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2002 Minnesota Senate election

The 2002 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the Senate of the 83rd and 84th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.

Minnesota Senate election, 2002

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2006 →

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
34 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
GOP
IPM
Leader Roger Moe
(retired)
Dick Day Bob Lessard
(retired)
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Independence
Leader since 1980 July 9, 1997 January 3, 2001
Leader's seat 2nd–Erskine 26th–Owatonna 3rd–International Falls
Last election 39 seats 27 seats 0 seats
Seats before 39 26 2
Seats won 35 31 1
Seat change 4 5 1
Popular vote 1,080,975 994,454 73,439
Percentage 49.69% 45.71% 3.38%


The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 2003.

Results edit

Summary of the November 5, 2002 Minnesota Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 66 1,080,975 49.69 35  4 52.24
Republican Party of Minnesota 64 994,454 45.71 31  5 46.27
Independence Party of Minnesota 17 73,439 3.38 1  1 1.49
Green Party of Minnesota 8 19,315 0.89 0   0.00
Constitution Party of Minnesota 1 1,006 0.05 0   0.00
Independent 1 2,614 0.12 0   0.00
Write-in N/A 3,606 0.17 0   0.00
Total 2,175,409 100.00 67 ±0 100.00
Invalid/blank votes 107,451 4.71
Turnout (out of 3,518,184 eligible voters)[1] 2,282,860 64.89  5.22 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Results for all State Senate Races". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 9, 2013.

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