2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota House District 5A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Thomas Rukavina (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Dean (R) by 54.3 points.
Thomas RukavinaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%12,991
Tom DeanRepublican
22.8%3,847
16,838 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET