Except for DFLerDavid Minge of the 2nd congressional district, all other House incumbents from Minnesota who stood for reelection were reelected. Minge's seat came under the control of the Republican Party of Minnesota as a result of the 2000 election. DFL incumbent Bruce Vento of the 4th congressional district died in office less than a month prior to the election; however, he was not seeking reelection, and the DFL nominee running for election to replace him, Betty McCollum, was able to keep the seat in the DFL's hands.
Incumbent RepublicanGil Gutknecht, who had represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 1994, ran against Mary Rieder of the DFL and Rich Osness of the Libertarian Party. Gutknecht won a fourth term, defeating second-place Rieder by a landslide margin of nearly 15 percent, as Osness placed at a very distant third.
Incumbent DFLerDavid Minge, who was first elected in 1992, ran against Mark Kennedy of the Republican Party, Gerald W. Brekke of the Independence Party, Ron Helwig of the Libertarian Party, and Dennis A. Burda of the Constitution Party. Kennedy dashed Minge's hopes for a fifth term, defeating the incumbent by a razor-thin margin of six one hundredths of one percent of the vote, while Brekke finished a very distant third, and Helwig and Burda, respectively, finished an even more distant fourth and fifth.
Incumbent RepublicanJim Ramstad, who was first elected in 1990, faced off against Sue Shuff of the DFL, Bob Odden of the Libertarian Party, and Arne Niska of the Constitution Party. Ramstad had no difficulty winning a sixth term in Congress, as he defeated Shuff by a 37.79 percent margin, while Odden finished a distant third and Niska finished slightly behind Odden.
Incumbent DFLerBruce Vento died in office on October 10, 2000, less than a month before the election. However, as Vento was not seeking reelection, it was not necessary for any special election to be held or for the DFL to select another candidate. Betty McCollum had been selected in the DFL primary to seek election to replace Vento. Opposing McCollum were Linda Runbeck of the Republican Party, Tom Foley of the Independence Party, and Nicholas Skrivanek of the Constitution Party.
McCollum did not face any great difficulty keeping the seat (which represented a very liberal population centered around St. Paul) in DFL hands. McCollum defeated Runbeck by a margin of more than 17 percent of the vote. Due to a surprisingly strong showing by Foley (who finished about 10 percent behind Runbeck), McCollum was able to win by such a large margin while simultaneously failing to secure a majority of the vote.
Incumbent DFLerMartin Sabo, who was first elected in 1978, faced absolutely no difficulty in winning his 12th term as the representative of the very liberal 5th congressional district, which was centered around Minneapolis. Although he was faced, in the general election, with a very crowded field of challengers, Sabo was able to win over 69 percent of the vote, and defeated second-place Republican Frank Taylor by an overwhelming 46.42 percent margin.
Incumbent DemocratBill Luther, who was first elected as the U.S. representative from the 6th congressional district in 1994, faced an extremely close challenge in 2000. Luther won reelection for his fourth term in Congress by a razor-thin margin, defeating Republican challenger John Kline by a margin of just 1.53 percent of the vote.
Incumbent DFLerCollin Peterson, who was first elected in 1990, faced no difficulty winning his sixth term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Glen Menze by a landslide 39.41 percent margin.
Incumbent DFLerJim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, had no difficulty winning his 14th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Bob Lemen by a margin of more than 42 percent.
