Mississippi's 5th congressional district

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = Mississippi

|district number = 5

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1855

|eliminated = 2000

|years = 1855-2003

|population =

|population year = 2000

}}

Mississippi's 5th congressional district existed from 1855 to 2003. The state was granted a fifth representative by Congress following the 1850 census.

From 1853 to 1855, the fifth representative was elected at-large instead of by district, favoring majority voters. The district was abolished by the state legislature following the 2000 census, when the state lost a seat.

Boundaries

Although the boundaries of the fifth congressional district were altered after every census, it covered the Gulf Coast region and most of the Pine Belt region in southeastern Mississippi from 1993 to 2003.

It included all of Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, and Stone counties as well as a portion of Wayne County.

After it was abolished, most of the fifth district was absorbed by the state's fourth congressional district.

2000 election

The district's last election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Gene Taylor, who had represented the district since a special election in 1989, easily won re-election.

{{Election box begin

| title=United States House election, 2000: Mississippi District 5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Gene Taylor (incumbent)

|votes = 153,264

|percentage = 78.84

|change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Randall "Randy" McDonnell

|votes = 35,309

|percentage = 18.16

|change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Parker

|votes = 3,002

|percentage = 1.54

|change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Reform Party (United States)

|candidate = Katie Perrone

|votes = 2,820

|percentage = 1.45

|change = }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 194,395

|percentage =

|change =}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 117,955

|percentage = 60.68

|change = }}

List of members representing the district

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! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1855

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John A. Quitman
{{Small|(Natchez)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –
July 17, 1858

| {{USCongressOrdinal|34|35}}

| Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | July 17, 1858 –
December 7, 1858

| {{USCongressOrdinal|35}}

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John Jones McRae
{{Small|(State Line)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | December 7, 1858 –
January 12, 1861

| {{USCongressOrdinal|35|36}}

| Elected to finish Quitman's term.
Re-elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 12, 1861 –
February 23, 1870

| {{USCongressOrdinal|36|41}}

| Civil War and Reconstruction

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| align=left | 100px
Legrand Winfield Perce
{{Small|(Natchez)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | February 23, 1870 –
March 3, 1873

| {{USCongressOrdinal|41|42}}

| Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
George Colin McKee
{{Small|(Vicksburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875

| {{USCongressOrdinal|43}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Mississippi|4|C}} and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Charles E. Hooker
{{Small|(Jackson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44|47}}

| Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Otho Robards Singleton
{{Small|(Forest)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887

| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Mississippi|4|C}} and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.

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| align=left | Chapman L. Anderson
{{Small|(Kosciusko)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|51}}

| Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost renomination.

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| align=left | Joseph Henry Beeman
{{Small|(Eley)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893

| {{USCongressOrdinal|52}}

| Elected in 1890.
Retired.

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John Sharp Williams
{{Small|(Yazoo City)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|53|57}}

| Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Mississippi|8|C}}.

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Adam M. Byrd
{{Small|(Philadelphia)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|61}}

| Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination.

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Samuel Andrew Witherspoon
{{Small|(Meridian)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1911 –
November 24, 1915

| {{USCongressOrdinal|62|64}}

| Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | November 24, 1915 –
January 4, 1916

| {{USCongressOrdinal|64}}

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William Webb Venable
{{Small|(Meridian)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 4, 1916 –
March 3, 1921

| {{USCongressOrdinal|64|66}}

| Elected to finish Witherspoon's term.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.

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Ross A. Collins
{{Small|(Meridian)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1935

| {{USCongressOrdinal|67|73}}

| 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.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

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Aubert C. Dunn
{{Small|(Meridian)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74}}

| Elected in 1934.
Retired.

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Ross A. Collins
{{Small|(Meridian)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943

| {{USCongressOrdinal|75|77}}

| Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

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W. Arthur Winstead
{{Small|(Philadelphia)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1963

| {{USCongressOrdinal|78|87}}

| Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-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.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Mississippi|4|C}}.

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William M. Colmer
{{Small|(Pascagoula)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1973

| {{USCongressOrdinal|88|92}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Mississippi|6|C}} and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.

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Trent Lott
{{Small|(Pascagoula)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1989

| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|100}}

| Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

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Larkin I. Smith
{{Small|(Long Beach)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1989 –
August 13, 1989

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|101}}

| Elected in 1988.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 13, 1989 –
October 17, 1989

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| align=left | 100px
Gene Taylor
{{Small|(Bay St. Louis)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | October 17, 1989 –
January 3, 2003

| {{USCongressOrdinal|101|107}}

| Elected to finish Smith's term.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Mississippi|4|C}}.

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| colspan=7 | District eliminated January 3, 2003

References

{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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