Missouri's 5th congressional district
Missouri's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 773,627 | ||
Median household income | $61,184[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+11[2] |
Missouri's 5th congressional district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, the former Mayor of Kansas City, since 2005.
The district primarily consists of the inner ring of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including nearly all of Kansas City and some of its suburbs in Clay and Jackson counties, including North Kansas City, Gladstone, Independence, Lee's Summit, and some of Blue Springs. Before 2023, the district stretched east to Marshall and included Lafayette, Ray, and Saline counties.
List of members representing this district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created March 4, 1847 | |||||
John S. Phelps (Springfield) |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
30th 31st 32nd |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1850. .
Redistricted to the 6th district |
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John G. Miller (Boonville) |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1854 .Died. | |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – May 11, 1856 | ||||
Vacant | May 11, 1856 – August 18, 1856 |
34th | |||
Thomas P. Akers )
(Lexington |
Know Nothing | August 18, 1856 – March 3, 1857 |
Elected to finish Miller's term .Retired. | ||
Samuel H. Woodson (Independence) |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1858 .Retired. | |
John W. Reid (Jefferson City) |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – August 3, 1861 |
37th | Elected in 1860 .Expelled for taking up arms against the Union. | |
Vacant | August 3, 1861 – January 21, 1862 |
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Thomas L. Price )
(Jefferson City |
Democratic | January 21, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Reid's term. Lost re-election. | ||
Joseph W. McClurg (Linn Creek) |
Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th 39th 40th |
Governor of Missouri .
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Republican | March 4, 1865 – 1868 | ||||
Vacant | ???, 1868 – December 7, 1868 |
40th | |||
John H. Stover (Versailles) |
Republican | December 7, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected November 3, 1868, to finish McClurg's term .Retired. | ||
Samuel S. Burdett (Osceola) |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Re-elected in 1870 .Lost re-election. | |
Richard P. Bland (Lebanon) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 |
43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th |
Re-elected in 1880. .
Redistricted to the 11th district | |
Alexander Graves (Lexington) |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882 .Lost re-election. | |
William Warner )
(Kansas City |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Re-elected in 1886 .Retired. | |
John C. Tarsney )
(Kansas City |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – February 27, 1896 |
51st 52nd 53rd 54th |
Re-elected in 1894 .Lost contested election. | |
Robert T. Van Horn (Kansas City) |
Republican | February 27, 1896 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Won contested election. Lost renomination. | |
William S. Cowherd (Kansas City) |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 |
55th 56th 57th 58th |
Re-elected in 1902 .Lost re-election. | |
Edgar C. Ellis (Kansas City) |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
59th 60th |
Re-elected in 1906 .Lost re-election. | |
William P. Borland )
(Kansas City |
Democratic | March 4, 1909 – February 20, 1919 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Re-elected in 1916 .Lost renomination and died before term ended. | |
Vacant | February 20, 1919 – March 3, 1919 |
65th | |||
William T. Bland )
(Kansas City |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
66th | Elected in 1918 .Lost re-election. | |
Edgar C. Ellis (Kansas City) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920 .Lost re-election. | |
Henry L. Jost (Kansas City) |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | Elected in 1922 .Retired. | |
Edgar C. Ellis (Kansas City) |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 |
69th | Elected in 1924 .Lost re-election. | |
George H. Combs Jr. (Kansas City) |
Democratic | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 |
70th | Elected in 1926 .Retired. | |
Edgar C. Ellis (Kansas City) |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
71st | Elected in 1928 .Lost re-election. | |
Joe Shannon (Kansas City) |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd | Elected in 1930. .
Redistricted to the at-large district | |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All representatives elected At-large. | ||
Joe Shannon (Kansas City) |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
74th 75th 76th 77th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1940 .Retired. | |
Roger C. Slaughter (Kansas City) |
Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 |
78th 79th |
Re-elected in 1944 .Lost renomination. | |
Albert L. Reeves Jr. (Kansas City) |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946 .Lost re-election. | |
Richard W. Bolling )
(Kansas City |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1983 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
Re-elected in 1980 .Retired. | |
Alan Wheat (Kansas City) |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Re-elected in 1992. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
1993–2003 [data missing] | |||||
Karen McCarthy (Kansas City) |
Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
. Retired. | |
2003–2013 | |||||
Emanuel Cleaver (Kansas City) |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – present |
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2013–2023 | |||||
2023–present |
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 60 - George W. Bush 37% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 59 - George W. Bush 40% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 64 - John McCain 35% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 59 - Mitt Romney 39% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 54 - Donald Trump 41% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 58 - Donald Trump 40% |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karen McCarthy (Incumbent) | 122,645 | 65.88% | ||
Republican | Stephen J. Gordeon | 60,245 | 32.36% | ||
Libertarian | Jeanne F. Bojarski | 3,277 | 1.76% | ||
Total votes | 186,167 | 100% | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver | 161,727 | 55.19% | ||
Republican | Jeanne M. Patterson | 123,431 | 42.12% | ||
Libertarian | Richard Alan Bailie | 5,827 | 1.99% | ||
Constitution | Darin Rodenberg | 2,040 | 0.70% | ||
Total votes | 293,025 | 100% | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic
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Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 136,149 | 64.2 | ||
Republican
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Jacob Turk | 68,456 | 32.3 | ||
Libertarian
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Randall Langkraehr | 7,314 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 67,693 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 211,919 | ||||
Democratic hold
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Swing |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 197,249 | 64.37% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 109,166 | 35.63% | ||
Total votes | 306,415 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 102,076 | 53.30% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,578 | 44.20% | ||
Total votes | 191,423 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 196,467 | 60.2% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 121,437 | 37.2% | ||
Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 8,342 | 2.6% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 79,256 | 51.59% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 69,071 | 44.96% | ||
Libertarian | Roy Welborn | 5,308 | 3.45% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 190,766 | 58.8% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 123,771 | 38.2% | ||
Libertarian | Roy Welborn | 9,733 | 3% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 175,019 | 61.7% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 101,069 | 35.6% | ||
Libertarian | Alexander Howell | 4,725 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 207,180 | 58.8 | ||
Republican | Ryan Derks | 135,934 | 38.6 | ||
Libertarian | Robin Dominick | 9,272 | 2.6 | ||
Write-in | 44 | 0.0 | |||
Total votes | 352,430 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 140,688 | 61.0 | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,008 | 36.4 | ||
Libertarian | Robin Dominick | 5,859 | 2.54 | ||
Total votes | 230,555 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
The 5th congressional district has historically included most of Jackson County and parts of neighboring counties made up of urban and suburban areas. After the 2010 census, the district was redrawn.
See also
- Missouri's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Gerrymandering in the United States
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri
- 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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222920/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/