California's 5th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in

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. The district is located in the northern

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and central

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. The district includes

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and small parts of the Central Valley, including all of Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, western

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, and eastern Stanislaus, Madera and

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counties. Cities in the district include most of

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, northern

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, northern

, Oakdale, Hughson,

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, and Placerville. It also includes the census-designated places of Mariposa, the county seat of Mariposa County, and

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. It also includes

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and part of

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. It is represented by Republican

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. From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in the northern part of the

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, including

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, Vallejo, and most of the

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. The district was represented by Mike Thompson, a

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Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

– 542,107 *

– 218,464 *

– 72,740 *

– 50,547 *

– 24,865 * Oakdale – 23,181 * Cameron Park – 19,171 * Salida – 13,886 * Diamond Springs – 11,345 * Placerville – 10,747

2,500 – 10,000 people

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– 9,120 * Hughson – 7,481 * Oakhurst – 5,945 * Rancho Calaveras – 5,590 *

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– 5,141 * Yosemite Lakes – 5,022 *

– 5,019 *

– 5,003 *

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– 4,865 *

Shingle Springs Shingle Springs (formerly, Shingle Spring and Shingle) is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 4,432 at the 2010 census, up from 2,643 at the 2000 census. ...

– 4,660 * Phoenix Lake – 4,264 *

Coarsegold Coarsegold, California, is a census-designated place in Madera County, situated in the central part of the state. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,144. Coarsegold holds historical significance as Madera County's last surviving "go ...

– 4,144 *

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– 3,779 *

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– 3,667 * Jamestown – 3,478 * Copperopolis – 3,400 * Arnold – 3,288 * North Fork – 3,250 * Auberry – 3,238 * Mono Vista – 3,236 * East Oakdale – 3,201 * San Andreas – 2,994 * Pine Grove – 2,891 *

Sutter Creek Sutter Creek (formerly spelled Sutter's Creek and Suttercreek; formerly named Suttersville) is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census, up from 2,501 at the 2010 census. It is accessible v ...

– 2,646 * Pine Mountain Lake – 2,636 * Buckhorn – 2,597 * Columbia – 2,577

List of members representing the district

Complete election results

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Mae Nolan Mae Ella Nolan (née Hunt; September 20, 1886 – July 9, 1973) was an American politician who became the fourth woman to serve in the United States Congress, the first woman elected to Congress from California, the first woman to chair a Con ...

won the special election to replace her husband

John I. Nolan John Ignatius Nolan (January 14, 1874 – November 18, 1922) was an American Foundry#Mold making, iron molder and politician who represented California's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for five terms ...

, who won re-election but died before the 68th Congress convened. Data for this special election is not available.

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Republican

Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...

won the special election to replace fellow Republican Lawrence J. Flaherty, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.

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John F. Shelley won the special election to replace Republican

, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.1949 special election results
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Robert Matsui Robert Takeo Matsui (, September 17, 1941 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for California ...

died January 1, 2005. In a special election held on March 8, 2005, to fill the vacancy, Matsui's widow, Doris, won the seat with almost 68% of the vote. She was sworn in on March 10, 2005.

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Timeline of representatives

The following

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depicts the progression of the representatives and their political affiliation at the time of assuming office.

References

External links

*GovTrack.us
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California Voter Foundation map - CD05
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Interview of Paul Smith, Republican candidate for the 5th CD
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