Martin Olav Sabo

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 28, 1938
Died: March 13, 2016
Age at death: 78
Home state: Minnesota
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1978–2004

Career timeline

1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep

1990Rep 1992Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep

2004Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sabo2.0M

Opponents930,680

Elections run

Between 1978 and 2004, Martin Olav Sabo ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Sabo's biggest single-election total was 218,434 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 5. Sabo's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 5, decided by 36,261 votes.

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How many votes has Martin Olav Sabo received?

Martin Olav Sabo has received 1,988,911 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Martin Olav Sabo’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2004	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	218,43469.67%	Daniel Nielsen Mathias (head-to-head) Jay Pond
2002	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	171,57267.03%	Daniel Nielsen Mathias (head-to-head) Tim Davis
2000	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	176,62969.23%	Frank Taylor (head-to-head) Rob Tomich Renee Lavoi Chuck P. Charnstrom
1998	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	145,53566.88%	Frank Taylor (head-to-head) Kevin Houston Michael Pennock Jason Kassel
1996	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	158,26164.32%	Jack Uldrich Erika Anderson Jennifer Benton
1992	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	174,13962.84%	Stephen A. Moriarty Russell B. Bentley Sandra Coleman Mary Mellen Glenn Mesaros Christopher Nisan
1990	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	144,68272.75%	Raymond C. Gilbertson (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	174,41672.13%	Raymond C. Gilbertson (head-to-head) T. Christopher Wright
1986	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	105,41072.7%	Rick Serra Clifford Mark Greene
1984	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	165,07570.11%	Richard D. Weiblen Kathryn Anderson (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	136,63465.55%	Keith W. Johnson Kathryn Anderson (head-to-head) Thomas Wicklund
1980	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	126,45170.08%	John Doherty Jeffrey M. Miller Scott Wallace Steve Thomas
1978	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	91,67362.33%	Mike Till

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q473050). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.