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1990 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 1990 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 144,682 popular votes (72.75%). The main challenger was Raymond C. Gilbertson (27.01%).

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

Sabo +45.7 pts · won by 90,962 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER72.75%
144,682 votes
Raymond C. GilbertsonRepublican27.01%
53,720 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.