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1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 174,416 popular votes (72.13%). The main challenger was Raymond C. Gilbertson (25.08%).

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

Sabo +47.0 pts · won by 113,770 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER72.13%
174,416 votes
Raymond C. GilbertsonRepublican25.08%
60,646 votes
T. Christopher Wrightgrassroots2.67%
6,468 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.