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The 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 7, 2000 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota. The race pitted incumbent Republican Senator Rod Grams against former Minnesota State Auditor Mark Dayton. Dayton won with 48.83% of the vote against Grams' 43.29%. Dayton declined to run for reelection in 2006.
Major candidates
DFL
- Mark Dayton, former State Auditor
Republican
- Rod Grams, incumbent U.S. Senator
Debates
Dayton and Grams had three debates. One on October 18, one on October 26, and one on November 3.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Mark Dayton | 1,181,553 | 48.83 | +4.73 | |
Republican | Rod Grams (incumbent) | 1,047,474 | 43.29 | -5.76 | |
Independence | James Gibson | 140,583 | 5.81 | +0.43 | |
Grassroots | David Daniels | 21,447 | 0.89 | -0.01 | |
Socialist Workers | Rebecca Ellis | 12,956 | 0.54 | +0.40 | |
Constitution | David Swan | 8,915 | 0.37 | n/a | |
Libertarian | Erik D. Pakieser | 6,588 | 0.27 | n/a | |
Write-in | Ole Savior | 4 | 0.00 | n/a | |
Total votes | 2,419,520 | 100.00 | n/a | ||
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican |
See also
References
- ^ General Election Results, Minnesota Secretary of State Archived November 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
