Keith Ellison Won in All but Two of Patch Cities' Precincts
Republican Chris Fields did better in areas Patch covers than in the Fifth District overall.
0
of
0
Keith Ellison and Chris Fields, Nov. 6, 2012 election results in six Patch cities
Photos (1)
Photos
Pdfs (1)
Pdfs
Patch cities gave U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) one shy of 76,000 votes in the Nov. 6, 2012 election that returned him to Congress for a fourth term. His Republican challenger, Chris Fields, got fewer than half that number of votes from areas Patch covers: 33,623.
| City | Ellison votes | Ellison % | Fields votes | Fields % |
| Edina (5 precincts) | 4,692 | 55.27% | 3,779 | 44.52% |
| Fridley | 13,116 | 59.84% | 8,756 | 39.95% |
| Golden Valley | 8,753 | 65.66% | 4,552 | 34.15% |
| Hopkins | 5,608 | 65.71% | 2,906 | 34.05% |
| Richfield | 11,775 | 66.82% | 5,803 | 32.93% |
| St. Louis Park | 25,959 | 78.49% | 7,015 | 21.21% |
| SW Minneapolis (16 precincts) | 32,055 | 80.13% | 7,827 | 19.57% |
| Patch Cities Total | 75,999 | 69.16% | 33,623 | 30.60% |
| Fifth District Total | 262,101 | 74.47% | 88,753 | 25.22% |
Only two precincts out of 76 in Patch cities favored Fields over Ellison. Both precincts were in Edina—a new part of the Fifth District, added when redistricting redrew political boundaries based on the 2010 U.S. Census.
Edina gave Fields the most support of the six Patch cities in the Fifth Congressional District, with 44.52 percent of Edina's votes going to the Republican. Sixteen precincts in neighboring Southwest Minneapolis gave Fields the least support he enjoyed in Patch's coverage areas, with 19.57 percent.
Here is the precinct-by-precinct breakdown of Fifth District voting in Patch cities on Nov. 6, 2012:
| City | Ellison votes Ellison % | Fields votes | Fields % | |
| Edina Precinct 3 | 859 | 43.04% | 1,135 | 56.86% |
| Edina Precinct 4 | 1,061 | 64.58% | 576 | 35.06% |
| Edina Precinct 8 | 788 | 49.59% | 798 | 50.22% |
| Edina Precinct 9 | 896 | 59.57% | 605 | 40.23% |
| Edina Precinct 14 | 1,088 | 61.92% | 665 | 37.85% |
| Edina Total | 4,692 | 55.27% | 3,779 | 44.52% |
| Fridley Ward 1 Precinct 1 | 689 | 58.49% | 486 | 41.26% |
| Fridley Ward 1 Precinct 2 | 686 | 59.04% | 471 | 40.53% |
| Fridley Ward 1 Precinct 3 | 813 | 66.26% | 411 | 33.50% |
| Fridley Ward 1 Precinct 4 | 687 | 65.80% | 357 | 34.20% |
| Fridley Ward 2 Precinct 1 | 587 | 61.72% | 360 | 37.85% |
| Fridley Ward 2 Precinct 2 | 600 | 66.82% | 295 | 32.85% |
| Fridley Ward 2 Precinct 3 | 824 | 59.15% | 568 | 40.78% |
| Fridley Ward 2 Precinct 4 | 837 | 61.77% | 514 | 37.93% |
| Fridley Ward 3 Precinct 1 | 704 | 64.00% | 393 | 35.73% |
| Fridley Ward 3 Precinct 2 | 845 | 58.48% | 597 | 41.31% |
| Fridley Ward 3 Precinct 3 | 556 | 70.56% | 232 | 29.44% |
| Fridley Ward 3 Precinct 4 | 596 | 66.97% | 293 | 32.92% |
| Fridley Total | 13,116 | 59.84% | 8,756 | 39.95% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 1-A | 1,065 | 68.98% | 472 | 30.57% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 2-A | 1,466 | 67.74% | 696 | 32.16% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 3-C | 1,045 | 70.42% | 437 | 29.45% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 4 | 955 | 59.99% | 636 | 39.95% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 5-C | 885 | 68.60% | 401 | 31.09% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 6 | 1,119 | 63.29% | 645 | 36.48% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 7B | 1,097 | 62.72% | 648 | 37.05% |
| Golden Valley Precinct 8B | 1,121 | 64.43% | 617 | 35.46% |
| Golden Valley Total | 8,753 | 65.66% | 4,552 | 34.15% |
| Hopkins Precinct 1 | 812 | 66.89% | 399 | 32.87% |
| Hopkins Precinct 2 | 1,189 | 66.39% | 601 | 33.56% |
| Hopkins Precinct 3 | 805 | 63.04% | 469 | 36.73% |
| Hopkins Precinct 4 | 850 | 71.25% | 337 | 28.25% |
| Hopkins Precinct 5 | 918 | 64.56% | 497 | 34.95% |
| Hopkins Precinct 6 | 1,034 | 62.97% | 603 | 36.72% |
| Hopkins Total | 5,608 | 65.71% | 2,906 | 34.05% |
| Richfield Ward 1 Precinct 3 | 1,514 | 64.48% | 828 | 35.26% |
| Richfield Ward 1 Precinct 4 | 1,245 | 67.37% | 600 | 32.47% |
| Richfield Ward 1 Precinct 5 | 1,445 | 65.00% | 776 | 34.91% |
| Richfield Ward 2 Precinct 2 | 1,590 | 68.51% | 727 | 31.32% |
| Richfield Ward 2 Precinct 6 | 1,480 | 65.05% | 794 | 34.90% |
| Richfield Ward 2 Precinct 7 | 1,077 | 65.27% | 569 | 34.48% |
| Richfield Ward 3 Precinct 1 | 888 | 67.17% | 425 | 32.15% |
| Richfield Ward 3 Precinct 8 | 1,034 | 68.98% | 463 | 30.89% |
| Richfield Ward 3 Precinct 9 | 1,502 | 70.42% | 621 | 29.11% |
| Richfield Total | 11,775 | 66.82% | 5,803 | 32.93% |
| Minneapolis Ward 8 Precinct 2 | 1,910 | 89.17% | 224 | 10.46% |
| Minneapolis Ward 8 Precinct 6 | 1,930 | 89.39% | 221 | 10.24% |
| Minneapolis Ward 8 Precinct 7 | 2,256 | 85.78% | 367 | 13.95% |
| Minneapolis Ward 10 Precinct 3A | 1,303 | 78.73% | 345 | 20.85% |
| Minneapolis Ward 10 Precinct 4 | 1,393 | 84.02% | 259 | 15.62% |
| Minneapolis Ward 10 Precinct 5A | 1,182 | 85.59% | 193 | 13.98% |
| Minneapolis Ward 10 Precinct 6 | 1,773 | 84.71% | 311 | 14.86% |
| Minneapolis Ward 11 Precinct 1 | 1,245 | 81.16% | 288 | 18.77% |
| Minneapolis Ward 11 Precinct 2 | 1,576 | 76.58% | 473 | 22.98% |
| Minneapolis Ward 11 Precinct 3 | 1,526 | 81.30% | 344 | 18.33% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 1 | 1,232 | 70.60% | 512 | 29.34% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 2 | 1,821 | 79.69% | 458 | 20.04% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 3 | 1,883 | 80.47% | 451 | 19.27% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 4 | 1,861 | 74.95% | 616 | 24.81% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 5 | 1,951 | 78.80% | 519 | 20.96% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 6 | 2,278 | 79.01% | 598 | 20.74% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 7 | 1,880 | 75.81% | 593 | 23.91% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 8 | 1,381 | 76.00% | 431 | 23.72% |
| Minneapolis Ward 13 Precinct 9 | 1,674 | 72.59% | 624 | 27.06% |
| SW Minneapolis Total | 32,055 | 80.13% | 7,827 | 19.57% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 1 Precinct 1 | 1,483 | 64.90% | 800 | 35.01% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 1 Precinct 2 | 1,818 | 67.84% | 855 | 31.90% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 1 Precinct 3 | 700 | 70.78% | 286 | 28.92% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 1 Precinct 4 | 635 | 67.93% | 292 | 31.74% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 2 Precinct 5 | 703 | 63.85% | 398 | 36.15% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 2 Precinct 6 | 1,277 | 66.30% | 647 | 33.59% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 2 Precinct 7 | 1,531 | 66.22% | 777 | 33.61% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 2 Precinct 8 | 1,228 | 67.73% | 577 | 31.83% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 3 Precinct 9 | 1,121 | 72.46% | 424 | 27.41% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 3 Precinct 10 | 998 | 66.98% | 487 | 32.68% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 3 Precinct 11 | 891 | 66.44% | 446 | 33.26% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 3 Precinct 12 | 1,581 | 69.46% | 690 | 30.32% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 4 Precinct 13 | 1,006 | 63.71% | 570 | 36.10% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 4 Precinct 14 | 1,770 | 70.60% | 731 | 29.16% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 4 Precinct 15 | 999 | 68.52% | 450 | 31.34% |
| St. Louis Park Ward 4 Precinct 16 | 796 | 66.50% | 397 | 33.17% |
| St. Louis Park Total | 18,537 | 67.59% | 8,827 | 32.18% |
| Patch Cities Total | 75,999 | 69.16% | 33,623 | 30.60% |
| Hennepin County (196 precincts) | 244,172 | 75.39% | 78,645 | 24.28% |
| Anoka County (24 precincts) | 16,852 | 63.85% | 9,477 | 35.91% |
| Ramsey County (1 precinct) | 1,077 | 62.98% | 631 | 36.90% |
| Fifth District Total | 262,101 | 74.47% | 88,753 | 25.22% |
