2000 Election Cycle

On January 17, 2000 Auditor Judi Dutcher switched her partisan affiliation from Republican to the DFL.

Democrats carried Minnesota in a presidential election for a party record seventh consecutive cycle with the ticket of Vice President Al Gore and Connecticut U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman.

The DFL regained control of both U.S. Senate seats for the first time in over 20 years when former Auditor Mark Dayton defeated one-term Republican Rod Grams. Down the ballot, the GOP picked up one U.S. House seat when Mark Kennedy edged four-term Congressman David Minge by 0.05 points – the most narrowly decided election for the office in Minnesota history. The DFL retained a 5-3 advantage in the state U.S. House delegation.

Republicans netted one state Senate seat slightly closing the large 39-27 DFL majority with one senator identifying with the Independence Party. The DFL gained two House seats but the GOP still maintained a 69-65 majority.

Four appointed justices were victorious in Supreme Court elections: Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz and Associate Justices James Gilbert, Joan Ericksen Lancaster, and Russell Anderson.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
11/07/2000 State House, District 41B General Ken Wolf (Republican) won with 14,236 votes (64.70%) and a winning margin of +29.40
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Ken Wolf Incumbent Man Republican 14,236 64.70
Charles Van Guilder Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,767 35.30
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11/07/2000 State House, District 42A General Ron Erhardt (Republican) won with 12,366 votes (61.29%) and a winning margin of +22.58
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Ron Erhardt Incumbent Man Republican 12,366 61.29
Debbie James Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,810 38.71
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11/07/2000 State House, District 42B General Erik Paulsen (Republican) won with 15,679 votes (69.84%) and a winning margin of +39.68
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Erik Paulsen Incumbent Man Republican 15,679 69.84
David W. Johnson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 6,771 30.16
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11/07/2000 State House, District 43A General Tom Workman (Republican) won with 14,587 votes (62.73%) and a winning margin of +25.45
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Tom Workman Incumbent Man Republican 14,587 62.73
Marcia Eland Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 8,668 37.27
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11/07/2000 State House, District 41A General Alice Seagren (Republican) won with 12,242 votes (67.60%) and a winning margin of +35.20
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Alice Seagren Incumbent Woman Republican 12,242 67.60
Todd Anderson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 5,868 32.40
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