2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Minnesota House District 5B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sandy Layman (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Anzelc (D) by 11.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sandy LaymanRepublican · winner
53.6%11,499
Tom AnzelcDemocrat · incumbent
42.0%9,011
Dennis BarsnessGreen
4.3%919
The same year, the district voted R+20.8 for president; this race was R+11.6.21,449 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET