Louisiana's 5th congressional district
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Louisiana's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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| Current Representative | Ralph Abraham (R–Mangham) |
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| Population (2015 ACS) | 746,021 |
| Median income | 35,321 |
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| Cook PVI | R+14 |
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district covers most of the northeastern and central portions of the state and much of the northern portions of the Florida parishes. It contains the cities of Monroe and Alexandria.
"On November 16, 2013, Republicannewcomer Vance McAllister, a businessman from Swartz, handily defeated fellow Republican State SenatorNeil Riserof Columbiain Caldwell Parishto claim the seat in a special election. McAllister led Riser, 54,449 (59.7) to 36,837 (40.3 percent), with all 981 precincts reporting. McAllister won fourteen of the twenty-four parishes in the district, including large margins in Ouachita and Rapides.McAllister had criticized Governor Bobby Jindalfor not extending Medicaid to qualified poor Louisianians and Riser had endorsed the refusal. The election was seen as a rejection of Jindal's efforts to have the seat vacated and to replace Alexander with his hand-picked candidate in a low-turnout special election.The runoff turnout was less than 19%, three percent less than it had been in the primary.Previously the seat was held by Rodney Alexander, who in 2004 had switched from the Democratic Partyto the GOP. Alexander resigned on September 26, 2013 to become secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairsunder Governor Jindal. Originally 14 candidates ran to succeed Alexander, including Clyde C. Holloway, a former representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded. Riser and McAllister emerged from the primary to meet in the runoff.
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