2000 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Minnesota · 7 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2000 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Mark Dayton won the 2000 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Mark Dayton received 1,181,553 popular votes (48.83%). The main challenger was Rod Grams (43.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Dayton and Grams

Dayton +5.5 pts · won by 134,079 votes

Mark Dayton DemocraticWINNER48.83%

1,181,553 votes

Rod Grams Republican43.29%

1,047,474 votes

James GibsonIndependence5.81%

140,583 votes

David DanielsGrassroots0.89%

21,447 votes

Rebecca EllisSocialist Workers0.54%

12,956 votes

David SwanConstitution0.37%

8,915 votes

Erik D. PakieserLibertarian0.27%

6,588 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.