Minnesota's 5th congressional district

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Minnesota's 5th congressional district
Minnesota's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Keith Ellison (DFL–Minneapolis)
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+22[3]
External images
THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 5th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

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, 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 – 70th 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

2012

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

2010

[6]
Minnesota 5th congressional district election, 2010
Party 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
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 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
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
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Martin Sabo 171,566 67 −
Republican Daniel Mathias 66,269 26 −
Green Tim Davis 17,825 7 −

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  2. ↑ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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. ↑ "2012 General Election Results – Minnesota Secretary of State". 2012-11-06. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Results General November 2, 2010; Results from Congressional District 05". Minnesota Secretary of State Election Reporting System. 2011-01-19.

Coordinates: 44°58′52″N 93°17′39″W / 44.98111°N 93.29417°W