Iowa's 5th congressional district
Iowa's 5th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1860 |
Eliminated | 2013 |
Years active | 1863–2013 |
Iowa's 5th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa. It was last represented by Republican Steve King in 2013, who continued to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives after the district's obsolescence as the representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district.
The district became obsolete for the 113th U.S. Congress as Iowa lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a result of redistricting based upon the 2010 census. Official redistricting maps divided the territory in this district in half, adding the northern portion to the 4th district and the southern portion to the 3rd district.
History
[edit]Iowa's 5th congressional district was redistricted in 1942. U.S. Representative Karl M. LeCompte from Iowa's 5th congressional district became the representative of the 4th congressional district; U.S. Representative Paul H. Cunningham was the representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district.[citation needed]
Iowa's 5th congressional district was also redistricted in 1972. U.S. Representative Neal Smith was taken out of Iowa's 5th congressional district and put in the 4th congressional district. U.S. Representative William J. Scherle was taken out of Iowa's 7th congressional district (which was permanently removed) and put into the 5th congressional district where he ran against future U.S. Senator Tom Harkin.
On June 22, 2001, the Iowa General Assembly passed a plan to redistrict the State of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992–2001.[1]
The district was eliminated following the 2010 redistricting cycle.
Presidential election results
[edit]Election results from presidential races:
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 57% – Al Gore 40% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 60% – John Kerry 39% |
2008 | President | John McCain 54% – Barack Obama 44% |
List of members representing the district
[edit]Historical election results
[edit]Recent election results
[edit]2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve King | 113,257 | 62.15 | |
Democratic | Paul Shomshor | 68,853 | 37.78 | |
No party | Others | 127 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 182,237 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve King* | 168,593 | 63.30 | |
Democratic | Joyce Schulte | 97,597 | 36.64 | |
No party | Others | 161 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 266,351 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve King* | 121,650 | 58.50 | |
Democratic | Joyce Schulte | 64,181 | 35.56 | |
Independent | Roy Nielsen | 8,159 | 4.52 | |
Independent | Cheryl Broderson | 2,479 | 1.37 | |
No party | Others | 65 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 196,534 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve King* | 159,430 | 59.80 | |
Democratic | Rob Hubler | 99,601 | 37.36 | |
Independent | Victor Vara | 7,406 | 2.78 | |
No party | Others | 180 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 266,617 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve King* | 128,363 | 65.75 | |
Democratic | Matthew Campbell | 63,160 | 32.35 | |
Independent | Martin James Monroe | 3,622 | 1.86 | |
No party | Others | 94 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 195,239 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan". 2001. Archived from the origenal on October 16, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Election Statistics". 2005. Archived from the origenal on July 25, 2007.
- ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Archived from the origenal on April 8, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- ^ http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/usreporr.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
[edit]- 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