2014Final results
2014 election for Minnesota House District 5A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Persell (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Phillip Nelson (R) by 10.4 points.
John PersellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%7,871
Phillip NelsonRepublican
44.7%6,385
14,270 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET