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West Virginia's 5th congressional district

23 members have held this seat since Nov 9, 1903. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
23
14 R · 9 D
Longest tenure
10 years
John Kee
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/wv-5Every holder, newest first
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192019401960198020002020James Anthony Hughes · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanJames Anthony Hughes · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanJames Anthony Hughes · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanJames Anthony Hughes · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanJames Anthony Hughes · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanJames Anthony Hughes · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Cooper · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Cooper · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanWells Goodykoontz · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanWells Goodykoontz · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Jefferson Lilly · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratJames French Strother · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanJames French Strother · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanHugh Ike Shott · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanHugh Ike Shott · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Kee · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratJohn Kee · 1943-01-06 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratMaude Elizabeth Kee · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratMaude Elizabeth Kee · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratJames Kee · 1965-01-04 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratJames Kee · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratJames Kee · 1971-01-21 – 1973-01-04 · DemocratMaude Elizabeth Kee · 1951-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · Democrat
James Kee D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
James Kee D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
James Kee D
Jan 4, 1965 – Jan 4, 1967 · 2 years
Maude Elizabeth Kee D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Maude Elizabeth Kee D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Maude Elizabeth Kee D
Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 4, 1959 · 8 years
John Kee D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1953 · 10 years
John Kee D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
Hugh Ike Shott R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Hugh Ike Shott R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
James French Strother R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
James French Strother R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Thomas Jefferson Lilly D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Wells Goodykoontz R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Wells Goodykoontz R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Edward Cooper R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Edward Cooper R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
James Anthony Hughes R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
James Anthony Hughes R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
James Anthony Hughes R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
James Anthony Hughes R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
James Anthony Hughes R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James Anthony Hughes R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months

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