Missouri's 5th congressional district

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Missouri's 5th congressional district
Current Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D)
Population (2000) 621,690
Median income $36,314
Ethnicity 68.8% White, 24.4% Black, 1.3% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI D+12

Missouri's 5th Congressional District has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver since 2005.

The district primarily consists of the Kansas CityJackson County metropolitan area.

US House election, 2006: Missouri District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Emanuel Cleaver 136,149 64.2
Republican Jacob Turk 68,456 32.3
Libertarian Randall Langkraehr 7,314 3.5
Majority 67,693 31.9
Turnout 211,919
Democratic hold Swing
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