2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota House District 5A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Persell (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Larry Howes (R) by 12.4 points.
John PersellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%10,901
Larry HowesRepublican · incumbent
43.7%8,497
19,423 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET