2000 Minnesota Senate election

The 2000 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 2000, to elect members to the Senate of the 82nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 12, 2000.

Minnesota Senate election, 2000

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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Roger Moe Dick Day Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Leader since 1980 July 9, 1997 Leader's seat 2nd–Erskine 28th–Owatonna Last election 42 seats 24 seats Seats before 40 26 Seats won 39 27 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,219,497 1,040,132
Districts by margins of victory Districts by party won
Majority Leader before election Roger Moe Democratic (DFL) Elected Majority Leader Roger Moe Democratic (DFL)

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota and one independent. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2001.

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2000 Minnesota Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	67	1,219,497	39	1	58.21
	Republican Party of Minnesota	64	1,040,132	27	1	40.30
	Independence Party of Minnesota	10	29,534	0		0.00
	Constitution Party of Minnesota	4	7,078	0		0.00
	Independent	2	20,380	1		1.49
Total				67	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,506,432 eligible voters)[1]		2,458,303	70.11%		3.50 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also

• Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2000
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1998