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Maine's 5th congressional district

33 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1821. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
33
12 R · 9 D · 7 J · 2 NG · 1 A · 1 W · 1 IRD
Longest tenure
4 years
Eugene Hale
Current
—
nobody
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020Ebenezer Herrick · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanEnoch Lincoln · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04 · RepublicanEnoch Lincoln · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · AdamsJames Wheelock Ripley · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonJames Wheelock Ripley · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonCornelius Holland · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonMoses Mason Jr. · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonMoses Mason Jr. · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonTimothy Jarvis Carter · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratVirgil Delphini Parris · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratNathaniel Swett Littlefield · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratBenjamin White · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratCullen Sawtelle · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · DemocratEphraim Knight Smart · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratCullen Sawtelle · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratEphraim Knight Smart · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratIsrael Washburn Jr. · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · WhigIsrael Washburn Jr. · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · Ind. Republican-DemocratIsrael Washburn Jr. · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · RepublicanStephen Coburn · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Hovey Rice · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Augustus Pike · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Augustus Pike · 1865-12-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1869-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanThompson Henry Murch · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · National GreenbackerThompson Henry Murch · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · National GreenbackerJames Wheelock Ripley · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonCornelius Holland · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonVirgil Delphini Parris · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratIsrael Washburn Jr. · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · Republican
Thompson Henry Murch NG
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Thompson Henry Murch NG
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Eugene Hale R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Eugene Hale R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Eugene Hale R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Eugene Hale R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1873 · 4 years
Frederick Augustus Pike R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1869 · 3.2 years
Frederick Augustus Pike R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
John Hovey Rice R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Stephen Coburn R
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Israel Washburn Jr. R
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Israel Washburn Jr. R
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Israel Washburn Jr. IRD
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Israel Washburn Jr. W
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Ephraim Knight Smart D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Cullen Sawtelle D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Ephraim Knight Smart D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Cullen Sawtelle D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Benjamin White D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Virgil Delphini Parris D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Timothy Jarvis Carter D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Virgil Delphini Parris D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Moses Mason Jr. J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Moses Mason Jr. J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Cornelius Holland J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
James Wheelock Ripley J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Cornelius Holland J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
James Wheelock Ripley J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Enoch Lincoln A
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
James Wheelock Ripley J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Enoch Lincoln R
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Ebenezer Herrick R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months

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