2002 Minnesota Senate election

The 2002 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the Senate of the 83rd and 84th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 2003.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical Report | October 4, 2002

Results + Summary of the November 5, 2002 Minnesota Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % ∆ % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 66 1,080,975 49.69 35 4 52.24 Republican Party of Minnesota 64 994,454 45.71 31 5 46.27 Independence Party of Minnesota 17 73,439 3.38 1 1 1.49 Green Party of Minnesota 8 19,315 0.89 0 0.00 Constitution Party of Minnesota 1 1,006 0.05 0 0.00 Independent 1 2,614 0.12 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 3,606 0.17 0 0.00 Total 2,175,409 100.00 67 ±0 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 107,451 4.71 Turnout (out of 3,518,184 eligible voters) 2,282,860 64.89 5.22

See also Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002

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