Kansas's 5th congressional district

Kansas's 5th congressional district is an obsolete district for representation in the United States House of Representatives.

Kansas's 5th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1885
Eliminated	1993
Years active	1885-1993

It existed from 1885 to 1993.

Geography

In its final configuration, the district was centered around Pittsburg, and stretched as far as the southern suburbs of Wichita. Most of the district was rural.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1885
John A. Anderson (Manhattan)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th 50th 51st	Redistricted from the 1st and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886 as an Independent Republican. Re-elected in 1888 as a Republican. Retired.
	Independent Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
John Davis (Junction City)	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
William A. Calderhead (Marysville)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
William D. Vincent (Clay Center)	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
William A. Calderhead (Marysville)	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination.
Rollin R. Rees (Minneapolis)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
Guy T. Helvering (Marysville)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
James G. Strong (Blue Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	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. Redistricted to 1st and lost renomination to Lambertson.
William A. Ayres (Wichita)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934	73rd	Redistricted from the 8th district and Re-elected in 1932. Resigned when appointed to the Federal Trade Commission.
Vacant		August 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935
John M. Houston (Newton)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Redistricted to 4th and lost re-election to Rees.
Clifford R. Hope (Garden City)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-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. Retired.
James F. Breeding (Rolla)	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963	85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Elected in 1960. Lost re-election.
Joe Skubitz (Pittsburg)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	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. Re-elected in 1976. Retired and resigned early.
Vacant		December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979	95th
Bob Whittaker (Augusta)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.
Dick Nichols (McPherson)	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd	Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost renomination there.
District eliminated January 3, 1993

References

• 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