March 20, 1896		House declared seat vacant after election was contested by Alexis Benoit
Vacant		March 20, 1896 - June 10, 1896
Charles J. Boatner	Democratic	June 10, 1896 - March 3, 1897		Elected to fill vacancy of open seat
Samuel T. Baird	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - April 22, 1899		Died
Vacant		April 22, 1899 - August 29, 1899
Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	August 29, 1899 - March 3, 1913
James Walter Elder	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915
Riley J. Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1915 - January 3, 1937
Newt V. Mills	Democratic	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1943
Charles E. McKenzie	Democratic	January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1947
Otto Passman	Democratic	January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1977
Jerry Huckaby	Democratic	January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1993
Jim McCrery	Republican	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1997	Shreveport	Redistricted from 4th district, Redistricted to 4th district
John Cooksey	Republican	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2003	Monroe
Rodney Alexander	Democratic	January 3, 2003 - August 9, 2004	Quitman	Changed political party
	Republican	August 9, 2004–present		Incumbent

Recent Election Results

2002

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Runoff Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Rodney Alexander*	86,718	50.28%
	Republican	Lee Fletcher	85,744	49.72%
Totals			172,462	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Rodney Alexander*	141,495	59.44%
	Democratic	Zelma "Tisa" Blakes	58,591	24.61%
	Republican	John W. "Jock" Scott	37,971	15.95%
Totals			238,057	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

• NOTE: Rodney Alexander switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party.

2006

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Rodney Alexander*	78,211	68.26%
	Democratic	Gloria Williams Hearn	33,233	29.00%
	Libertarian	Brent Sanders	1,876	1.64%
	Independent	John Watts	1,262	1.10%
Totals			114,582	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Rodney Alexander	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Rodney Alexander*	122,033	78.57%
	Independent	Tom Gibbs, Jr.	33,279	21.43%
Totals			155,312	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