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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 5A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Thomas Rukavina (D) won with 80.5% of the vote, defeating Greg Knutson (R) by 60.9 points.

Thomas RukavinaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.5%13,992
Greg KnutsonRepublican
19.5%3,400
17,392 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+49.21998D+54.32000D+53.12004D+60.92006D+56.92008D+41.82010

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