2002 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2002
Norm Coleman REP +2.2 · Class II seat · held 11/5/02
- Votes counted
- 2,254,639
- Margin
- 2.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Idpheld
General election 11/5/02
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Coleman Won | REP | 1,116,697 | 49.53% | |
| Walter F. Mondale | DEM | 1,067,246 | 47.34% | |
| Jim R.C. Moore | IDP | 45,139 | 2.00% | |
| Paul Wellstone | DEM | 11,381 | 0.51% | |
| Raymond Tricomo | GRE | 10,119 | 0.45% | |
| Miro Drago Kovatchevitch | CON | 2,254 | 0.10% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,790 | 0.08% | |
| Ed McGaa | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Richard Franson | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Michelle Harbeck | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,254,639 | |||
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 2002 Minnesota Senate race?
Norm Coleman (REP) won with 49.5% of the vote, ahead of Walter F. Mondale (47.3%), a margin of 2.2 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2002?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2002 Minnesota Senate race?
2,254,639 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.