Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Louisiana's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Ralph Abraham (R)
Distribution
  • 52.79% urban
  • 47.21% rural
Population (2015 ACS) 746,021
Median income 35,321
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI R+14[1]

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 much of the northern portions of the Florida parishes. It contains the cities of Monroe and Alexandria.

Previous election cycles

"On November 16, 2013, Republican newcomer Vance McAllister, a businessman from Swartz, handily defeated fellow Republican State Senator Neil Riser of Columbia in Caldwell Parish to claim the seat in a special election. McAllister led Riser, 54,449 (59.7) to 36,837 (40.3 percent), with all 981 precincts reporting. McAllister won fourteen of the twenty-four parishes in the district, including large margins in Ouachita and Rapides.[2] McAllister had criticized Governor Bobby Jindal for not extending Medicaid to qualified poor Louisianians and Riser had endorsed the refusal. The election was seen as a rejection of Jindal's efforts to have the seat vacated and to replace Alexander with his hand-picked candidate in a low-turnout special election.[3] The runoff turnout was less than 19%, three percent less than it had been in the primary.[4]

Previously the seat was held by Rodney Alexander, who in 2004 had switched from the Democratic Party to the GOP. Alexander resigned on September 26, 2013 to become secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs under Governor Jindal.

Originally 14 candidates ran to succeed Alexander, including Clyde C. Holloway, a former representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded. Riser and McAllister emerged from the primary to meet in the runoff.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
Civil War and Reconstruction
W. Jasper Blackburn Republican July 18, 1868 –
March 3, 1869		 Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
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		 Retired[5]
J. Floyd King Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1887		 Defeated[6]
Cherubusco Newton Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 Defeated[7]
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[8]
Vacant April 22, 1899 –
August 29, 1899
Joseph E. Ransdell Democratic August 29, 1899 –
March 3, 1913		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Walter Elder Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 Defeated in Democratic Primary.[9]
Riley J. Wilson Democratic March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1937		 Defeated[10]
Newt V. Mills Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943		 Defeated
Charles E. McKenzie Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1947		 Defeated
Otto Passman Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1977		 Defeated
Jerry Huckaby Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993		 Defeated
Jim McCrery Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997		 Redistricted from 4th district
Redistricted to 4th district
John Cooksey Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003		 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Rodney Alexander Democratic January 3, 2003 –
August 9, 2004
Republican August 9, 2004 –
September 26, 2013		 Resigned to become Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
Vacant September 26, 2013 –
November 16, 2013
Vance McAllister Republican November 16, 2013 –
January 3, 2015		 Elected to finish Alexander's term. Defeated
Ralph Abraham Republican January 3, 2015 –

Recent Election Results

2002

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

2004

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

2006

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 114,582 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2008

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

2010

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodney Alexander 122,033 78.57
Independent Tom Gibbs, Jr. 33,279 21.43
Total votes 155,312 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2012

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodney Alexander (Incumbent) 202,536 77.83
No Party "Ron" Ceasar 37,486 14.41
Libertarian Clay Steven Grant 20,194 7.76
Total votes 260,216 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2013 (special)

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Special Election (2013)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vance McAllister 54,449 59.65%
Republican Neil Riser 36,837 40.35%
Total votes 91,286 18.9%
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  2. ↑ "5th congressional district special election returns, November 16, 2013". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ 'Riser, Alexander and Jindal', the Advocate, James Gill, 3 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 'Political newcomer Vance McAllister wins 5th District special election', Times-Picayune, By Lauren McGaughy, 16 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "YOUNG, John Smith - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  6. ↑ "KING, John Floyd - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  7. ↑ "KING, John Floyd - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Samuel T Baird Dies - on Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  9. ↑ "Wilson defeats Elder - on Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  10. ↑ "WILSON, Riley Joseph - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-02.

Coordinates: 31°45′59″N 91°49′25″W / 31.7664°N 91.8236°W / 31.7664; -91.8236

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