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2000 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin Olav Sabo won the 2000 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin Olav Sabo received 176,629 popular votes (69.23%). The main challenger was Frank Taylor (22.81%).

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

Sabo +46.4 pts · won by 118,438 votes
Martin Olav SaboDemocraticWINNER69.23%
176,629 votes
Frank TaylorRepublican22.81%
58,191 votes
Rob Tomichindependence4.44%
11,323 votes
Renee Lavoiconstitution1.77%
4,522 votes
Chuck P. CharnstromLibertarian1.76%
4,480 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.