2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 5A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Thomas Rukavina (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating Scott Dane (Ind) by 60.1 points.
Thomas RukavinaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.1%14,754
Scott DaneIndependent
19.9%3,674
18,428 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET