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2010 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2010 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Keith Ellison won the 2010 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Keith Ellison received 154,833 popular votes (67.66%). The main challenger was Joel Demos (24.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellison and Demos

Ellison +43.5 pts · won by 99,611 votes
Keith EllisonDemocraticWINNER67.66%
154,833 votes
Joel DemosRepublican24.13%
55,222 votes
Lynne TorgersonIndependent3.74%
8,548 votes
Tom Schrunkindependence3.3%
7,556 votes
Michael James CavlanIndependent1.08%
2,468 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.