2002 Minnesota Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Minnesota Senate election, 2002

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 Minnesota Senate election

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2006 Minnesota Senate election

| next_year = 2006

| seats_for_election = All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate

| majority_seats = 34

| election_date = {{Start date|2002|11|05}}

| image1 = File:Roger Moe.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| leader1 = Roger Moe
(retired)

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| leader_since1 = 1980

| leaders_seat1 = 2nd–Erskine

| last_election1 = 39 seats

| seats_before1 = 39

| seats1 = 35

| seat_change1 = {{Decrease}}4

| popular_vote1 = 1,080,975

| percentage1 = 49.69%

| swing1 =

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| leader2 = Dick Day

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| leader_since2 = July 9, 1997

| leaders_seat2 = 26th–Owatonna

| last_election2 = 27 seats

| seats_before2 = 26

| seats2 = 31

| seat_change2 = {{Increase}}5

| popular_vote2 = 994,454

| percentage2 = 45.71%

| swing2 =

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| leader3 = Bob Lessard
(retired)

| party3 = Independence Party of Minnesota

| leader_since3 = January 3, 2001

| leaders_seat3 = 3rd–International Falls

| last_election3 = 0 seats

| seats_before3 = 2

| seats3 = 1

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}1

| popular_vote3 = 73,439

| percentage3 = 3.38%

| swing3 =

| title = Majority Leader

| before_election = Roger Moe

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = John Hottinger

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| map_image = {{switcher

|300px

| Districts by margins of victory

| 300px

|Districts by party won

|default=1

}}

}}

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.

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.