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| align=left | [[File:Ralph Abraham official congressional photo.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ralph Abraham (politician)|Ralph Abraham]]'''<br><small>([[Mangham, Louisiana|Mangham]])</small><br />
| align=left | [[File:Ralph Abraham official congressional photo.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ralph Abraham (politician)|Ralph Abraham]]'''<br><small>([[Mangham, Louisiana|Mangham]])</small><br />
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| nowrap | January 3, 2015 –<br/>present
| nowrap | January 3, 2015 –<br/>January 3, 2021
| {{USCongressOrdinal|114|116}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|114|116}}
| [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 2014]].<br />[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2016]].<br />[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2018]].<br />Retiring.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crisp |first=Elizabeth |date=February 26, 2020 |title=Ex-governor candidate U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham won't seek another term in Congress |work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] |location=[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_088ee96a-58d5-11ea-8d60-ef011cf4207c.html |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
| [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 2014]].<br />[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2016]].<br />[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2018]].<br />Retiring.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crisp |first=Elizabeth |date=February 26, 2020 |title=Ex-governor candidate U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham won't seek another term in Congress |work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] |location=[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_088ee96a-58d5-11ea-8d60-ef011cf4207c.html |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | January 3, 2021 –<br/>
| nowrap | January 3, 2021 –<br/>Present
| {{USCongressOrdinal|117|}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|117|}}
| Member-elect [[Luke Letlow]] died December 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from Covid complications days before being sworn in |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congressman-elect-luke-letlow-dies-after-covid-diagnosis-n1252520?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2LOaXcEM3LDvPmHy0YqFR9qb2PmczeLOx0xKAtr8FZdcGMEpFKCGay4Ow |access-date=December 30, 2020 |publisher=NBC News |date=December 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| Member-elect [[Luke Letlow]] died December 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from Covid complications days before being sworn in |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congressman-elect-luke-letlow-dies-after-covid-diagnosis-n1252520?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2LOaXcEM3LDvPmHy0YqFR9qb2PmczeLOx0xKAtr8FZdcGMEpFKCGay4Ow |access-date=December 30, 2020 |publisher=NBC News |date=December 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

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Louisiana's 5th congressional district
Louisiana's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2013.
Representative
Distribution
  • 51.65% rural[1]
  • 48.35% urban
Population (2016)748,306[2]
Median household
income		$37,415[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[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 southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Opelousas, Amite and Bogalusa. The seat is currently held by Ralph Abraham, who was first elected in 2014. On February 26, 2020, Abraham announced he would not be seeking re-election for a fourth term, honoring his pledge to serve only three terms in Congress.[5] On December 5, 2020, Luke Letlow defeated Lance Harris. He was scheduled to assume office on January 3, 2021, but died on December 29, 2020, of complications from COVID-19.[6]

Previous election cycles

2014 election

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.[7]

2013 special election

"On November 16, 2013, 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 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.[8] McAllister had criticized Governor Bobby Jindal for not extending Medicaid to qualified poor Louisianians, and Riser had endorsed the governor's refusal.

Analysts considered McAllister's victory 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.[9] The runoff turnout was less than 19%, three percent less than in the primary.[10]

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.

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 57–40%
2004 President Bush 62–37%
2008 President McCain 62–37%
2012 President Romney 61–38%
2016 President Trump 64–34%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863
Vacant March 4, 1863 –
July 18, 1868 		38th
39th
40th 		Civil War and Reconstruction
W. Jasper Blackburn Republican July 18, 1868 –
March 3, 1869 		40th [data missing]
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.

Frank Morey 		Republican March 4, 1869 –
June 8, 1876 		41st
42nd
43rd
44th 		Lost contested election.

