2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Gil Gutknecht, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Gil Gutknecht

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 159,835

| percentage1 = 56.4%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Mary Rieder

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 117,946

| percentage2 = 41.6%

| map_image = MN1 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Gutknecht: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Rieder: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Gil Gutknecht

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Gil Gutknecht

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{see 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.

• Mary Rieder

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mary Rieder

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 31,244

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 31,244

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Gil Gutknecht, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1994

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 17,824

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,824

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 1st Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 159,835

| percentage = 56.43

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mary Rieder

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 117,946

| percentage = 41.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rich Osness

| party = Libertarian Party of Minnesota

| votes = 5,440

| percentage = 1.92

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 283,221

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Mark Kennedy, official photo portrait, color.jpg

| nominee1 = Mark Kennedy

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 138,957

| percentage1 = 48.1%

| image2 = File:David Minge.jpg

| nominee2 = David Minge

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 138,802

| percentage2 = 48.0%

| map_image = MN2 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Kennedy: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}
Minge: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = David Minge

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Mark Kennedy

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{see 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.

• Dennis A. Burda

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|title = Constitution Party Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dennis A. Burda

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 170

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 170

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• David Minge, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1993

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Minge (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 30,089

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,089

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Stan Bentz
• Gerald W. Brekke

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|title = Independence Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gerald W. Brekke

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 292

| percentage = 52.61

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Stan Bentz

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 263

| percentage = 47.39

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 555

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Mark Kennedy, business executive
• Joe Wagner

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Kennedy

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 13,779

| percentage = 79.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Wagner

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 3,598

| percentage = 20.71

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,377

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title = Minnesota's 2nd Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Kennedy

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 138,957

| percentage = 48.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Minge (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 138,802

| percentage = 48.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gerald W. Brekke

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 7,875

| percentage = 2.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ron Helwig

| party = Libertarian Party of Minnesota

| votes = 1,929

| percentage = 0.67

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dennis A. Burda

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 1,337

| percentage = 0.46

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 288,900

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

| loser = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Jim Ramstad Portrait.jpg

| nominee1 = Jim Ramstad

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 222,571

| percentage1 = 67.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Sue Shuff

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 98,219

| percentage2 = 29.8%

| map_image = MN3 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Ramstad: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}
Shuff: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jim Ramstad

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Jim Ramstad

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{see 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.

• Arne Niska

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|title = Constitution Party Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arne Niska

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 111

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 111

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Sue Shuff
• Darryl Tyree Stanton

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sue Shuff

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 29,841

| percentage = 74.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Darryl Tyree Stanton

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 10,197

| percentage = 25.47

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 40,038

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Jim Ramstad, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Ramstad (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 13,995

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,995

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Ramstad (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 222,571

| percentage = 67.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sue Shuff

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 98,219

| percentage = 29.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bob Odden

| party = Libertarian Party of Minnesota

| votes = 5,302

| percentage = 1.61

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arne Niska

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 2,970

| percentage = 0.90

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 329,062

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Betty McCollum, official portrait, 107th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Betty McCollum

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 130,403

| percentage1 = 48.0%

| image2 = File:Minnesota State Representative Linda Runbeck in 2017 (cropped).png

| nominee2 = Linda Runbeck

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 83,852

| percentage2 = 30.9%

| map_image = MN4 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
McCollum: {{legend0|#BDD3FF|30–40%}} {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Runbeck: {{legend0|#FFC8CD|30–40%}} {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Bruce Vento

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Betty McCollum

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

{{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.

• Nicholas Skrivanek

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|title = Constitution Party Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nicholas Skrivanek

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 114

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 114

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• 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 1983

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Betty McCollum

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 35,911

| percentage = 50.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steven G. Novak

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 16,332

| percentage = 22.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chris Coleman

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 13,555

| percentage = 19.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cathie Hartnett

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 5,454

| percentage = 7.65

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 71,252

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Pam (Pamela Joy) Ellison
• Tom Foley

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Independence Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Foley

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 750

| percentage = 63.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Pam (Pamela Joy) Ellison

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 434

| percentage = 36.66

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,184

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Patricia Reagan
• Linda Runbeck, State Senator from district 53 since 1993

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Linda Runbeck

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 10,722

| percentage = 86.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Patricia Reagan

