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1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 158,261 popular votes (64.32%). The main challenger was Jack Uldrich (28.49%).

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

Sabo +35.8 pts · won by 88,152 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER64.32%
158,261 votes
Jack UldrichRepublican28.49%
70,109 votes
Erika Andersongrassroots5.33%
13,102 votes
Jennifer Bentonsocialist workers1.74%
4,284 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.