2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota House District 5B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Anzelc (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Carolyn McElfatrick (R) by 7.0 points.
Tom AnzelcDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%11,162
Carolyn McElfatrickRepublican · incumbent
46.4%9,707
20,899 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