Iowa's 5th congressional district is an obsolete

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in the

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Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

. It was last represented by

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Steve King in 2013, who continued to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives after the district's obsolescence as the representative for

Iowa's 4th congressional district Iowa's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its northwestern part, bordering the states of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, and the Missouri River. The district includes Sioux ...

. The district became obsolete for the

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as Iowa lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a result of

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based upon the 2010 Census. Official redistricting maps divided the territory in this district in half, attaching the northern half to the

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and the southern half to the 3rd district.

History

United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 5 map

Iowa's 5th congressional district was redistricted in 1942. U.S. Representative

Karl M. LeCompte Karl Miles LeCompte (May 25, 1887 – September 30, 1972) was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from south-central Iowa. He won ten consecutive races from 1938 to 1956, before choosing not to run again in 1958. Born in Corydon, Iowa ...

from Iowa's 5th congressional district became the representative of the 4th congressional district; U.S. Representative Paul H. Cunningham was the representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district. Iowa's 5th congressional district was also redistricted in 1972. U.S. Representative Neal Smith was taken out of Iowa's 5th congressional district and put in the 4th congressional district. U.S. Representative William J. Scherle was taken out of Iowa's 7th congressional district (which was permanently removed) and put into the 5th congressional district where he ran against future U.S. Senator

Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Io ...

. On June 22, 2001, the

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passed a plan to redistrict the State of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992–2001.

Presidential election results

Election results from presidential races:

List of members representing the district

Historical election results

Recent election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

References

External links

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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