Minnesota's 5th congressional district
The 5th congressional district of Minnesota since 2002
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.

[edit] Historical Representation

[edit] Elections

[edit] 2008

[edit] 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.

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2002

[edit] References