2000 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2000
Mark Dayton DEM +5.5 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 2,419,520
- Margin
- 5.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in MN
- D+2.4same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dayton Won | DEM | 1,181,553 | 48.83% | |
| Rod Grams | REP | 1,047,474 | 43.29% | |
| Jim Gibson | IDP | 140,583 | 5.81% | |
| David Daniels | GRT | 21,447 | 0.89% | |
| Rebecca Ellis | SWP | 12,956 | 0.54% | |
| David H. Swan | CON | 8,915 | 0.37% | |
| Erik D. Pakieser | LIB | 6,588 | 0.27% | |
| Write-in | — | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,419,520 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
Full Minnesota Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Minnesota Senate race?
Mark Dayton (DEM) won with 48.8% of the vote, ahead of Rod Grams (43.3%), a margin of 5.5 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2000?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Minnesota Senate race?
2,419,520 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.