Democratic Primary
In the September primary, the retiring Sabo backed his former Chief of Staff, Mike Erlandson. Ellison and Erlandson were joined by former state senator Ember Reichgott Junge and Minneapolis city councilman Paul Ostrow in the primary race. Ellison went on to win the September 12 primary with 41% of the vote.
Read more about this topic: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District Election, 2006
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