2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota's 5th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Keith Ellison (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Joel Demos (R) by 43.5 points.
Keith EllisonDemocrat · winner
67.7%154,833
Joel DemosRepublican
24.1%55,222
Lynne TorgersonIndependent
3.7%8,548
Tom SchrunkIndependent
3.3%7,556
Michael James CavlanIndependent
1.1%2,468
228,856 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Keith EllisonJoel Demos
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$95.2K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$89.7K
$163.6K
Cash on hand
$5.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Lynne Torgerson $60.8K · Michael James Cavlan $3.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Keith Ellison (D)Joel Demos (R)
Also on the ballot: Lynne Torgerson (Independent), 3.7%; Tom Schrunk (Independent), 3.3%; Michael James Cavlan (Independent), 1.1%