2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Minnesota House District 5A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Matt Bliss (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating John Persell (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Matt BlissRepublican · winner
53.4%11,482
John PersellDemocrat · incumbent
46.5%9,996
21,514 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET