Minnesota's 5th congressional district
Minnesota's 5th congressional district | |
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Minnesota's 5th congressional district – since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Keith Ellison (D–Minneapolis) |
Area | 124[1] sq mi (320 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 708,082[3] |
Median income | $59,115 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+26[4] |
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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.[5] The district is strongly Democratic with a CPVI of D+26—by far the most Democratic district in the state.[4] 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 |
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District created | March 4, 1883 | |||
48th | Knute Nelson | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | Retired |
51st | Solomon Gilman Comstock | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Lost reelection |
52nd | Kittel Halvorson | Populist | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Lost reelection |
53rd | Loren Fletcher | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Lost reelection |
58th | John Lind | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Retired |
59th | Loren Fletcher | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | Retired |
60th | Frank Mellen Nye | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | Retired |
63rd | George Ross Smith | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | Lost reelection |
65th | Ernest Lundeen | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | Lost renomination |
66th | Walter Hughes 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 | William Ignatius Nolan | Republican | July 17, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | Lost reelection |
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 | Ran for Governor of Minnesota (successful) |
75th | Dewey William Johnson | Farmer-Labor | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Lost reelection |
76th | Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Lost renomination |
78th | Walter Henry Judd | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 | Lost reelection |
88th | Donald MacKay Fraser | DFL | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost nomination) |
95th | Martin Olav Sabo | DFL | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2007 | Retired |
110th | Keith Maurice Ellison | DFL | January 3, 2007 – present | Incumbent |
Elections
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Keith Ellison | 249,597 | 69.2 | −1.6 | |
Republican | Frank Drake | 80,660 | 22.3 | −1.7 | |
LMN | Dennis Schuller | 30,759 | 8.5 | - |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Keith Ellison | 262,101 | 74.5 | +6.8 | |
Republican | Chris Fields | 88,753 | 25.2 | +1.1 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Martin Sabo | 218,411 | 70 | +3 | |
Republican | Daniel Mathias | 76,598 | 24 | −2 | |
Green | Jay Pond | 17,983 | 6 | − |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Martin Sabo | 171,566 | 67 | − | |
Republican | Daniel Mathias | 66,269 | 26 | − | |
Green | Tim Davis | 17,825 | 7 | − |
Presidential election voting
Election results from presidential races | Political parties that won the district | ||
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Year | Office | Results | |
2000 | President | Gore 63–29% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2004 | President | Kerry 71–28% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2008 | President | Obama 74–24% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2012 | President | Obama 74–24% | Democratic Party (United States) |
2016 | President | Clinton 74–19% | Democratic Party (United States) |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Results General November 2, 2010; Results from Congressional District 05". Minnesota Secretary of State Election Reporting System. 2011-01-19. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
Coordinates: 44°58′52″N 93°17′39″W / 44.98111°N 93.29417°W