Kansas's 5th congressional district
Appearance
Kansas's 5th congressional district is an obsolete district for representation in the United States House of Representatives.
It existed from 1885 to 1993.
Geography
The former district contained some of the southern suburbs of Wichita, as well as the towns of Pittsburg. Most of the district was rural.[citation needed]
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
District created | March 4, 1885 | |||
![]() John A. Anderson |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th 50th 51st |
[data missing] |
Independent Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |||
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |||
![]() John Davis |
Populist | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd 54th |
[data missing] |
![]() William A. Calderhead |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
55th | [data missing] |
William D. Vincent | Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
56th | [data missing] |
![]() William A. Calderhead |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 |
57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
[data missing] |
Rollin R. Rees | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | [data missing] |
Guy T. Helvering | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
63rd 64th 65th |
[data missing] |
![]() James G. Strong |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
[data missing] |
![]() William A. Ayres |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934 |
73rd | Redistricted from the 8th district. Resigned when appointed to the Federal Trade Commission. |
Vacant | August 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935 | |||
![]() John M. Houston |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
74th 75th 76th 77th |
[data missing] |
![]() Clifford R. Hope |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957 |
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th |
Redistricted from the 7th district. [data missing] |
![]() James F. Breeding |
Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 |
85th 86th 87th |
[data missing] |
![]() Joe Skubitz |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
[data missing] Resigned. |
Vacant | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 |
95th | ||
![]() Bob Whittaker |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
[data missing] |
![]() Dick Nichols |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
102nd | [data missing] Redistricted to the 4th district and lost renomination there. |
District eliminated | January 3, 1993 |
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present