District: Minnesota - 5th District Leadership: Chief Deputy Whip Political Highlights: Minn. House, 2003-06 Born: August 4, 1963; Detroit, Mich. Residence: Minneapolis Religion: Muslim Family: Divorced; four children Education: Wayne State U., B.A. 1986; Wayne State U., attended 1986-87; U. of Minnesota, J.D. 1990 Elected: 2006 Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments; Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit; Oversight & Investigations) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 94th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 368,885 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Keith Ellison (D) Alan Fine (R) Tammy Lee (INDC) Jay Pond (GREEN)
Votes
136,060 52,263 51,456 4,792
%
55.6% 21.3% 21.0% 2.0%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Keith Ellison (D) Barb White (R) Bill McGaughey (INDC)
Votes
228,776 71,020 22,318
%
70.9% 22.0% 6.9%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Keith Ellison (D) Joel Demos (R) Lynne Torgerson (I) Tom Schrunk (INDC) Michael Cavlan (IDP)
Votes
154,833 55,222 8,548 7,446 2,468
%
67.7% 24.1% 3.7% 3.3% 1.1%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Keith Ellison (D) Chris Fields (R)
Votes
262,102 88,753
%
74.5% 25.2%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Keith Ellison (D) Doug Daggett (R) Lee Bauer (INDC)
