| State: | Maine |
| District Number: | 5 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1821 |
| Eliminated: | 1883 |
| Years: | 1821-1883 |
| Population Year: | 1870 |
Maine's 5th congressional district was a congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1883. Its last congressman was Thompson Henry Murch.
| Member | Party | Years ↑ | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1821 | ||||||||
| align=left | Ebenezer Herrick | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the . | 1821 – 1823 Kennebec County (partial) and Lincoln County (partial)[1] | ||
Enoch Lincoln | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned. | 1823 – 1833 Cumberland County (partial), Kennebec County (partial), Lincoln County (partial), Oxford County (partial)[2] | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – January 1826 | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1826 – September 11, 1826 | ||||||
| align=left | James W. Ripley | Jacksonian | nowrap | September 11, 1826 – March 12, 1830 | Elected September 11, 1826 to finish Lincoln's term and seated December 4, 1826. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828 on the second ballot. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 12, 1830 – December 6, 1830 | ||||||
| align=left | Cornelius Holland | Jacksonian | nowrap | December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833 | Elected to finish Ripley's term. Also elected to the next full term. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Moses Mason Jr. | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Timothy J. Carter | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 14, 1838 | Elected in 1836. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 14, 1838 – May 29, 1838 | ||||||
| align=left | Virgil D. Parris | Democratic | nowrap | May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1841 | Elected to finish Carter's term. Also elected to the next full term. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Nathaniel Littlefield | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin White | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1843. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1844. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Ephraim K. Smart | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1846. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1848. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Ephraim K. Smart | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. Lost re-election. | |||
Israel Washburn Jr. | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected. | ||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – January 1, 1861 | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1861 – January 2, 1861 | ||||||
| align=left | Stephen Coburn | Republican | nowrap | January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861 | Elected to finish Washburn's term. Retired. | |||
| align=left | John H. Rice | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Frederick A. Pike | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Eugene Hale | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Thompson Henry Murch | Greenback | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | |||
| District eliminated March 3, 1883 | ||||||||
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