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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 5B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Anthony Sertich (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Allen Thomsen (R) by 50.5 points.

Anthony SertichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%15,004
Allen ThomsenRepublican
22.9%4,683
John SpanishIndependent
3.6%732
20,419 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+51.01998D+46.22000D+51.12002D+50.52004D+52.82006D+40.22008

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

The candidates

Anthony Sertich (D)Allen Thomsen (R)

Also on the ballot: John Spanish (Independent), 3.6%