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The 2000 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 7 2000 to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota 1998 November 7 2000 2000 11 07 2002 All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic DFL RepublicanLast election 6 seats 2 seatsSeats before 5 2Seats won 5 3Seat change 1Popular vote 1 234 204 993 371Percentage 52 21 42 02 Republican 40 50 50 60 60 70 Democratic 40 50 60 70 Map of Minnesota showing all eight districtsMinnesota had eight seats in the House apportioned according to the 1990 United States census Representatives are elected for two year terms those elected served in the 107th Congress from January 3 2001 until January 3 2003 The election coincided with the 2000 presidential election and the 2000 U S Senate election Except for DFLer David Minge of the 2nd congressional district all other House incumbents from Minnesota who stood for reelection were reelected Minge s seat came under the control of the Republican Party of Minnesota as a result of the 2000 election DFL incumbent Bruce Vento of the 4th congressional district died in office less than a month prior to the election however he was not seeking reelection and the DFL nominee running for election to replace him Betty McCollum was able to keep the seat in the DFL s hands Contents 1 Overview 2 District 1 2 1 DFL primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 2 Results 2 2 Republican primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 2 Results 2 3 General election 2 3 1 Results 3 District 2 3 1 Constitution Party primary 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 2 Results 3 2 DFL primary 3 2 1 Candidates 3 2 2 Results 3 3 Independence primary 3 3 1 Candidates 3 3 2 Results 3 4 Republican primary 3 4 1 Candidates 3 4 2 Results 3 5 General election 3 5 1 Results 4 District 3 4 1 Constitution Party primary 4 1 1 Candidates 4 1 2 Results 4 2 DFL primary 4 2 1 Candidates 4 2 2 Results 4 3 Republican primary 4 3 1 Candidates 4 3 2 Results 4 4 General election 4 4 1 Results 5 District 4 5 1 Constitution Party primary 5 1 1 Candidates 5 1 2 Results 5 2 DFL primary 5 2 1 Candidates 5 2 2 Results 5 3 Independence primary 5 3 1 Candidates 5 3 2 Results 5 4 Republican primary 5 4 1 Candidates 5 4 2 Results 5 5 General election 5 5 1 Results 6 District 5 6 1 Constitution Party primary 6 1 1 Candidates 6 1 2 Results 6 2 DFL primary 6 2 1 Candidates 6 2 2 Results 6 3 Independence primary 6 3 1 Candidates 6 3 2 Results 6 4 Republican primary 6 4 1 Candidates 6 4 2 Results 6 5 General election 6 5 1 Results 7 District 6 7 1 Constitution Party primary 7 1 1 Candidates 7 1 2 Results 7 2 DFL primary 7 2 1 Candidates 7 2 2 Results 7 3 Republican primary 7 3 1 Candidates 7 3 2 Results 7 4 General election 7 4 1 Results 8 District 7 8 1 Constitution primary 8 1 1 Candidates 8 1 2 Results 8 2 DFL primary 8 2 1 Candidates 8 2 2 Results 8 3 Republican primary 8 3 1 Candidates 8 3 2 Results 8 4 General election 8 4 1 Results 9 District 8 9 1 DFL primary 9 1 1 Candidates 9 1 2 Results 9 2 Republican primary 9 2 1 Candidates 9 2 2 Results 9 3 General election 9 3 1 Results 10 ReferencesOverview editUnited States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota 2000 1 Party Votes Percentage Seats Democratic Farmer Labor 1 234 204 52 21 5 1Republican 993 371 42 02 3 1Independence 75 097 3 18 0 Constitution 24 248 1 03 0 Independent 19 667 0 83 0 Libertarian 17 151 0 73 0 Totals 2 363 738 100 00 8 District 1 edit2000 Minnesota s 1st congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Gil Gutknecht Mary RiederParty Republican Democratic DFL Popular vote 159 835 117 946Percentage 56 4 41 6 nbsp Precinct resultsGutknecht 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Rieder 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 gt 90 Tie 40 50 50 No votesU S Representative before electionGil GutknechtRepublican Elected U S Representative Gil GutknechtRepublicanSee also Minnesota s 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht who had represented Minnesota s 1st congressional district since 1994 ran against Mary Rieder of the DFL and Rich Osness of the Libertarian Party Gutknecht won a fourth term defeating second place Rieder by a landslide margin of nearly 15 percent as Osness placed at a very distant third DFL primary edit Candidates edit Mary RiederResults edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Mary Rieder 31 244 100 00Total votes 31 244 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Gil Gutknecht incumbent U S Representative since 1994Results edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gil Gutknecht Incumbent 17 824 100 00Total votes 17 824 