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North Carolina's 5th congressional district

North Carolinas 5th congressional district
StateNorth Carolina
District Number5
Image Width300
RepresentativeVirginia Foxx
PartyRepublican
ResidenceBanner Elk
Percent Urban42.95
Percent Rural57.05
Population619,178
Population Year2000
Median Income39,710
Percent White89.5
Percent Black6.8
Percent Asian0.8
Percent Native American0.2
Percent Hispanic3.6
Percent Other Race0.2
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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.

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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



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