1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 5
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jerry Janezich (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Dean (R) by 50.6 points.
Jerry JanezichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%24,033
Tom DeanRepublican
24.7%7,893
31,926 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET