| Minnesota's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Keith Ellison (DFL) | |
| Area | 124[1] mi² (321 km²) | |
| Distribution | 100% urban, 0% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 614,935[2] | |
| Median income | $41,569 | |
| Ethnicity | 73.5% White, 12.9% Black, 5.2% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic, 1.6% Native American, 3.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | D + 23 | |
Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District is a geographically small urban and suburban congressional district in eastern Minnesota. It covers eastern Hennepin County, including the entire city of Minneapolis, along with parts of Anoka and Ramsey counties. It was created in 1883 and was named the "Bloody Fifth" on account of the first election.[3] The district is strongly Democratic with a CPVI of D + 21.[4] The district is represented by Keith Ellison, the first Muslim to ever serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Major cities in the district include Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Richfield, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, and Fridley.
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Historical Representation
| Congress | Representative | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 48th – 50th (1883 – 1889) | Knute Nelson | Republican |
| 51st (1889 – 1891) | Solomon Comstock | Republican |
| 52nd (1891 – 1893) | Kittel Halvorson | Populist |
| 53rd – 57th (1893 – 1903) | Loren Fletcher | Republican |
| 58th (1903 – 1905) | John Lind | Democratic |
| 59th (1905 – 1907) | Loren Fletcher | Republican |
| 60th – 62nd (1907 – 1913) | Frank Nye | Republican |
| 63rd – 64th (1913 – 1917) | George Ross Smith | Republican |
| 65th (1917 – 1919) | Ernest Lundeen | Republican |
| 66th – 70th (1919 – 1929) | Walter Newton | Republican |
| 71st – 72nd (1929 – 1933) | William I. Nolan | Republican |
| 73rd (1933 – 1935) | Magnus Johnson | Farmer-Labor |
| 74th (1935–1937) | Theodore Christianson | Republican |
| 75th (1937 – 1939) | Dewey Johnson | Farmer-Labor |
| 76th – 77th (1939 – 1943) | Oscar Youngdahl | Republican |
| 78th – 87th (1943 – 1963) | Walter Judd | Republican |
| 88th – 95th (1963 – 1979) | Donald M. Fraser | DFL |
| 95th-109th (1979–2007) | Martin Sabo | DFL |
| 110th- (2007 –) | Keith Ellison | DFL |
Elections
2008
| Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2008 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Keith Ellison | 228,753 | 70.9 | +14.9 | |
| Republican | Barb Davis White | 71,013 | 22 | - | |
| Independence | Bill McGaughey | 22,315 | 6.9 | - | |
2006
Congressman Martin Sabo, DFL retired after 26 years in the House. Keith Ellison, also a DFLer, replaced him. Although Ellison was endorsed by the DFL convention, four non-endorsed candidates ran strong campaigns against him in the DFL primary: Gail Dorfman, Mike Erlandson, Ember Reichgott Junge, and Jack Nelson Pall-Meyer. Ellison won the primary with 41% of the vote. In the general election, he won with 56% of the vote against Jay Pond of the Green Party, Tammy Lee of the Independence Party and Alan Fine of the Republican Party. Ellison is the first Muslim member of the U.S. Congress.
| Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Keith Ellison | 136,061 | 56 | - | |
| Republican | Alan Fine | 52,263 | 21 | - | |
| Independence | Tammy Lee | 51,456 | 21 | - | |
| Green | Jay Pond | 4,792 | 2 | - | |
2004
| 2004 Fifth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Martin Sabo | 218,411 | 70 | +3 | |
| Republican | Daniel Mathias | 76,598 | 24 | -2 | |
| Green | Jay Pond | 17,983 | 6 | - | |
2002
| 2002 Fifth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Martin Sabo | 171,566 | 67 | - | |
| Republican | Daniel Mathias | 66,269 | 26 | - | |
| Green | Davis | 17,825 | 7 | - | |
References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/MN/ur_c9_27.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US2705&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US27%7C50000US2704&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US2705&_cityTown=&_state=04000US27&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ Martin, Lawrence (2003-07-15). "Thursday Night Hikes: Capitol Hill/Cathedral Hill Hike Architecture Notes, Part 2". http://www.angelfire.com/mn/thursdaynighthikes/cap2cathhill.html. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". The Campaign Legal Center. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
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