2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

2000 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Gil Gutknecht Mary Rieder Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 159,835 117,946 Percentage 56.4% 41.6%

Precinct results Gutknecht:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rieder:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Gil Gutknecht Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gil Gutknecht Republican

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

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

2000 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Mark Kennedy David Minge Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 138,957 138,802 Percentage 48.1% 48.0%

Precinct results Kennedy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Minge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election David Minge Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy Republican

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

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

• Stan Bentz
• Gerald W. Brekke

• Mark Kennedy, business executive
• Joe Wagner

2000 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Ramstad Sue Shuff Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 222,571 98,219 Percentage 67.6% 29.8%

Precinct results Ramstad:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Shuff:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jim Ramstad Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad Republican

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

• Sue Shuff
• Darryl Tyree Stanton

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

2000 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Betty McCollum Linda Runbeck Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 130,403 83,852 Percentage 48.0% 30.9%

Precinct results McCollum:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Runbeck:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bruce Vento Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Betty McCollum Democratic (DFL)

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

• 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

• Pam (Pamela Joy) Ellison
• Tom Foley

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

2000 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Martin Olav Sabo Frank Taylor Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 176,629 58,191 Percentage 69.2% 22.8%

Precinct results Sabo:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Taylor:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL)

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

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

• Rob Tomich

• Chris Flynn
• Frank Taylor

2000 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Luther John Kline Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 176,340 170,900 Percentage 49.6% 48.0%

Precinct results Luther:      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 votes

U.S. Representative before election Bill Luther Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Bill Luther Democratic (DFL)

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

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

• John Kline, retired Colonel (USMC)

2000 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Collin Peterson Glen Menze Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 185,771 79,175 Percentage 68.7% 29.3%

Precinct results Peterson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Menze:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Collin Peterson Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Collin Peterson Democratic (DFL)

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

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

• Aleta Edin
• Glen Menze

2000 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Oberstar Bob Lemen Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 210,094 79,890 Percentage 67.8% 25.8%

Precinct results Oberstar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lemen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jim Oberstar Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar Democratic (DFL)

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

• Bob Lemen
• Warren L. Nelson