Louisiana's 5th congressional district
| Louisiana's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Ralph Abraham (R–Mangham) | |
| 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[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 contains the cities of Monroe and Alexandria.
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.
Contents
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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| Civil War and Reconstruction | |||
 W. Jasper Blackburn |
Republican | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 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 |
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 John E. Leonard |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 15, 1878 |
Died |
| Vacant | March 15, 1878 – November 5, 1878 |
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| J. Smith Young |
Democratic | November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| J. Floyd King |
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Cherubusco Newton |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 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 |
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| 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 |
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 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 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 Riley J. Wilson |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 Newt V. Mills |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Charles E. McKenzie |
Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 |
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 Otto Passman |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977 |
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| File:Jerry Huckaby Scan Doc0002.pdf 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 |
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| 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 |
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 Vance McAllister |
Republican | November 16, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Elected to finish Alexander's term. Defeated |
 Ralph Abraham |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – |
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Recent Election Results
2002
| Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Runoff Election (2002) | ||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
- NOTE: Rodney Alexander switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party.
2006
| Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2006) | ||||
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| 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) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rodney Alexander | ' | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | ' | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
| Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2010) | ||||
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| 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) | ||||
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| 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) | ||||
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| 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
See also
References
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- ↑ 'Riser, Alexander and Jindal', the Advocate, James Gill, 3 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ 'Political newcomer Vance McAllister wins 5th District special election', Times-Picayune, By Lauren McGaughy, 16 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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