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Minnesota House District 5A

State House District 5A

Covers parts of Hubbard County, Cass County, Becker County and Wadena County.

Who Holds This Seat

Krista Knudsen

Republican · State Representative

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

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Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
Krista Knudsen

Republican · State Representative

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
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Cash on Hand
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ChallengerNov 3 General
Dan S. Mitchell

Democrat

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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The District

Includes Lake Shore, East Gull Lake, Lake George, Park Rapids, Menahga, Akeley, Chickamaw Beach, Frazee, Osage, Pine River, Backus, Hackensack and 5 more.

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79 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Minnesota Secretary of State, voting districts (precincts) as of June 26 2026

Results in This District

ContestFirstSecondMarginVotes
2024 President78 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsDonald J. Trump and JD Vance (R)18,748 · 69.3%Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz (DFL)7,832 · 28.9%Vance+40.327,057
2024 U.S. Senate78 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsRoyce White (R)16,763 · 62.8%Amy Klobuchar (DFL)9,269 · 34.7%White+28.126,688
2022 Governor78 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsScott Jensen and Matt Birk (R)13,968 · 66.7%Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan (DFL)6,237 · 29.8%Birk+36.920,936
2020 President78 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsDonald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence (R)17,461 · 67.9%Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris (DFL)7,743 · 30.1%Pence+37.825,697
2020 U.S. Senate78 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsJason Lewis (R)16,237 · 64.0%Tina Smith (DFL)7,543 · 29.7%Lewis+34.325,362

Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.

Past Results

State Representative District 5A

2024 State General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Krista KnudsenRepublican18,85571.3%
Brian HobsonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor7,55128.6%
Write-inOther party220.1%

Official canvassed results — Minnesota Secretary of State (State Canvassing Board certified) · Minnesota Secretary of State — election results media files

State Representative District 5A

2022 State General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Krista KnudsenRepublican14,73570.5%
Brian M. HobsonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor6,15929.5%
Write-inOther party100.0%

Official canvassed results — Minnesota Secretary of State (State Canvassing Board certified) · Minnesota Secretary of State — election results media files

State Representative District 5A

2020 State General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Matt BlissRepublican11,48253.4%
John PersellDemocratic-Farmer-Labor9,99646.5%
Write-inOther party360.2%

Official canvassed results — Minnesota Secretary of State (State Canvassing Board certified) · Minnesota Secretary of State — election results media files