William B. Spencer 		Democratic June 8, 1876 –
January 8, 1877 		44th Won contested election.
Resigned to become associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Vacant January 8, 1877 –
March 3, 1877

John E. Leonard 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 15, 1878 		45th [data missing]
Died.
Vacant March 15, 1878 –
November 5, 1878

J. Smith Young 		Democratic November 5, 1878 –
March 3, 1879 		45th Elected to finish Leonard's term.
Retired.[11]

J. Floyd King 		Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1887 		46th
47th
48th
49th 		[data missing]
Lost re-election.[12]

Cherubusco Newton 		Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889 		50th [data missing]
Lost re-election.[12]

Charles J. Boatner 		Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 20, 1896 		51st
52nd
53rd
54th 		Elected in 1888.
House declared seat vacant after election was contested by Alexis Benoit.
Vacant March 20, 1896 –
June 10, 1896 		54th

Charles J. Boatner 		Democratic June 10, 1896 –
March 3, 1897 		Elected to finish Boatner's term.
[data missing]

Samuel T. Baird 		Democratic March 4, 1897 –
April 22, 1899 		55th
56th 		[data missing]
Died[13]
Vacant April 22, 1899 –
August 29, 1899 		56th

Joseph E. Ransdell 		Democratic August 29, 1899 –
March 3, 1913 		56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd 		Elected to finish Baird's term.
[data missing]

James Walter Elder 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		63rd [data missing]
Lost renomination.[14]

Riley J. Wilson 		Democratic March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1937 		64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th 		[data missing]
Lost re-election.[15]

Newt V. Mills 		Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943 		75th
76th
77th 		[data missing]
Lost re-election.

Charles E. McKenzie 		Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1947 		78th
79th 		[data missing]
Lost re-election.

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 		[data missing]
Lost re-election.

Jerry Huckaby
(Ringgold)
 Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993 		95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		[data missing]
Lost re-election in a redistricting contest.

Jim McCrery
(Shreveport)
 Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997 		103rd
104th 		Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1992.
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.
Republican August 9, 2004 –
September 26, 2013
Vacant September 26, 2013 –
November 16, 2013 		113th

Vance McAllister
(West Monroe)
 Republican November 16, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		Elected to finish Alexander's term.
Lost re-election.

Ralph Abraham
(Mangham)
 Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2021 		114th
115th
116th 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retiring.[16]
Vacant January 3, 2021 –
Present 		117th Member-elect Luke Letlow died December 29, 2020.[17]

Recent election results

2002

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

2004

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodney Alexander (Incumbent) 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
Republican gain from Democratic
  • NOTE: Rodney Alexander switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party.

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
Republican hold

2008

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

2012

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodney Alexander 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
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
Republican hold

2014

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic "Jamie" Mayo 67,611 28
Republican Ralph Abraham 54,449 23
Republican "Zach" Dasher 53,628 22
Republican Vance M. McAllister 26,606 11
Republican Clyde C. Holloway 17,877 7
Republican Harris Brown 9,890 4
Republican "Ed" Tarpley 4,594 2
Libertarian Charles Saucier 2,201 1
Green Eliot S. Barron 1,655 1
Total votes 239,551 100
Turnout   52.6
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2014 Runoff)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Abraham 134,616 64
Democratic "Jamie" Mayo 75,006 36
Total votes 209,622 100
Turnout   45.2
Republican hold

2016

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2016 Primary)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Abraham 208,545 82
Republican Billy Burkette 47,117 18
Total votes 255,662 100
Turnout   66.8
Republican hold

2018

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2018 Primary)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Abraham 149,018 66.5
Democratic Jessee Carlton Fleenor 67,118 30.0
Independent Billy Burkette 4,799 2.1
Libertarian Kyle Randol 3,011 1.3
Total votes 223,946 100.00
Republican hold

2020

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2020 Primary)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luke Letlow 102,533 33
Republican Lance Harris 51,240 17
Democratic Sandra "Candy" Shoemaker-Christophe 50,812 16
Democratic Martin Lemelle Jr. 32,186 10
Republican Scotty Robinson 23,887 8
Republican Allen Guillory Sr. 22,496 7
Democratic Phillip Snowden 9,432 3
Republican Matt Hasty 9,834 3
Democratic Jesse P. Lagarde 7,136 2
Total votes 309,556 100.0
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2020 Runoff)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luke Letlow 49,182 62
Republican Lance Harris 30,124 38
Total votes 79,306 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

References

  1. ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). "Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19". The Hill. Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "5th congressional district special election returns, November 16, 2013". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  9. ^ 'Riser, Alexander and Jindal' Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Advocate, James Gill, November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  10. ^ Lauren McGaughy, "Political newcomer Vance McAllister wins 5th District special election", Times-Picayune, November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "YOUNG, John Smith - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "KING, John Floyd - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "Samuel T Baird Dies - on Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  14. ^ "Wilson defeats Elder - on Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "WILSON, Riley Joseph - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "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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