Minnesota's 5th congressional district

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Minnesota's 5th congressional district
Minnesota's 5th congressional district
	Minnesota's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Keith Ellison; D–Minneapolis
Area	124 sq mi (320 km2)
Distribution	100% urban; 0% rural;
Population (2015)	707,578
Median household; income	41,569
Ethnicity	63.5% White; 18.2% Black; 9.0% Hispanic; 5.2% Asian; 3.2% other; 1.6% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+22

Minnesota's 5th congressional district is a geographically small urban and suburban congressional district in 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.^[4] The district is strongly Democratic with a CPVI of D + 22--far and away the most Democratic district in the state.^[3] The district is represented by Keith Ellison, the first Muslim to ever serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first person of color to represent Minnesota in that chamber.

Besides Minneapolis, major cities in the district include St. Louis Park, Edina, Richfield, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, and Fridley.

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created		March 4, 1883
48th – 50th	Knute Nelson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
51st	Solomon Comstock	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
52nd	Kittel Halvorson	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
53rd – 57th	Loren Fletcher	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903
58th	John Lind	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
59th	Loren Fletcher	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
60th – 62nd	Frank Nye	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
63rd – 64th	George Ross Smith	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
65th	Ernest Lundeen	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
66th – 71st	Walter Newton	Republican	March 4, 1919 – June 30, 1929	Resigned after being appointed secretary to President Herbert Hoover
Vacant		June 30, 1929 – July 17, 1929
71st – 72nd	William I. Nolan	Republican	July 17, 1929 – March 3, 1933
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
74th	Theodore Christianson	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Redistricted from the At-large district
75th	Dewey Johnson	Farmer-Labor	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
76th – 77th	Oscar Youngdahl	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943
78th – 87th	Walter Judd	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963
88th – 95th	Donald M. Fraser	DFL	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979
95th–109th	Martin Olav Sabo	DFL	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2007
110th –	Keith Ellison	DFL	January 3, 2007 – present	Incumbent

Elections

2016

Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2016^[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Keith Ellison	249,597	69.2	−1.6
Republican	Frank Drake	80,660	22.3	−1.7
Independent	Dennis Schuller	30,759	8.5	−

2014

Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2014^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Keith Ellison	167,079	70.8	−3.7
Republican	Doug Daggett	56,577	24.0	−1.2
Independence	Lee Bauer	12,001	5.1	−

2012

Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Keith Ellison	262,101	74.5	+6.8
	Republican	Chris Fields	88,753	25.2	+1.1

2010

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Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2010
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Keith Ellison	154,833	67.7	−3.2
Republican	Joel Demos	55,222	24.1	−
Independent	Lynne Torgerson	8,548	3.7	−
Independence	Tom Schrunk	7,446	3.3	−
Independent Progressive	Michael James Cavlan	2,468	1.1	−

2008

Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2008
	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 Pallmeyer. 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
	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
	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
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Martin Sabo	171,566	67	−
Republican	Daniel Mathias	66,269	26	−
Green	Tim Davis	17,825	7	−

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
^ ^a ^b "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ Martin, Lawrence (2003-07-15). "Thursday Night Hikes: Capitol Hill/Cathedral Hill Hike Architecture Notes, Part 2". Retrieved 2007-02-27.
^ "Minnesota U.S. House 5th District Results: Keith Ellison Wins". The New York Times. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
^ "Ballotpedia: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014". Retrieved October 12, 2014.
^ "2012 General Election Results – Minnesota Secretary of State". 2012-11-06. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
^ "Results General November 2, 2010; Results from Congressional District 05". Minnesota Secretary of State Election Reporting System. 2011-01-19.

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[1] "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved 2007-04-02.

[2] "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-24.

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[4] Martin, Lawrence (2003-07-15). "Thursday Night Hikes: Capitol Hill/Cathedral Hill Hike Architecture Notes, Part 2". Retrieved 2007-02-27.

[5] "Minnesota U.S. House 5th District Results: Keith Ellison Wins". The New York Times. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

[6] "Ballotpedia: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014". Retrieved October 12, 2014.

[7] "2012 General Election Results – Minnesota Secretary of State". 2012-11-06. Retrieved November 9, 2012.

[8] "Results General November 2, 2010; Results from Congressional District 05". Minnesota Secretary of State Election Reporting System. 2011-01-19.

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