Missouri's 5th congressional district
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| Missouri's 5th congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 621,690 |
| Median income | $36,314 |
| Ethnic composition | 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 City–Jackson County metropolitan area.
| US House election, 2006: Missouri District 5 | |||||
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| 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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