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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 5A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Thomas Rukavina (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating William Pasch (R) by 61.6 points.

Thomas RukavinaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%11,277
William PaschRepublican
19.2%2,679
13,956 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+53.81984D+56.21986D+61.61988D+52.81990D+49.51994D+53.21996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET