2014Final results
2014 Democratic primary for Minnesota House District 5A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Persell (D) won with 84.6% of the vote, defeating Lavern Pederson (D) by 69.2 points.
John PersellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.6%1,544
Lavern PedersonDemocrat
15.4%281
1,825 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET