U.S. House district for Louisiana
Louisiana's 5th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative Distribution 51.65% rural[ 1] 48.35% urban Population (2023) 754,781[ 2] Median household income $48,546[ 3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+17[ 4]
Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana . The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana and much of central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeastern Louisiana, taking in Monroe , Alexandria , Amite and Bogalusa .
In 2013, six-term Representative Rodney Alexander resigned to take a state cabinet post; in the special election , Republican newcomer Vance McAllister , a businessman from Swartz, Louisiana , handily defeated fellow Republican State Senator Neil Riser of Columbia in Caldwell Parish to claim the seat in a special election . McAllister beat Riser, 54,449 (59.7) to 36,837 (40.3 percent).[ 5]
Analysts considered McAllister's victory as a rejection of Governor Bobby Jindal 's efforts to have the seat vacated and to replace Alexander with his hand-picked candidate in a low-turnout special election.[ 6] The runoff turnout was less than 19%, three percent less than in the primary.[ 7]
In 2014, Ralph Abraham defeated Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo for the 113th United States Congress , replacing McAllister, who was defeated in the Louisiana primary . On February 26, 2020, Abraham announced he would not be seeking re-election for a fourth term, honoring his pledge to only serve three terms in Congress.[ 8]
The district is currently represented by Republican Julia Letlow , who was elected in a 2021 special election to replace her husband, representative-elect Luke , who died of COVID-19 days before he was set to be sworn in.
As part of the 2024 map redistricting, the 5th loses Lincoln, Jackson, Winn, Grant, Rapides, and half of Ouachita Parishes to the 4th district, and also Pointe Coupee and half of Avoyelles Parish to the new 6th; in exchange, 5th gains parts of East Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa and Livingston Parishes. The new territory includes two of the state's largest universities, Louisiana State (LSU) in Baton Rouge and Southeastern Louisiana (SLU) in Hammond .[ 9]
Recent presidential elections [ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Location
District created March 4, 1863
Vacant
March 4, 1863 – July 18, 1868
38th 39th 40th
Civil War and Reconstruction
W. Jasper Blackburn (Homer )
Republican
July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869
40th
Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor .
Frank Morey (Monroe )
Republican
March 4, 1869 – June 8, 1876
41st 42nd 43rd 44th
Elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 .Re-elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1874 . Lost contested election.
William B. Spencer (Vidalia )
Democratic
June 8, 1876 – January 8, 1877
44th
Won contested election. Retired and resigned to become associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court .
Vacant
January 8, 1877 – March 3, 1877
John E. Leonard (Lake Providence )
Republican
March 4, 1877 – March 15, 1878
45th
Elected in 1876 . Died.
Vacant
March 15, 1878 – November 5, 1878
J. Smith Young (Homer )
Democratic
November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879
45th
Elected to finish Leonard's term . Retired.[ 10]
J. Floyd King (Vidalia )
Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887
46th 47th 48th 49th
Elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Lost renomination.
Cherubusco Newton (Bastrop )
Democratic
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
50th
Elected in 1886 . Lost renomination.
Charles J. Boatner (Monroe )
Democratic
March 4, 1889 – March 20, 1896
51st 52nd 53rd 54th
Elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 . House declared seat vacant after election was contested by Alexis Benoit.
Vacant
March 20, 1896 – June 10, 1896
54th
Charles J. Boatner (Monroe )
Democratic
June 10, 1896 – March 3, 1897
Elected to finish his own term . Retired.
Samuel T. Baird (Bastrop )
Democratic
March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1899
55th 56th
Elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 . Died.[ 11]
Vacant
April 22, 1899 – August 29, 1899
56th
Joseph E. Ransdell (Lake Providence )
Democratic
August 29, 1899 – March 3, 1913
56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd
Elected to finish Baird's term .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 . Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
James Walter Elder (Monroe )
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
63rd
Elected in 1912 . Lost renomination.[ 12]
Riley J. Wilson (Ruston )
Democratic
March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th
Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 . Lost renomination.
Newt V. Mills (Monroe )
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943
75th 76th 77th
Elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Lost renomination.
Charles E. McKenzie (Monroe )
Democratic
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947
78th 79th
Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 . Lost renomination.
Otto Passman (Monroe )
Democratic
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th
Elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 . Lost renomination.
Jerry Huckaby (Ringgold )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 . Lost re-election.
Jim McCrery (Shreveport )
Republican
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997
103rd 104th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 . Redistricted to the 4th district .
John Cooksey (Monroe )
Republican
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003
105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Rodney Alexander (Quitman )
Democratic
January 3, 2003 – August 9, 2004
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 . Resigned to become Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs .
2003–2013
Republican
August 9, 2004 – September 26, 2013
2013–2023
Vacant
September 26, 2013 – November 16, 2013
113th
Vance McAllister (Swartz )
Republican
November 16, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Elected to finish Alexander's term . Lost re-nomination.
Ralph Abraham (Alto )
Republican
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021
114th 115th 116th
Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 . Retired.[ 13]
Vacant
January 3, 2021 – April 14, 2021
117th
Representative-elect Luke Letlow died December 29, 2020.[ 14]
Julia Letlow (Start )
Republican
April 14, 2021 – present
117th 118th
Elected to finish her husband's term .Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–2025
Recent election results [ edit ]
NOTE: Rodney Alexander switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party.
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^ "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
^ "My Congressional District" .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "5th congressional district special election returns, November 16, 2013" . staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^ 'Riser, Alexander and Jindal' Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , The Advocate , James Gill, November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ Lauren McGaughy, "Political newcomer Vance McAllister wins 5th District special election" , Times-Picayune , November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ Crisp, Elizabeth (February 26, 2020). "Ex-governor candidate U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham won't seek another term in Congress" . The Advocate . Baton Rouge, Louisiana . Retrieved August 27, 2020 .
^ Hutchinson, Piper (January 19, 2024). "Graves to lose U.S. House seat under Louisiana redistricting plan that adds minority seat" . Louisiana Illuminator . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ "YOUNG, John Smith - Biographical Information" . bioguide.congress.gov . Retrieved November 2, 2016 .
^ "Samuel T Baird Dies - on Newspapers.com" . Newspapers.com . Retrieved November 2, 2016 .
^ "Wilson defeats Elder - on Newspapers.com" . Newspapers.com . Retrieved November 2, 2016 .
^ Crisp, Elizabeth (February 26, 2020). "Ex-governor candidate U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham won't seek another term in Congress" . The Advocate . Baton Rouge, Louisiana . Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
^ "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from Covid complications days before being sworn in" . NBC News. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
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