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 1st Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gil Gutknecht Incumbent 159 835 56 43Democratic DFL Mary Rieder 117 946 41 64Libertarian Rich Osness 5 440 1 92Total votes 283 221 100 00Republican holdDistrict 2 edit2000 Minnesota s 2nd congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Mark Kennedy David MingeParty Republican Democratic DFL Popular vote 138 957 138 802Percentage 48 1 48 0 nbsp Precinct resultsKennedy 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Minge 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Tie 40 50 No votesU S Representative before electionDavid MingeDemocratic DFL Elected U S Representative Mark KennedyRepublicanSee also Minnesota s 2nd congressional district Incumbent DFLer David Minge who was first elected in 1992 ran against Mark Kennedy of the Republican Party Gerald W Brekke of the Independence Party Ron Helwig of the Libertarian Party and Dennis A Burda of the Constitution Party Kennedy dashed Minge s hopes for a fifth term defeating the incumbent by a razor thin margin of six one hundredths of one percent of the vote while Brekke finished a very distant third and Helwig and Burda respectively finished an even more distant fourth and fifth Constitution Party primary edit Candidates edit Dennis A BurdaResults edit Constitution Party Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitution Dennis A Burda 170 100 00Total votes 170 100 00DFL primary edit Candidates edit David Minge incumbent U S Representative since 1993Results edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL David Minge Incumbent 30 089 100 00Total votes 30 089 100 00Independence primary edit Candidates edit Stan Bentz Gerald W BrekkeResults edit Independence Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Independence Gerald W Brekke 292 52 61Independence Stan Bentz 263 47 39Total votes 555 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Mark Kennedy business executive Joe WagnerResults edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mark Kennedy 13 779 79 29Republican Joe Wagner 3 598 20 71Total votes 17 377 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 2nd Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mark Kennedy 138 957 48 10Democratic DFL David Minge Incumbent 138 802 48 04Independence Gerald W Brekke 7 875 2 73Libertarian Ron Helwig 1 929 0 67Constitution Dennis A Burda 1 337 0 46Total votes 288 900 100 00Republican gain from Democratic DFL District 3 edit2000 Minnesota s 3rd congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Jim Ramstad Sue ShuffParty Republican Democratic DFL Popular vote 222 571 98 219Percentage 67 6 29 8 nbsp Precinct resultsRamstad 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Shuff 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 No votesU S Representative before electionJim RamstadRepublican Elected U S Representative Jim RamstadRepublicanSee also Minnesota s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad who was first elected in 1990 faced off against Sue Shuff of the DFL Bob Odden of the Libertarian Party and Arne Niska of the Constitution Party Ramstad had no difficulty winning a sixth term in Congress as he defeated Shuff by a 37 79 percent margin while Odden finished a distant third and Niska finished slightly behind Odden Constitution Party primary edit Candidates edit Arne NiskaResults edit Constitution Party Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitution Arne Niska 111 100 00Total votes 111 100 00DFL primary edit Candidates edit Sue Shuff Darryl Tyree StantonResults edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Sue Shuff 29 841 74 53Democratic DFL Darryl Tyree Stanton 10 197 25 47Total votes 40 038 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Jim Ramstad incumbent U S Representative since 1991Results edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Ramstad Incumbent 13 995 100 00Total votes 13 995 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 3rd Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Ramstad Incumbent 222 571 67 64Democratic DFL Sue Shuff 98 219 29 85Libertarian Bob Odden 5 302 1 61Constitution Arne Niska 2 970 0 90Total votes 329 062 100 00Republican holdDistrict 4 edit2000 Minnesota s 4th congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Betty McCollum Linda RunbeckParty Democratic DFL RepublicanPopular vote 130 403 83 852Percentage 48 0 30 9 nbsp Precinct resultsMcCollum 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Runbeck 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 No votesU S Representative before electionBruce VentoDemocratic DFL Elected U S Representative Betty McCollumDemocratic DFL See also Minnesota s 4th congressional district Incumbent DFLer Bruce Vento died in office on October 10 2000 less than a month before the election However as Vento was not seeking reelection it was not necessary for any special election to be held or for the DFL to select another candidate Betty McCollum had been selected in the DFL primary to seek election to replace Vento Opposing McCollum were Linda Runbeck of the Republican Party Tom Foley of the Independence Party and Nicholas Skrivanek of the Constitution Party McCollum did not face any great difficulty keeping the seat which represented a very liberal population centered around St Paul in DFL hands McCollum defeated Runbeck by a margin of more than 17 percent of the vote Due to a surprisingly strong showing by Foley who finished about 10 percent behind Runbeck McCollum was able to win by such a large margin while simultaneously failing to secure a majority of the vote Constitution Party primary edit Candidates edit Nicholas SkrivanekResults edit Constitution Party Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitution Nicholas Skrivanek 114 100 00Total votes 114 100 00DFL primary edit Candidates edit Chris Coleman St Paul City Councilor since 1997 Cathie Hartnett Betty McCollum State Representative from district 55B since 1993 Steven G Novak State Senator from district 52 since 1983Results edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Betty McCollum 35 911 50 40Democratic DFL Steven G Novak 16 332 22 92Democratic DFL Chris Coleman 13 555 19 02Democratic DFL Cathie Hartnett 5 454 7 65Total votes 71 252 100 00Independence primary edit Candidates edit Pam Pamela Joy Ellison Tom FoleyResults edit Independence Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Independence Tom Foley 750 63 34Independence Pam Pamela Joy Ellison 434 36 66Total votes 1 184 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Patricia Reagan Linda Runbeck State Senator from district 53 since 1993Results edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Linda Runbeck 10 722 86 22Republican Patricia Reagan 1 713 13 78Total votes 12 435 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 4th Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Betty McCollum 130 403 48 04Republican Linda Runbeck 83 852 30 89Independence Tom Foley 55 899 20 59Constitution Nicholas Skrivanek 1 285 0 47Total votes 271 439 100 00Democratic DFL holdDistrict 5 edit2000 Minnesota s 5th congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Martin Olav Sabo Frank TaylorParty Democratic DFL RepublicanPopular vote 176 629 58 191Percentage 69 2 22 8 nbsp Precinct resultsSabo 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Taylor 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 No votesU S Representative before electionMartin Olav SaboDemocratic DFL Elected U S Representative Martin Olav SaboDemocratic DFL See also Minnesota s 5th congressional district Incumbent DFLer Martin Sabo who was first elected in 1978 faced absolutely no difficulty in winning his 12th term as the representative of the very liberal 5th congressional district which was centered around Minneapolis Although he was faced in the general election with a very crowded field of challengers Sabo was able to win over 69 percent of the vote and defeated second place Republican Frank Taylor by an overwhelming 46 42 percent margin Constitution Party primary edit Candidates edit Renee LavoiResults edit Constitution Party Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitution Renee Lavoi 128 100 00Total votes 128 100 00DFL primary edit Candidates edit Martin Olav Sabo incumbent U S Representative since 1979Results edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Martin Olav Sabo Incumbent 55 879 100 00Total votes 55 879 100 00Independence primary edit Candidates edit Rob TomichResults edit Independence Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Independence Rob Tomich 698 100 00Total votes 698 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Chris Flynn Frank TaylorResults edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Taylor 4 837 63 21Republican Chris Flynn 2 815 36 79Total votes 7 652 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 5th Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Martin Olav Sabo Incumbent 176 629 69 23Republican Frank Taylor 58 191 22 81Independence Rob Tomich 11 323 4 44Constitution Renee Lavoi 4 522 1 77Libertarian Chuck P Charnstrom 4 480 1 76Total votes 255 145 100 00Democratic DFL holdDistrict 6 edit2000 Minnesota s 6th congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bill Luther John KlineParty Democratic DFL RepublicanPopular vote 176 340 170 900Percentage 49 6 48 0 nbsp Precinct