2000 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2000 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:2002
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Party1:Republican Party of Minnesota
Leader Since1:April 17, 1992
Leaders Seat1:28B–Kenyon
Last Election1:71 seats
Seats Before1:70
Seats1:69
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:1,171,702
Leader2:Tom Pugh
Party2:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since2:January 5, 1999
Leaders Seat2:39A–South St. Paul
Last Election2:63 seats
Seats Before2:63
Seats2:65
Seat Change2:2
Popular Vote2:1,058,824
Speaker
Before Election:Steve Sviggum
Before Party:Republican Party of Minnesota
After Election:Steve Sviggum
After Party:Republican Party of Minnesota

The 2000 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 2000, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 82nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 12, 2000.

The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2001.

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2000 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%
Republican Party of Minnesota1321,171,70269151.49
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1211,058,82465248.51
Independence Party of Minnesota2741,051010.00
Constitution Party of Minnesota34,22100.00
Green Party of Minnesota12,86700.00
Libertarian Party of Minnesota164600.00
Write-in133800.00
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 3,506,432 eligible voters)[1] 2,458,30370.11%7.77

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .