Alabama's 5th congressional district

Alabama's 5th congressional district
Alabama's 5th congressional district
	Alabama's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Mo Brooks; R–Huntsville
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Distribution	65.53% urban; 34.47% rural;
Population (2019)	735,858
Median income	$59,950
Ethnicity	75.97% White; 17.85% Black; 1.52% Asian; 5.06% Hispanic; 0.66% Native American;
Occupation	29.6% Blue-collar; 57.1% White-collar; 13.3% Gray-collar;
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 has been represented by Republican Mo Brooks since 2010. Brooks was elected in 2010 when he defeated Parker Griffith who was a Democrat but changed to Republican.

Election history

2006 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democrat	Robert E. Cramer (incumbent)	143,015	98.25%
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		2,540	1.75%
Total votes			145,555	100%
	Democrat hold

2008 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democrat	Parker Griffith	158,324	51.52%
	Republican	Wayne Parker	147,314	47.94%
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		1,644	0.54%
Total votes			307,282	100%
	Democrat hold

2010 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks	131,109	57.94%
	Democrat	Steve Raby	95,192	42.06%
Total votes			226,301	100%
	Republican hold

2012 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	188,924	65.04%
	Democrat	Charlie L. Holley	101,536	34.96%
Total votes			290,460	100%
	Republican hold

2014 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	115,338	74.42%
	Independent	Mark Bray	39,305	25.36%
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		631	0.41%
Total votes			154,974	100%
	Republican hold

2016 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	205,647	66.70%
	Democrat	Will Boyd	102,234	33.16%
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		445	0.14%
Total votes			308,326	100%
	Republican hold

2018 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	159,063	61.02%
	Democrat	Peter Joffrion	101,388	38.43%
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		222	0.09%
Total votes			260,673	100%
	Republican hold

2020 Alabama's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	253,094	95.8
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		11,066	4.2
Total votes			264,160	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 5th congressional district (2023–2025)
Alabama's 5th congressional district (since 2025)
The political character of the 5th district has long been dominated by the presence of the Tennessee Valley Authority, with eight hydroelectric plants in the district, such as Wheeler Dam (pictured)
John Murphy, Governor of Alabama.
Daguerreotype of Francis Strother Lyon of Demopolis, Alabama.
Daguerreotype of James Dellet of Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama.
George S. Houston - Brady-Handy
David Hubbard (politician)
George S. Houston - Brady-Handy