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 1,713

| percentage = 13.78

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,435

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 4th Congressional district election, 2000

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Betty McCollum

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 130,403

| percentage = 48.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Linda Runbeck

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 83,852

| percentage = 30.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Foley

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 55,899

| percentage = 20.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nicholas Skrivanek

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 1,285

| percentage = 0.47

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 271,439

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:MartinSabo.jpeg

| nominee1 = Martin Olav Sabo

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 176,629

| percentage1 = 69.2%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Frank Taylor

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 58,191

| percentage2 = 22.8%

| map_image = MN5 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Sabo: {{legend0|#BDD3FF|30–40%}} {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Taylor: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Martin Olav Sabo

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Martin Olav Sabo

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

{{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.

• Renee Lavoi

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|title = Constitution Party Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Renee Lavoi

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 128

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 128

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Martin Olav Sabo, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1979

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|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 55,879

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 55,879

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Rob Tomich

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|title = Independence Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rob Tomich

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 698

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 698

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Chris Flynn
• Frank Taylor

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank Taylor

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 4,837

| percentage = 63.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chris Flynn

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 2,815

| percentage = 36.79

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,652

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 5th Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 176,629

| percentage = 69.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank Taylor

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 58,191

| percentage = 22.81

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rob Tomich

| party = Independence Party of Minnesota

| votes = 11,323

| percentage = 4.44

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Renee Lavoi

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 4,522

| percentage = 1.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chuck P. Charnstrom

| party = Libertarian Party of Minnesota

| votes = 4,480

| percentage = 1.76

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 255,145

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:BillLuther-BW.jpg

| nominee1 = Bill Luther

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 176,340

| percentage1 = 49.6%

| image2 = File:John Kline, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = John Kline

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 170,900

| percentage2 = 48.0%

| map_image = MN6 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Luther: {{legend0|#BDD3FF|30–40%}} {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Kline: {{legend0|#FFC8CD|30–40%}} {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Bill Luther

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Bill Luther

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

{{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.

• Ralph A. Hubbard

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|title = Constitution Party Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ralph A. Hubbard

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 242

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 242

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Bill Luther, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1995

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Luther (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 45,378

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 45,378

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• John Kline, retired Colonel (USMC)

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|title = Republican Primary Election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Kline

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 19,029

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 19,029

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 6th Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Luther (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 176,340

| percentage = 49.56

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Kline

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 170,900

| percentage = 48.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ralph A. Hubbard

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 8,584

| percentage = 2.41

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 355,824

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Collin Peterson, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Collin Peterson

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 185,771

| percentage1 = 68.7%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Glen Menze

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 79,175

| percentage2 = 29.3%

| map_image = MN7 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Peterson: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Menze: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Collin Peterson

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Collin Peterson

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

{{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.

• Owen Sivertson

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Constitution Party Primary Election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Owen Sivertson

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 141

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 141

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Collin C. Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 33,948

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 33,948

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Aleta Edin
• Glen Menze

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Republican Primary Election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Glen Menze

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 10,258

| percentage = 65.38

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Aleta Edin

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 5,433

| percentage = 34.62

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 15,691

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 7th Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 185,771

| percentage = 68.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Glen Menze

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 79,175

| percentage = 29.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Owen Sivertson

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 5,550

| percentage = 2.05

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 270,496

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8

| next_year = 2002

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Oberstarj.jpg

| nominee1 = Jim Oberstar

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 210,094

| percentage1 = 67.8%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Bob Lemen

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 79,890

| percentage2 = 25.8%

| map_image = MN8 House 2000.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Precinct results
Oberstar: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Lemen: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jim Oberstar

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Jim Oberstar

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

{{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.

• James L. Oberstar, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1975

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James L. Oberstar (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 64,189

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 64,189

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Bob Lemen
• Warren L. Nelson

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Republican Primary Election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bob Lemen

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 7,197

| percentage = 50.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Warren L. Nelson

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 7,179

| percentage = 49.94

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,376

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Minnesota's 8th Congressional district election, 2000

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James L. Oberstar (Incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| votes = 210,094

| percentage = 67.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bob Lemen

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 79,890

| percentage = 25.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Darling

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 19,667

| percentage = 6.35

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 309,651

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

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