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1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 136,634 popular votes (65.55%). The main challenger was Keith W. Johnson (29.35%).

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

Sabo +36.2 pts · won by 75,450 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER65.55%
136,634 votes
Keith W. JohnsonRepublican29.35%
61,184 votes
Kathryn Andersoncitizens3.91%
8,143 votes
Thomas WicklundLibertarian1.19%
2,491 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.