page_title: 2000 United States Senate elections
section_title: Minnesota
hierarchical_section_title: 2000 United States Senate elections / Minnesota
caption_attribution_description: English: County by county map of the 2000 US Senate election in Minnesota.
context_page_description: The 2000 United States Senate elections were held on November 7, 2000. The elections coincided with other federal and state elections, including the presidential election which was won by Republican George W. Bush. It featured a number of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party, which gained a net total of four seats from the Republican Party. This election marked the first election year since 1990 where Democrats made net gains in the Senate.
  This election took place six years after Republicans had won a net gain of eight seats in Senate Class 1 during the elections of 1994. Democrats defeated incumbent Republican senators William Roth in Delaware, Spencer Abraham in Michigan, Rod Grams in Minnesota, John Ashcroft in Missouri, and Slade Gorton in Washington, and won an open seat in Florida. In Missouri, the winner was elected posthumously. The Republicans defeated Democratic incumbent Chuck Robb in Virginia, and won an open seat in Nevada.
  The election resulted in an equal 50–50 split between Republicans and Democrats, meaning the Vice President would cast the tie-breaking votes in organizing the Senate.
context_section_description: The race pitted incumbent Republican Senator Rod Grams against former Minnesota State Auditor Mark Dayton.
caption: County results
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