resultsLuther 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Kline 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Tie 40 50 50 No votesU S Representative before electionBill LutherDemocratic DFL Elected U S Representative Bill LutherDemocratic DFL See also Minnesota s 6th congressional district Incumbent Democrat Bill Luther who was first elected as the U S representative from the 6th congressional district in 1994 faced an extremely close challenge in 2000 Luther won reelection for his fourth term in Congress by a razor thin margin defeating Republican challenger John Kline by a margin of just 1 53 percent of the vote Constitution Party primary edit Candidates edit Ralph A HubbardResults edit Constitution Party Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitution Ralph A Hubbard 242 100 00Total votes 242 100 00DFL primary edit Candidates edit Bill Luther incumbent U S Representative since 1995Results edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Bill Luther Incumbent 45 378 100 00Total votes 45 378 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit John Kline retired Colonel USMC Results edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Kline 19 029 100 00Total votes 19 029 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 6th Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Bill Luther Incumbent 176 340 49 56Republican John Kline 170 900 48 03Constitution Ralph A Hubbard 8 584 2 41Total votes 355 824 100 00Democratic DFL holdDistrict 7 edit2000 Minnesota s 7th congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Collin Peterson Glen MenzeParty Democratic DFL RepublicanPopular vote 185 771 79 175Percentage 68 7 29 3 nbsp Precinct resultsPeterson 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Menze 40 50 50 60 60 70 Tie 40 50 No votesU S Representative before electionCollin PetersonDemocratic DFL Elected U S Representative Collin PetersonDemocratic DFL See also Minnesota s 7th congressional district Incumbent DFLer Collin Peterson who was first elected in 1990 faced no difficulty winning his sixth term in Congress defeating Republican challenger Glen Menze by a landslide 39 41 percent margin Constitution primary edit Candidates edit Owen SivertsonResults edit Constitution Party Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitution Owen Sivertson 141 100 00Total votes 141 100 00DFL primary edit Candidates edit Collin C Peterson incumbent U S Representative since 1991Results edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Collin C Peterson Incumbent 33 948 100 00Total votes 33 948 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Aleta Edin Glen MenzeResults edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Glen Menze 10 258 65 38Republican Aleta Edin 5 433 34 62Total votes 15 691 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 7th Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Collin C Peterson Incumbent 185 771 68 68Republican Glen Menze 79 175 29 27Constitution Owen Sivertson 5 550 2 05Total votes 270 496 100 00Democratic DFL holdDistrict 8 edit2000 Minnesota s 8th congressional district election nbsp 19982002 nbsp nbsp Nominee Jim Oberstar Bob LemenParty Democratic DFL RepublicanPopular vote 210 094 79 890Percentage 67 8 25 8 nbsp Precinct resultsOberstar 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Lemen 40 50 50 60 60 70 gt 90 Tie 40 50 50 No votesU S Representative before electionJim OberstarDemocratic DFL Elected U S Representative Jim OberstarDemocratic DFL See also Minnesota s 8th congressional district Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar who was first elected in 1974 had no difficulty winning his 14th term in Congress defeating Republican challenger Bob Lemen by a margin of more than 42 percent DFL primary edit Candidates edit James L Oberstar incumbent U S Representative since 1975Results edit Democratic Farmer Labor Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL James L Oberstar Incumbent 64 189 100 00Total votes 64 189 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Bob Lemen Warren L NelsonResults edit Republican Primary Election 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bob Lemen 7 197 50 06Republican Warren L Nelson 7 179 49 94Total votes 14 376 100 00General election edit Results edit Minnesota s 8th Congressional district election 2000 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL James L Oberstar Incumbent 210 094 67 85Republican Bob Lemen 79 890 25 80Independent Mike Darling 19 667 6 35Total votes 309 651 100 00Democratic DFL holdReferences edit a b c d e f g h i Home Election Results a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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