Elections / 2002 · Senate · MN
Minnesota — 2002 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2002 · U.S. SenateMinnesota · U.S. SenateNorm ColemanR+1.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2002 Senate returns.
- Norm Coleman✓Republican1,116,69749.6%
- Walter F. MondaleDemocrat1,067,24647.4%
- Jim MooreIndependence45,1392.0%
- Paul Wellstone(i)Democratic-Farmer-Labor11,3810.5%
- Ray TricomoGreen10,1190.4%
- Miro DragoConstitution2,2540.1%
presidential baselinePresident 2000D+2.4Senate 2002R+1.7vs. baselineR+4.1
Minnesota's 2002 Senate race ran 4.1 points more Republican than its 2000 presidential margin.
Minnesota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.5% |
| 1978 | −16.2% |
| 1982 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −15.3% |
| 1990 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | −5.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | +24.1% |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | +15.7% |
Same ballot, 2002MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.