Kansas's 5th congressional district

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

It existed from 1885 to 1993.

Geography

The former district contained some of the southern suburbs of Wichita, as well as the towns of Pittsburg. 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	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th 50th 51st	[data unknown/missing]
	Independent Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
John Davis	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd 54th	[data unknown/missing]
William A. Calderhead	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	55th	[data unknown/missing]
William D. Vincent	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	56th	[data unknown/missing]
William A. Calderhead	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	[data unknown/missing]
Rollin R. Rees	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing]
Guy T. Helvering	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	63rd 64th 65th	[data unknown/missing]
James G. Strong	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
William A. Ayres	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934	73rd	Redistricted from the 8th district. Resigned when appointed to the Federal Trade Commission.
Vacant		August 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935
John M. Houston	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th	[data unknown/missing]
Clifford R. Hope	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Redistricted from the 7th district. [data unknown/missing]
James F. Breeding	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963	85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing]
Joe Skubitz	Republican	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979	95th
Bob Whittaker	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	[data unknown/missing]
Dick Nichols	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd	[data unknown/missing] 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