Virginia's 5th congressional district

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Virginia's 5th congressional district
Population (2000) 643,497
Median income $35,739
Ethnic composition 73.2% White, 24.1% Black, 1.0% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
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Virginia's fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. It covers all or part of Greene, Campbell, Bedford, Albemarle, Nelson, Fluvanna, Buckingham, Cumberland, Appomattox, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Lunenberg, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Mecklenberg, and Brunswick Counties. The current representative is Virgil Goode (R). Goode was originally elected as a Democrat in 1996, but changed his party affiliation in 2002, making him the first Republican to represent this district since Reconstruction.


[edit] List of representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1789
James Madison, Jr. (1751-1836) Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1793 Re-elected in VA-15
George Hancock (1754-1820) Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
Federalist March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797 Retired
John J. Trigg (1748-1804) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803 Re-elected in VA-13
Thomas Lewis, Jr. (1760-1847) Federalist March 4, 1803 - March 5, 1804 Election successfully contested
Andrew Moore (1752-1821) Democratic-Republican March 5, 1804 - August 11, 1804 Appointed to U.S. Senate
Vacant August 12, 1804 - December 3, 1804 Special election
Alexander Wilson Democratic-Republican December 4, 1804 - March 3, 1809 Retired
James Breckinridge (1763-1833) Federalist March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1817 Retired
John Floyd (1783-1837) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1823 Re-elected in VA-20
John Randolph (1773-1833) Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825
Jackson Republican March 4, 1825 - December 26, 1825 Appointed to U.S. Senate
Vacant December 27, 1825 - January 20, 1826 Special election January 1826
George W. Crump (1786-1848) Jackson Republican January 21, 1826 - March 3, 1827 Defeated
John Randolph
(2nd time)		 (1773-1833) Jackson Republican March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1829 Retired
Thomas T. Bouldin (1781-1834) Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 Defeated
John Randolph
(3rd time)		 (1773-1833) Democratic March 4, 1833 - May 24, 1833 Died in office
Vacant May 25, 1833 - August 25, 1833 Special election
Thomas T. Bouldin
(2nd time)		 (1781-1834) Democratic August 26, 1833 - February 11, 1834 Died in office
Vacant February 12, 1834 - March 14, 1834 Special election
James W. Bouldin (1792-1854) Democratic March 15, 1834 - March 3, 1839 Retired
John Hill (1800-1880) Whig March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841 Defeated
Edmund W. Hubard (1806-1878) Democratic March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 Re-elected in VA-4
Thomas W. Gilmer (1802-1844) Democratic March 4, 1843 - February 18, 1844 Appointed Secretary of the Navy
Vacant February 19, 1844 - May 9, 1844 Special election
William L. Goggin (1807-1870) Whig May 10, 1844 - March 3, 1845 Defeated
Shelton F. Leake (1812-1884) Democratic March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847 Defeated
William L. Goggin
(2nd time)		 (1807-1870) Whig March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 Defeated
Paulus Powell (1809-1874) Democratic March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853 Re-elected in VA-6
Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891) Democratic March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1861 Resigned
Representation during the Civil War
Union District
Vacant March 4, 1861 - March 18, 1865
Confederate District
Thomas S. Bocock
(2nd time)		 (1815-1891) Independent February 18, 1862 - March 18, 1865 C.S.A. House adjourned
Restoration of the Union
Representation inactive March 19, 1865 - January 25, 1870 Readmission to the Union
Vacant January 26, 1870 Representative seated
Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) Conservative January 27, 1870 - October 16, 1870 Died in office
Vacant October 17, 1870 - November 7, 1870 Special election November 1870
Richard T. W. Duke, Jr. (1822-1898) Conservative November 8, 1870 - March 3, 1873 Defeated
Alexander M. Davis (1833-1889) Democratic March 4, 1873 - March 5, 1874 Election successfully contested
Christopher Y. Thomas (1818-1879) Republican March 5, 1874 - March 3, 1875 Defeated
George C. Cabell (1836-1906) Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1887 Defeated
John R. Brown (1842-1927) Republican March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 Defeated
Posey G. Lester (1850-1929) Democratic March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893 Retired
Claude A. Swanson (1862-1939) Democratic March 4, 1893 - January 30, 1906 Elected governor of Virginia
Vacant January 31, 1906 - November 5, 1906
Edward W. Saunders (1860-1921) Democratic November 6, 1906 - February 29, 1920 Elected to VA Supreme Court
Vacant March 1, 1920 - May 31, 1920 Special election
Rorer A. James (1859-1921) Democratic June 1, 1920 - August 6, 1921 Died in office
Vacant August 7, 1921 - November 7, 1921
J. Murray Hooker (1873-1940) Democratic November 8, 1921 - March 3, 1925 Retired
Joseph Whitehead (1867-1938)) Democratic March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1931 Defeated
Thomas G. Burch (1869-1951) Democratic March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 Re-elected in VA-AL
State using at-large format March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935
Thomas G. Burch
(2nd time)		 (1869-1951) Democratic January 3, 1935 - May 31, 1946 Appointed to U.S. Senate
Vacant May 31, 1946 - November 5, 1946
Thomas B. Stanley (1890-1970) Democratic November 5, 1946 - February 3, 1953 Resigned to run for governor
Vacant February 3, 1953 - April 14, 1953 Special election April 14, 1953
William M. Tuck (1896-1983) Democratic April 14, 1953 - January 3, 1969 Retired
W. C. "Dan" Daniel (1914-1988) Democratic January 3, 1969 - January 23, 1988 Died in office
Vacant January 23, 1988 - June 14, 1988 Special election June 14, 1988
Lewis F. Payne, Jr. (b. 1945) Democratic June 14, 1988 - January 3, 1997 Retired
Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (b. 1946) Democratic January 3, 1997 - January 27, 2000 Changed parties
Independent January 27, 2000 - August 1, 2002 Changed parties
Republican August 1, 2002 - Current
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Virginia's congressional districts
At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
The 12th-23rd and at-large districts are obsolete
See also: Virginia's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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