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1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 145,535 popular votes (66.88%). The main challenger was Frank Taylor (27.59%).

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

Sabo +39.3 pts · won by 85,500 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER66.88%
145,535 votes
Frank TaylorRepublican27.59%
60,035 votes
Kevin HoustonLibertarian3.39%
7,378 votes
Michael Pennocksocialist workers1.31%
2,842 votes
Jason Kasselanti-federalist0.72%
1,561 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.