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Georgia's 5th congressional district

64 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1827. Now: Nikema Williams D.

Holders
64
59 D · 4 R · 1 J
Longest tenure
12 years
James Curran Davis
Current
5.8 years
Nikema Williams, since Jan 3, 2021
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020Charles Eaton Haynes · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonJohn Henry Lumpkin · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · DemocratJohn Henry Lumpkin · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratThomas C. Hackett · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratElijah Webb Chastain · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratElijah Webb Chastain · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJohn Henry Lumpkin · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratAugustus Romaldus Wright · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratJohn William Henderson Underwood · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratCharles Henry Prince · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanStephen Alfestus Corker · 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04 · DemocratDudley McIver Du Bose · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · DemocratJames Crawford Freeman · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanMilton Anthony Candler · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratMilton Anthony Candler · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratNathaniel Job Hammond · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratNathaniel Job Hammond · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratNathaniel Job Hammond · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratNathaniel Job Hammond · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratJohn David Stewart · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratJohn David Stewart · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Felix Livingston · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Schley Howard · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Schley Howard · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Schley Howard · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Schley Howard · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratWilliam David Upshaw · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratWilliam David Upshaw · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratWilliam David Upshaw · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratWilliam David Upshaw · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratLeslie Jasper Steele · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratLeslie Jasper Steele · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratRobert C. Word Ramspeck · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratRobert C. Word Ramspeck · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratRobert C. Word Ramspeck · 1943-01-06 – 1945-01-04 · DemocratJames Curran Davis · 1947-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratJames Curran Davis · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratCharles Longstreet Weltner · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratStandish Fletcher Thompson · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanStandish Fletcher Thompson · 1971-01-21 – 1973-01-04 · RepublicanAndrew Jackson Young Jr. · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratWyche Fowler Jr. · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratJohn Lewis · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratJohn Lewis · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratJohn Lewis · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratJohn Lewis · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratJohn Lewis · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratJohn Lewis · 2015-01-06 – 2020-07-18 · DemocratKwanza Hall · 2020-12-03 – 2021-01-04 · DemocratRobert C. Word Ramspeck · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratHelen Douglas Mankin · 1945-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratAndrew Jackson Young Jr. · 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratWyche Fowler Jr. · 1977-01-04 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratNikema Williams · 2021-01-03 – present · DemocratRobert C. Word Ramspeck · 1945-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · Democrat
Nikema Williams D
Jan 3, 2021 – present · 5.8 years
Kwanza Hall D
Dec 3, 2020 – Jan 4, 2021 · 32 days
John Lewis D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jul 18, 2020 · 5.5 years
John Lewis D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
John Lewis D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
John Lewis D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
John Lewis D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
John Lewis D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Wyche Fowler Jr. D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Wyche Fowler Jr. D
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 1979 · 2 years
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. D
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1975 · 2 years
Standish Fletcher Thompson R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
Standish Fletcher Thompson R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Charles Longstreet Weltner D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
James Curran Davis D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
James Curran Davis D
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1959 · 12 years
Helen Douglas Mankin D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Robert C. Word Ramspeck D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Robert C. Word Ramspeck D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Robert C. Word Ramspeck D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
Robert C. Word Ramspeck D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Leslie Jasper Steele D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Robert C. Word Ramspeck D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Leslie Jasper Steele D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
William David Upshaw D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
William David Upshaw D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
William David Upshaw D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
William David Upshaw D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
William Schley Howard D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
William Schley Howard D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
William Schley Howard D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
William Schley Howard D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Leonidas Felix Livingston D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
John David Stewart D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
John David Stewart D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Nathaniel Job Hammond D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Nathaniel Job Hammond D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Nathaniel Job Hammond D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Nathaniel Job Hammond D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Milton Anthony Candler D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Milton Anthony Candler D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
James Crawford Freeman R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Dudley McIver Du Bose D
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Stephen Alfestus Corker D
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Charles Henry Prince R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
John William Henderson Underwood D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Augustus Romaldus Wright D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
John Henry Lumpkin D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Elijah Webb Chastain D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Elijah Webb Chastain D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Thomas C. Hackett D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
John Henry Lumpkin D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
John Henry Lumpkin D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Charles Eaton Haynes J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.