5th Congressional District

Coverage

Bachmann: Big-name visits show she's a target

10/24/10, 05:54 PM

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says visits this weekend from former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama show that she's a "high-value target" for Democrats.

Duluth News Tribune backs Cravaack over Oberstar in 8th District

10/24/10, 10:49 AM

Republican challenger Chip Cravaack has landed a key newspaper endorsement in his bid to unseat longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar in northeastern Minnesota.

Crowd steals the show at Oberstar, Cravaack debate

10/19/10, 11:15 AM

Incumbent Democrat Jim Oberstar and Republican challenger Chip Cravaack debated issues related to jobs, tax cuts, health reform, and the federal debt.

Report: Stimulus critic Bachmann sought local cash

10/18/10, 01:26 PM

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann voted against what she calls "the failed Pelosi trillion-dollar stimulus," but that didn't stop her from writing letters to federal agencies on behalf of seven grant applications seeking stimulus dollars.

Additional Coverage

Candidates

DFL

Keith Ellison

GOP

Joel Demos

Tom Schrunk

Median age:: 35.8
Per capita income:: $30,664
Individuals below poverty level:: 16.5%
Ethnicity:: White: 74.3%; Black: 13.6%; Asian: 4.6%; Hispanic: 8.7%; American Indian: 1.2%
Distribution:: Urban: 100%; Rural: 0%

5th Congressional District

Minnesota's 5th Congressional District is made up primarily of the city of Minneapolis and a few adjoining suburbs. It includes the affluent neighborhoods around Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet, the University of Minnesota, and the downtown area. However, a large section of the 5th also includes residents with considerably lower incomes. There is no greater DFL stronghold in all of Minnesota than the 5th. DFLer Keith Ellison won election to this seat in 2006, succeeding longtime Rep. Martin Sabo. In 2008, he won re-election with 71 percent of the vote.