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. Besides Minneapolis, major cities in the district include
Brooklyn Center ,
St. Louis Park ,
Richfield ,
Crystal ,
Robbinsdale ,
Golden Valley ,
New Hope ,
Fridley , and a small portion of
Edina .
It was created in 1883, and was nicknamed the "Bloody Fifth" on account of its first election . The contest between Knute Nelson and Charles F. Kindred involved graft, intimidation, and election fraud at every turn. The Republican convention on July 12 in Detroit Lakes was compared to the historic Battle of the Boyne in Ireland . One hundred and fifty delegates fought over eighty seats. After a scuffle in the main conference center, the Kindred and Nelson campaigns nominated each of their candidates.
The district is strongly Democratic , with a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of D+30 — by far the most Democratic district in the state. The 5th is also the most Democratic district in the Upper Midwest . The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) has held the seat without interruption since 1963, and the Republicans have not tallied more than 40 percent of the vote in almost half a century. The 5th district is one of the most diverse in Minnesota; 16% of the district's residents are immigrants, the highest of any district in Minnesota, with the largest countries of origin being Somalia , Ethiopia , Mexico , India , Laos , Ecuador , and Liberia . The district also has the largest population of Somali Americans in the country, with Somalis making up 3% of the district's population.
The district is represented by Ilhan Omar , who is the first Somali–American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives , and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota in that chamber. Omar, also an American Muslim , succeeded Keith Ellison , the first American Muslim to serve in Congress, after he was elected Minnesota Attorney General .
Election results from recent statewide races
Composition
Minneapolis – 425,096Edina – 52,437St. Louis Park – 48,827Richfield – 36,710Brooklyn Center – 32,217Fridley – 30,289Crystal – 22,265Columbia Heights – 22,243New Hope – 21,986Golden Valley – 21,545Robbinsdale – 14,646St. Anthony – 10,124
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1883
Knute Nelson (Alexandria )
Republican
March 4, 1883 –
48th 49th 50th
Elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .1883–1893 [data missing
Solomon Comstock (Moorhead )
Republican
March 4, 1889 –
51st
Elected in 1888 .
Kittel Halvorson (North Fork )
Populist
March 4, 1891 –
52nd
Elected in 1890 .
Loren Fletcher (Minneapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1893 –
53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th
Elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .1893–1903 [data missing
John Lind (Minneapolis )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 –
58th
Elected in 1902 .1903–1913 [data missing
Loren Fletcher (Minneapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1905 –
59th
Elected in 1904 .
Frank Nye (Minneapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1907 –
60th 61st 62nd
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .
George Ross Smith (Minneapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1913 –
63rd 64th
Elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .1913–1933 [data missing
Ernest Lundeen (Minneapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1917 –
65th
Elected in 1916 .
Walter Newton (Minneapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1919 –
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st
Elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Secretary to President Herbert Hoover .
Vacant
June 30, 1929 –
71st
William I. Nolan (Minneapolis )
Republican
July 17, 1929 –
71st 72nd
Elected to finish Newton's term .Re-elected in 1930 .at-large district
District inactive
March 4, 1933 –
73rd
All representatives elected at-large general ticket .
Theodore Christianson (Minneapolis )
Republican
January 3, 1935 –
74th
Redistricted from the at-large district re-elected in 1934 .run for U.S. Senator .
1935–1943 [data missing
Dewey Johnson (Minneapolis )
Farmer–Labor
January 3, 1937 –
75th
Elected in 1936 .
Oscar Youngdahl (Minneapolis )
Republican
January 3, 1939 –
76th 77th
Elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .
Walter Judd (Minneapolis )
Republican
January 3, 1943 –
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .1943–1953 [data missing
1953–1963 [data missing
Donald M. Fraser (Minneapolis )
Democratic (DFL)
January 3, 1963 –
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th
Elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .run for U.S. Senator .
1963–1973 [data missing
1973–1983 [data missing
Martin Olav Sabo (Minneapolis )
Democratic (DFL)
January 3, 1979 –
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .
1983–1993 [data missing
1993–2003 [data missing
2003–2013
Keith Ellison (Minneapolis )
Democratic (DFL)
January 3, 2007 –
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th
Elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .run for Attorney General of Minnesota .
2013–2023
Ilhan Omar (Minneapolis )
Democratic (DFL)
January 3, 2019 –
116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present
Recent election results
2002
2004
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 was the first Muslim member of the U.S. Congress .
2008
2010
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2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
References
^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF) . US Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2007 .^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)" . www.census.gov . US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .^ "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2024 .^ "My Congressional District Bureau" . www.census.gov . Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ Martin, Lawrence (July 15, 2003). "Thursday Night Hikes: Capitol Hill/Cathedral Hill Hike Architecture Notes, Part 2" . Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved February 27, 2007 . ^ Martin, Lawrence (July 15, 2003). "Thursday Night Hikes: Capitol Hill/Cathedral Hill Hike Architecture Notes, Part 2" . Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved February 27, 2007 . ^ Carl Zapffe (1946). Brainerd, Minnesota, 1871–1946: Seventy-fifth Anniversary ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas" . statisticalatlas.com . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas" . statisticalatlas.com . Retrieved March 14, 2024 .^ Ellison, Keith [@keithellison] (June 5, 2018). "Today, I am announcing my candidacy to be the People's Lawyer, and to protect and defend all Minnesotans as your next Attorney General" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Twitter . ^ Bierschbach, Briana; Bakst, Brian; Pugmire, Tim (June 5, 2018). "Filing deadline drama: Rep. Omar jumps into race for Congress" . Minnesota Public Radio . St. Paul, Minnesota: American Public Media Group . Retrieved August 19, 2018 . ^ "Results General November 2, 2010; Results from Congressional District 05" . Minnesota Secretary of State Election Reporting System. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.^ "2012 General Election Results – Minnesota Secretary of State" . November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012 .^ "Ballotpedia:Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014" . Retrieved October 12, 2014 .^ "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 election, 2018" . Retrieved February 11, 2019 .^ "Results for All Congressional Districts" . Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .^ "Index - Election Results" . Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
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