# 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

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. |
| John A. Anderson (Manhattan) | Independent Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 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. |
| John A. Anderson (Manhattan) | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 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. |
| 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 | Vacant | August 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | |
| 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 | 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 |||||