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2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Keith Ellison won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Keith Ellison received 262,102 popular votes (74.47%). The main challenger was Chris Fields (25.22%).

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

Ellison +49.3 pts · won by 173,349 votes
Keith EllisonDemocraticWINNER74.47%
262,102 votes
Chris FieldsRepublican25.22%
88,753 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.