Alabama's 5th congressional district facts for kids
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Alabama's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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| Area | 4,689 sq mi (12,140 km2) | ||
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| Population (2019) | 735,858 | ||
| Median income | $59,950 | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+18 | ||
Alabama's 5th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the state of Alabama. The people who live in the district elects a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district has the counties of Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Morgan and most of Jackson. The congressional district is currently represented by Republican Mo Brooks. Brooks was elected in 2010 when he defeated Parker Griffith who was a Democrat but changed to Republican.
Election history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robert E. Cramer (incumbent) | 143,015 | 98.25% | |
| Write-in | 2,540 | 1.75% | ||
| Total votes | 145,555 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Parker Griffith | 158,324 | 51.52% | |
| Republican | Wayne Parker | 147,314 | 47.94% | |
| Write-in | 1,644 | 0.54% | ||
| Total votes | 307,282 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mo Brooks | 131,109 | 57.94% | |
| Democratic | Steve Raby | 95,192 | 42.06% | |
| Total votes | 226,301 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 188,924 | 65.04% | |
| Democratic | Charlie L. Holley | 101,536 | 34.96% | |
| Total votes | 290,460 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 115,338 | 74.42% | |
| Independent | Mark Bray | 39,305 | 25.36% | |
| Write-in | 631 | 0.41% | ||
| Total votes | 154,974 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 205,647 | 66.70% | |
| Democratic | Will Boyd | 102,234 | 33.16% | |
| Write-in | 445 | 0.14% | ||
| Total votes | 308,326 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 159,063 | 61.02% | |
| Democratic | Peter Joffrion | 101,388 | 38.43% | |
| Write-in | 222 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 260,673 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 253,094 | 95.8 | |
| Write-in | 11,066 | 4.2 | ||
| Total votes | 264,160 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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2003–2013
See also
In Spanish: 5.º distrito congresional de Alabama para niños
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