South Carolina's 5th congressional district
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The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in northern South Carolina bordering North Carolina. It includes all of Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Marlboro, Newberry and York counties and parts of Florence, Lee and Sumter counties. The district is mostly rural and agriculture issues dominate. However, the rapidly growing city of Rock Hill is included in the district.
John M. Spratt, Jr., a Democrat elected in 1982, presently represents this slightly Republican district. In 2006, Spratt defeated Republican nominee Ralph Norman.
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| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Winn | 1803 | 1813 | Democratic-Republican | Winnsboro |
| David R. Evans | 1813 | 1815 | Democratic-Republican | Winnsboro |
| William Woodward | 1815 | 1817 | Democratic-Republican | unknown |
| Starling Tucker | 1817 | 1823 | Democratic-Republican | Mountain Shoals |
| George McDuffie | 1823 | 1834(a) | Democrat | Charleston |
| Francis W. Pickens | 1834(a) | 1837 | Nullifier | Edgefield |
| Hugh S. Legaré | 1837 | 1839 | Democrat | Charleston |
| Francis W. Pickens | 1839 | 1841 | Democrat | Edgefield |
| Isaac E. Holmes | 1841 | 1843 | Democrat | Charleston |
| Armistead Burt | 1843 | 1853 | Democrat | Abbeville |
| James L. Orr | 1853 | 1859 | Democrat | Anderson |
| John D. Ashmore | 1859 | 1860 | Democrat | Greenville |
| Civil War - Occupation and Reconstruction - Not Allocated | ||||
| Robert Smalls | 1875 | 1879 | Republican | Beaufort |
| George D. Tillman | 1879 | 1882(b) | Democrat | Edgefield |
| Robert Smalls | 1882(b) | 1883 | Republican | Beaufort |
| John J. Hemphill | 1883 | 1893 | Democrat | Chester |
| Thomas J. Strait | 1893 | 1899 | Democrat | Lancaster |
| David E. Finley | 1899 | 1917(c) | Democrat | York |
| William F. Stevenson | 1917(c) | 1933 | Democrat | Cheraw |
| James P. Richards | 1933 | 1957 | Democrat | Lancaster |
| Robert W. Hemphill | 1957 | 1964(d) | Democrat | Chester |
| Thomas S. Gettys | 1964(d) | 1974(e) | Democrat | Rock Hill |
| Kenneth L. Holland | 1975(e) | 1983 | Democrat | Gaffney |
| John M. Spratt, Jr. | 1983 | present | Democrat | York |
(a) George McDuffie resigned in 1834; Pickens succeeded him in a special election.
(b) Robert Smalls successfully contested the election of George D. Tillman in 1880 and filled the seat on July 19, 1882.
(c) David Finley was reelected in 1916, but died on January 26, 1917 before the end of the Sixty-fourth Congress; Dominick succeeded him in a special election and took office when the Sixty-fifth Congress began on March 4, 1917.
(d) Robert Hemphill resigned in 1964 to accept a position on the United States district court; Gettys succeeded him in a special election.
(e) Thomas Gettys resigned on December 31, 1974 before his term expired in 1975; the seat remained vacant until filled by Kenneth Holland on January 3, 1975.
Source: Congressional Biographical Directory
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Categories: Congressional districts of South Carolina | Cherokee County, South Carolina | Chester County, South Carolina | Chesterfield County, South Carolina | Darlington County, South Carolina | Dillon County, South Carolina | Fairfield County, South Carolina | Florence County, South Carolina | Kershaw County, South Carolina | Lancaster County, South Carolina | Lee County, South Carolina | Marlboro County, South Carolina | Newberry County, South Carolina | Sumter County, South Carolina | York County, South Carolina
