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2000 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2000 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Gil Gutknecht won the 2000 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Gil Gutknecht received 159,835 popular votes (56.43%). The main challenger was Mary Rieder (41.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Gutknecht and Rieder

Gutknecht +14.8 pts · won by 41,889 votes
Gil GutknechtRepublicanWINNER56.43%
159,835 votes
Mary RiederDemocratic41.64%
117,946 votes
Rich OsnessLibertarian1.92%
5,440 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.