Maryland's 5th congressional district
| Maryland's 5th congressional district | |
|---|---|
 Maryland's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
| U.S. Representative | Steny Hoyer (D–Mechanicsville) |
| Area | 1,504.25 sq mi (3,896.0 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2000) | 662,060 |
| Median income | 62,661 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Occupation |
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| Cook PVI | D+16[1] |
Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, the House Minority Whip and designated House Majority Leader.
Contents
1 History
2 Recent election results from presidential races
3 Recent elections
4 List of members representing the district
4.1 1789–1803: One seat
4.2 1803–1833: Two seats
4.3 1833 - present: One seat
5 Historical district boundaries
6 See also
7 Sources
History
When it was defined in 1788, the 5th Congressional District centered on Salisbury, Maryland. It consisted of the current Maryland counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester.
In 1792 the boundaries of Maryland's congressional districts were redrawn, and the 5th District was made to include Baltimore and Baltimore County.
Recent election results from presidential races
| Year | Results |
|---|---|
2000 | Gore 57% – 41% |
2004 | Kerry 57% – 42% |
2008 | Obama 65% – 33% |
2012 | Obama 66.2% – 32.3% |
2016 | H. Clinton 63.6% – 32.6% |
Recent elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 166,231 | 65.09 | |
Republican | Thomas E. Hutchins | 89,109 | 34.89 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 125 | 0.05 | |
| Total votes | 255,375 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 137,903 | 69.36 | |
Republican | Joseph T. Crawford | 60,758 | 30.56 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach (write-in) | 158 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 198,819 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 204,867 | 68.72% | -0.64 | |
Republican | Brad Jewitt | 87,189 | 29.25% | -1.31 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach | 4,224 | 1.42% | +1.34 | |
Constitution | Steve Krukar | 1,849 | 0.62% | +0.62 | |
| Total votes | 298,129 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 168,114 | 82.68% | +13.96 | |
Green | Steve Warner | 33,464 | 16.46% | +15.04 | |
Constitution | Peter Kuhnert | 635 | 0.31% | -0.31 | |
| Write-ins | 1,110 | 0.55% | +0.55 | ||
| Total votes | 203,323 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny Hoyer | 253,854 | 73.65% | -9.03 | |
Republican | Collins Bailey | 82,631 | 23.97% | +23.97 | |
Libertarian | Darlene H. Nicolas | 7,829 | 2.27% | +2.27 | |
No party | Write-ins | 377 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 344,691 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny Hoyer | 155,110 | 64.26% | -9.39 | |
Republican | Charles Lollar | 83,575 | 34.62% | +10.65 | |
Libertarian | H Gavin Shickle | 2,578 | 1.07% | -1.20 | |
No party | Write-ins | 120 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 241,383 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer | 238,618 | 69.4 | |
Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 95,271 | 27.7 | |
Green | Bob Auerbach | 5,040 | 1.5 | |
Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 4,503 | 1.3 | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 388 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 343,820 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer | 144,725 | 64 | |
Republican | Chris Chaffee | 80,752 | 35.7 | |
N/A | Others | 563 | .3 | |
| Total votes | 226,040 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer | 223,582 | 67.3 | |
Republican | Mark Arness | 98,768 | 29.7 | |
| Total votes | 322,350 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
List of members representing the district
1789–1803: One seat
| Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
 George Gale | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | Pro-Administration | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 William Vans Murray | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | Pro-Administration | Redistricted to the 8th district. |
 Samuel Smith | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803 | Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
1803–1833: Two seats
From 1803 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Cong ress | Years | Seat A | Seat B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||
7th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | Nicholas R. Moore | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Lost re-election. | William McCreery | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. | |
8th | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | |||||||
9th | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 | |||||||
10th | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | Alexander McKim | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Retired. | ||||
11th | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | Peter Little | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1810. Lost re-election. | ||||
12th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Nicholas R. Moore | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Resigned. | ||||
13th | March 4, 1815 – ????, 1815 |  William Pinkney | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. Resigned to become U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. | ||||
| ???, 1815 – February 4, 1816 | Vacant | |||||||
| February 4, 1816 – April 18, 1816 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Moore's term. Re-elected (eight months later) in 1816. Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator. | |||||
| April 18, 1816 – December 2, 1816 | Vacant | |||||||
| December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 | Peter Little | Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Pinkney's term. Re-elected (one month later) in 1816. Retired. | |||||
14th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |||||||
15th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | |||||||
16th | March 4, 1821 – December 17, 1822 | |||||||
| December 17, 1822 – January 4, 1823 | Vacant | |||||||
| January 4, 1823 – March 3, 1823 |  Isaac McKim | Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |||||
17th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Jacksonian Democratic-Republican | Jacksonian Democratic-Republican | |||||
18th | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | John Barney | Adams | [Data unknown/missing.] | Adams | |||
19th | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |||||||
20th | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elias Brown | Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] |  Benjamin C. Howard | Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
21st | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | John T. H. Worthington | Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] | ||||
1833 - present: One seat
| Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
Isaac McKim | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Jacksonian | Redistricted to the 4th district |
George C. Washington | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Anti-Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing.] |
William C. Johnson | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | Whig | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Jacob A. Preston | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Whig | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Albert Constable | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Alexander Evans | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | Whig | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Henry May | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Henry W. Hoffman | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Know Nothing | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Jacob M. Kunkel | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Francis Thomas | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Unionist | Redistricted to the 4th district |
 Benjamin G. Harris | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Frederick Stone | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 William M. Merrick | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 William J. Albert | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Eli J. Henkle | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Andrew G. Chapman | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Hart Benton Holton | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Barnes Compton | March 4, 1885 – March 20, 1890 | Democratic | Lost election contest. |
 Sydney E. Mudd I | March 20, 1890 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | Successfully contested election. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Barnes Compton | March 4, 1891 – May 15, 1894 | Democratic | Resigned. |
 Charles E. Coffin | November 6, 1894 – March 3, 1897 | Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Sydney E. Mudd I | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 | Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Thomas Parran, Sr. | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Frank O. Smith | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Sydney E. Mudd II | March 4, 1915 – October 11, 1924 | Republican | Died. |
 Stephen W. Gambrill | November 4, 1924 – December 19, 1938 | Democratic | Died. |
 Lansdale Sasscer | February 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Frank Small Jr. | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Richard E. Lankford | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Hervey G. Machen | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 | Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Lawrence Hogan | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 | Republican | Ran for governor. |
 Gladys Spellman | January 3, 1975 – February 24, 1981 | Democratic | Seat declared vacant for health reasons. |
 Steny Hoyer | May 19, 1981 – Present | Democratic | Elected to finish Spellman's term. |
Historical district boundaries
2003 - Present
See also
- Maryland's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
Sources
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^ "Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved Nov 12, 2012.
Archives of Maryland Historical List United States Representatives Maryland State Archives
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
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