1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 5B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jerry Janezich (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Tony Sutton (R) by 58.9 points.
Jerry JanezichDemocrat · winner
79.5%10,941
Tony SuttonRepublican
20.5%2,827
13,768 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET