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1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 91,673 popular votes (62.33%). The main challenger was Mike Till (37.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Sabo and Till

Sabo +24.7 pts · won by 36,261 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER62.33%
91,673 votes
Mike TillRepublican37.67%
55,412 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.