2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1983
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1994 United States Senate election in Minnesota
| previous_year = 1994
| next_election = 2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota
| next_year = 2006
| election_date = November 7, 2000
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Mark Dayton official photo.jpg
| nominee1 = Mark Dayton
| party1 = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)
| popular_vote1 = 1,181,553
| percentage1 = 48.83%
| image2 = Rod Grams, Official Senate portrait.jpg
| nominee2 = Rod Grams
| party2 = Republican Party (US)
| popular_vote2 = 1,047,474
| percentage2 = 43.29%
| image3 = 3x4.svg
| nominee3 = {{nowrap|James Gibson}}
| party3 = Independence Party of Minnesota
| popular_vote3 = 140,583
| percentage3 = 5.81%
| map_image = {{switcher |280px |County results |280px |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 270px
| map_caption = Dayton: {{legend0|#BDD3FF|30–40%}} {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Grams: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Rod Grams
| before_party = Republican Party (US)
| after_election = Mark Dayton
| after_party = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)
}}
{{Elections in Minnesota}}
The 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 7, 2000, to select a 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 to Grams's 43.29%. Dayton declined to run for reelection in 2006 and ran successfully in 2010 and 2014 for governor of Minnesota. He was succeeded in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar, who has held the seat ever since. Upon Dayton's swearing in, Democrats held both of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats for the first time since 1978. As of 2024, this is the last time that a man won the Class 1 Senate seat in Minnesota.
DFL primary
- Mark Dayton, former Minnesota State Auditor and unsuccessful 1982 nominee for this seat
- Michael V. Ciresi, attorney
- Jerry Janezich, state senator
- Rebecca Yanisch
- Richard "Dick" Franson, city councilman
- Oloveuse S. "Ole" Savior, artist and perennial candidate.
- Gregg A. Iverson
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark Dayton
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 178,972
| percentage = 41.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Ciresi
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 96,874
| percentage = 22.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jerry Janezich
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 90,074
| percentage = 20.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rebecca Yanisch
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 63,289
| percentage = 14.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard Franson
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 1,336
| percentage = 0.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Oloveuse S. Savior
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 1,206
| percentage = 0.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Gregg A. Iverson
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 1,038
| percentage = 0.24
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 462,789
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
= Candidate =
- Rod Grams, incumbent U.S. Senator
- William Paul "Bill" Dahn
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rod Grams (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 112,335
| percentage = 89.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William Paul Dahn
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 13,728
| percentage = 10.89
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 126,063
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
= Candidates =
- Mark Dayton (DFL), former State Auditor and former candidate for this seat in 1982
- Rod Grams (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
= Debates =
Dayton and Grams had three debates, [https://www.c-span.org/video/?159865-1/minnesota-senatorial-debate one] on October 18, [https://www.c-span.org/video/?160120-1/minnesota-senatorial-debate one] on October 26, and [https://www.c-span.org/video/?160251-1/minnesota-senatorial-debate one] on November 3.
= Results =
{{Election box begin
| title = 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota[http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20001107/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=S&P=A General Election Results, Minnesota Secretary of State] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110153611/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20001107/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=S&P=A | date=November 10, 2012 }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)
| candidate = Mark Dayton
| votes = 1,181,553
| percentage = 48.83
| change = +4.73
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Rod Grams (incumbent)
| votes = 1,047,474
| percentage = 43.29
| change = -5.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independence Party (Minnesota)
| candidate = James Gibson
| votes = 140,583
| percentage = 5.81
| change = +0.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Grassroots Party
| candidate = David Daniels
| votes = 21,447
| percentage = 0.89
| change = -0.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Socialist Workers Party (US)
| candidate = Rebecca Ellis
| votes = 12,956
| percentage = 0.54
| change = +0.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Constitution Party (US)
| candidate = David Swan
| votes = 8,915
| percentage = 0.37
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Erik D. Pakieser
| votes = 6,588
| percentage = 0.27
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = Write-in
| candidate = Ole Savior
| votes = 4
| percentage = 0.00
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 2,419,520
| percentage = 100.00
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==
- Aitkin (largest city: Aitkin)
- Big Stone (largest city: Ortonville)
- Grant (largest city: Elbow Lake)
- Lincoln (largest city: Tyler)
- Marshall (largest city: Warren)
- Pennington (largest city: Thief River Falls)
- Pine (largest city: Pine City)
- Polk (largest city: East Grand Forks)
- Pope (largest city: Glenwood)
- Red Lake (largest city: Red Lake Falls)
- Yellow Medicine (largest city: Granite Falls)
- Beltrami (largest city: Bemidji)
- Blue Earth (largest city: Mankato)
- Chippewa (largest city: Montevideo)
- Clay (largest city: Moorhead)
- Fillmore (largest city: Spring Valley)
- Freeborn (largest city: Albert Lea)
- Itasca (largest city: Grand Rapids)
- Koochiching (largest city: International Falls)
- Lac qui Parle (largest city: Madison)
- Mahnomen (largest city: Mahnomen)
- Nicollet (largest city: North Mankato)
- Rice (largest city: Faribault)
- Swift (largest city: Benson)
- Traverse (largest city: Wheaton)
- Winona (largest city: Winona)
- Kandiyohi (Largest city: Willmar)
- Jackson (Largest city: Jackson)
- Renville (Largest city: Olivia)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Minnesota elections}}
{{United States elections, 2000}}
{{US Third Party Election}}