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North Carolina's 5th congressional district 
Current Representative Virginia Foxx (R–Banner Elk) Distribution 42.95% urban, 57.05% rural Population (2000) 619,178 Median income $39,710 Ethnicity 89.5% White, 6.8% Black, 0.8% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% other Cook PVI R+15 North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad. The district includes Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties and parts of Forsyth, Iredell, and Rockingham counties. The district is home to Appalachian State University in Boone.
The fifth district is represented by Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican. She has held the office since 2005, defeating Democrats Roger Sharpe and Roy Carter in 2006 and 2008 respectively.
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District Residence Note John Sevier Pro-Administration June 16, 1790 – March 3, 1791 William B. Grove Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 Redistricted to the 7th district Nathaniel Macon Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 Redistricted from the 2nd district Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1801-1807, Redistricted to the 6th district James Gillespie Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 Thomas Kenan Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811 William R. King Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 – November 4, 1816 Resigned Charles Hooks Democratic-Republican December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 James Owen Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 Charles Hooks Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 Crawford D-R March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Gabriel Holmes Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – September 26, 1829 Died Edward B. Dudley Jacksonian November 10, 1829– March 3, 1831 James I. McKay Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 6th district Romulus M. Saunders Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Redistricted from the 8th district James C. Dobbin Democratic March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Abraham W. Venable Democratic March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 John Kerr, Jr. Whig March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Edwin G. Reade Know Nothing March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 John A. Gilmer Know Nothing March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Opposition March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 Civil War and Reconstruction Israel G. Lash Republican July 20, 1868 – March 3, 1871 James M. Leach Democratic March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 Alfred M. Scales Democratic March 4, 1875 – December 30, 1884 Resigned after being elected Governor James W. Reid Democratic January 28, 1885 – December 31, 1886 Resigned John M. Brower Republican March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 Archibald H. A. Williams Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Thomas Settle III Republican March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 William W. Kitchin Democratic March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1909 Resigned after being elected Governor John M. Morehead Republican March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 Charles M. Stedman Democratic March 4, 1911 – September 23, 1930 Died Franklin W. Hancock, Jr. Democratic November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1939 Alonzo D. Folger Democratic January 3, 1939 – April 30, 1941 Died John H. Folger Democratic June 14, 1941 – January 3, 1949 Richard T. Chatham Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 Ralph J. Scott Democratic January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967 Nick Galifianakis Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 Redistricted to the 4th district Wilmer Mizell Republican January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 Stephen L. Neal Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995 Richard Burr Republican January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 Virginia Foxx Republican January 3, 2005 – Present 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
External links
North Carolina's congressional districts All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
See also: North Carolina's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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