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.
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
| 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
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results for all State Senators". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
