# 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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The 2000 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 7, 2000 to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.
Minnesota had eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 107th Congress from January 3, 2001 until January 3, 2003. The election coincided with the 2000 presidential election and the 2000 U.S. Senate election.
Except for DFLer David Minge of the 2nd congressional district, all other House incumbents from Minnesota who stood for reelection were reelected. Minge's seat came under the control of the Republican Party of Minnesota as a result of the 2000 election. DFL incumbent Bruce Vento of the 4th congressional district died in office less than a month prior to the election; however, he was not seeking reelection, and the DFL nominee running for election to replace him, Betty McCollum, was able to keep the seat in the DFL's hands.

## Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,234,204 | 52.21% | 5 | -1 |
| | Republican | 993,371 | 42.02% | 3 | +1 |
| | Independence | 75,097 | 3.18% | 0 | — |
| | Constitution | 24,248 | 1.03% | 0 | — |
| | Independent | 19,667 | 0.83% | 0 | — |
| | Libertarian | 17,151 | 0.73% | 0 | — |
| Totals | Totals | 2,363,738 | 100.00% | 8 | — |

## District 1

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.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Mary Rieder

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Mary Rieder | 31,244 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,244 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 17,824 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,824 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 1st Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 159,835 | 56.43 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Mary Rieder | 117,946 | 41.64 |
| | Libertarian | Rich Osness | 5,440 | 1.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 283,221 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

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.

### Constitution Party primary
#### Candidates

* Dennis A. Burda

#### Results

Constitution Party Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Dennis A. Burda | 170 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170 | 100.00 |

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | David Minge (Incumbent) | 30,089 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,089 | 100.00 |

### Independence primary
#### Candidates

* Stan Bentz
* Gerald W. Brekke

#### Results

Independence Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Gerald W. Brekke | 292 | 52.61 |
| | Independence | Stan Bentz | 263 | 47.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 555 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Mark Kennedy, business executive
* Joe Wagner

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Kennedy | 13,779 | 79.29 |
| | Republican | Joe Wagner | 3,598 | 20.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,377 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Kennedy | 138,957 | 48.10 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | David Minge (Incumbent) | 138,802 | 48.04 |
| | Independence | Gerald W. Brekke | 7,875 | 2.73 |
| | Libertarian | Ron Helwig | 1,929 | 0.67 |
| | Constitution | Dennis A. Burda | 1,337 | 0.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 288,900 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) |

## District 3

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.

### Constitution Party primary
#### Candidates

* Arne Niska

#### Results

Constitution Party Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Arne Niska | 111 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111 | 100.00 |

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Sue Shuff
* Darryl Tyree Stanton

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Sue Shuff | 29,841 | 74.53 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Darryl Tyree Stanton | 10,197 | 25.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,038 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) | 13,995 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,995 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) | 222,571 | 67.64 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Sue Shuff | 98,219 | 29.85 |
| | Libertarian | Bob Odden | 5,302 | 1.61 |
| | Constitution | Arne Niska | 2,970 | 0.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 329,062 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

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.

### Constitution Party primary
#### Candidates

* Nicholas Skrivanek

#### Results

Constitution Party Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Nicholas Skrivanek | 114 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114 | 100.00 |

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* 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

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 35,911 | 50.40 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Steven G. Novak | 16,332 | 22.92 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Chris Coleman | 13,555 | 19.02 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Cathie Hartnett | 5,454 | 7.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,252 | 100.00 |

### Independence primary
#### Candidates

* Pam (Pamela Joy) Ellison
* Tom Foley

#### Results

Independence Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Tom Foley | 750 | 63.34 |
| | Independence | Pam (Pamela Joy) Ellison | 434 | 36.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,184 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Linda Runbeck | 10,722 | 86.22 |
| | Republican | Patricia Reagan | 1,713 | 13.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,435 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 4th Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 130,403 | 48.04 |
| | Republican | Linda Runbeck | 83,852 | 30.89 |
| | Independence | Tom Foley | 55,899 | 20.59 |
| | Constitution | Nicholas Skrivanek | 1,285 | 0.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 271,439 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 5

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.

### Constitution Party primary
#### Candidates

* Renee Lavoi

#### Results

Constitution Party Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Renee Lavoi | 128 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128 | 100.00 |

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) | 55,879 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,879 | 100.00 |

### Independence primary
#### Candidates

* Rob Tomich

#### Results

Independence Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Rob Tomich | 698 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 698 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Chris Flynn
* Frank Taylor

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Taylor | 4,837 | 63.21 |
| | Republican | Chris Flynn | 2,815 | 36.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,652 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 5th Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) | 176,629 | 69.23 |
| | Republican | Frank Taylor | 58,191 | 22.81 |
| | Independence | Rob Tomich | 11,323 | 4.44 |
| | Constitution | Renee Lavoi | 4,522 | 1.77 |
| | Libertarian | Chuck P. Charnstrom | 4,480 | 1.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 255,145 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 6

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.

### Constitution Party primary
#### Candidates

* Ralph A. Hubbard

#### Results

Constitution Party Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Ralph A. Hubbard | 242 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 242 | 100.00 |

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Bill Luther (Incumbent) | 45,378 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,378 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* John Kline, retired Colonel (USMC)

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Kline | 19,029 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,029 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 6th Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Bill Luther (Incumbent) | 176,340 | 49.56 |
| | Republican | John Kline | 170,900 | 48.03 |
| | Constitution | Ralph A. Hubbard | 8,584 | 2.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 355,824 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 7

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.

### Constitution primary
#### Candidates

* Owen Sivertson

#### Results

Constitution Party Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Owen Sivertson | 141 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141 | 100.00 |

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) | 33,948 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,948 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Aleta Edin
* Glen Menze

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glen Menze | 10,258 | 65.38 |
| | Republican | Aleta Edin | 5,433 | 34.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,691 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 7th Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) | 185,771 | 68.68 |
| | Republican | Glen Menze | 79,175 | 29.27 |
| | Constitution | Owen Sivertson | 5,550 | 2.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 270,496 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 8

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.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) | 64,189 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,189 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Bob Lemen
* Warren L. Nelson

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bob Lemen | 7,197 | 50.06 |
| | Republican | Warren L. Nelson | 7,179 | 49.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,376 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 8th Congressional district election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) | 210,094 | 67.85 |
| | Republican | Bob Lemen | 79,890 | 25.80 |
| | Independent | Mike Darling | 19,667 | 6.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 309,651 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |