North Carolina's 5th congressional district
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| North Carolina's 5th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Virginia Foxx (R–Banner Elk) | |
| Distribution | 42.95% urban, 57.05% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 619,178 | |
| Median income | $39,710 | |
| Ethnicity | 89.5% White, 6.8% Black, 0.8% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+12[1] | |
North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad.
The fifth district is represented by Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican. She has held the office since 2005, defeating Democrats Roger Sharpe and Roy Carter in 2006 and 2008 respectively.
List of representatives [edit]
| Representative | Party | Years | District Residence | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sevier | Pro-Administration | June 16, 1790 – March 3, 1791 | Ceded by the state to the Federal government in 1789. Sevier was permitted to serve anyway although he wasn't representing any part of a state. | ||
| William B. Grove | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | Redistricted to the 7th district after original district ceded to federal government to later become Tennessee. | ||
| Nathaniel Macon | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Redistricted from the 2nd district | ||
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1801-1807, Redistricted to the 6th district | |||
| James Gillespie | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | |||
| Thomas Kenan | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811 | |||
| William R. King | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – November 4, 1816 | Resigned | ||
| Charles Hooks | Democratic-Republican | December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 | |||
| James Owen | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |||
| Charles Hooks | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 | |||
| Crawford D-R | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||||
| Gabriel Holmes | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – September 26, 1829 | Died | ||
| Edward B. Dudley | Jacksonian | November 10, 1829– March 3, 1831 | |||
| James I. McKay | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 | |||
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | Redistricted to the 6th district | |||
| Romulus M. Saunders | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Redistricted from the 8th district | ||
| James C. Dobbin | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |||
| Abraham W. Venable | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | |||
| John Kerr, Jr. | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |||
| Edwin G. Reade | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
| John A. Gilmer | Know Nothing | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
| Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | ||||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| Israel G. Lash | Republican | July 20, 1868 – March 3, 1871 | |||
| James M. Leach | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |||
| Alfred M. Scales | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – December 30, 1884 | Resigned after being elected Governor | ||
| James W. Reid | Democratic | January 28, 1885 – December 31, 1886 | Resigned | ||
| John M. Brower | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |||
| Archibald H. A. Williams | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |||
| Thomas Settle III | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | |||
| William W. Kitchin | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1909 | Resigned after being elected Governor | ||
| John M. Morehead | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |||
| Charles M. Stedman | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – September 23, 1930 | Died | ||
| Franklin W. Hancock, Jr. | Democratic | November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1939 | |||
| Alonzo D. Folger | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – April 30, 1941 | Died | ||
| John H. Folger | Democratic | June 14, 1941 – January 3, 1949 | |||
| Richard T. Chatham | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 | |||
| Ralph J. Scott | Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967 | |||
| Nick Galifianakis | Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | Redistricted to the 4th district | ||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 | |||
| Stephen L. Neal | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995 | |||
| Richard Burr | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | January 3, 2005 – Present | |||
References [edit]
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- 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
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