2000-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Minnesota (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Mark Dayton (DFL)		Rod Grams* (R)		Jim Gibson (Independence Party)		David Daniels (Green)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aitkin	68%	4,306	52.3%	3,357	40.8%	362	4.4%	83	1.0%	121	1.5%	949	8,229
Anoka	68%	64,681	44.7%	68,018	47.0%	9,173	6.3%	1,059	0.7%	1,640	1.1%	-3,337	144,571
Becker	64%	6,022	42.5%	7,543	53.2%	354	2.5%	115	0.8%	146	1.0%	-1,521	14,180
Beltrami	60%	8,123	47.6%	7,902	46.3%	584	3.4%	238	1.4%	236	1.4%	221	17,083
Benton	59%	6,396	43.1%	7,157	48.2%	955	6.4%	135	0.9%	196	1.3%	-761	14,839
Big Stone	68%	1,621	54.7%	1,177	39.7%	111	3.7%	17	0.6%	40	1.3%	444	2,966
Blue Earth	62%	12,657	46.6%	12,110	44.6%	1,610	5.9%	340	1.3%	431	1.6%	547	27,148
Brown	63%	5,295	41.5%	6,731	52.7%	511	4.0%	70	0.5%	155	1.2%	-1,436	12,762
Carlton	64%	9,148	60.7%	5,261	34.9%	444	2.9%	91	0.6%	115	0.8%	3,887	15,059
Carver	73%	12,219	35.1%	19,959	57.3%	2,114	6.1%	220	0.6%	342	1.0%	-7,740	34,854
Cass	67%	6,289	46.4%	6,422	47.4%	510	3.8%	133	1.0%	187	1.4%	-133	13,541
Chippewa	65%	3,294	51.9%	2,668	42.0%	278	4.4%	46	0.7%	59	0.9%	626	6,345
Chisago	76%	9,289	42.5%	10,663	48.8%	1,468	6.7%	187	0.9%	238	1.1%	-1,374	21,845
Clay	60%	11,647	50.6%	10,293	44.7%	611	2.7%	176	0.8%	283	1.2%	1,354	23,010
Clearwater	61%	1,575	41.6%	2,069	54.7%	77	2.0%	20	0.5%	44	1.2%	-494	3,785
Cook	68%	1,377	49.3%	1,224	43.8%	86	3.1%	43	1.5%	63	2.3%	153	2,793
Cottonwood	68%	2,807	45.5%	3,049	49.4%	224	3.6%	40	0.6%	56	0.9%	-242	6,176
Crow Wing	68%	13,122	46.8%	13,199	47.1%	1,251	4.5%	198	0.7%	259	0.9%	-77	28,029
Dakota	72%	82,412	45.6%	83,356	46.1%	11,995	6.6%	1,225	0.7%	1,868	1.0%	-944	180,856
Dodge	65%	3,491	43.5%	4,098	51.0%	281	3.5%	64	0.8%	99	1.2%	-607	8,033
Douglas	68%	7,257	42.5%	8,783	51.4%	738	4.3%	91	0.5%	205	1.2%	-1,526	17,074
Faribault	69%	3,949	47.0%	3,967	47.2%	312	3.7%	62	0.7%	110	1.3%	-18	8,400
Fillmore	65%	4,976	49.0%	4,747	46.7%	225	2.2%	88	0.9%	121	1.2%	229	10,157
Freeborn	65%	8,642	53.6%	6,660	41.3%	577	3.6%	80	0.5%	160	1.0%	1,982	16,119
Goodhue	68%	9,939	44.8%	10,679	48.1%	1,187	5.3%	145	0.7%	251	1.1%	-740	22,201
Grant	75%	1,787	49.4%	1,572	43.5%	187	5.2%	27	0.7%	42	1.2%	215	3,615
Hennepin	67%	298,660	52.6%	212,718	37.4%	43,162	7.6%	6,823	1.2%	6,748	1.2%	85,942	568,111
Houston	69%	4,316	43.5%	5,106	51.4%	227	2.3%	93	0.9%	186	1.9%	-790	9,928
Hubbard	69%	4,119	43.2%	4,825	50.6%	357	3.7%	101	1.1%	128	1.3%	-706	9,530
Isanti	67%	5,983	40.2%	7,666	51.4%	932	6.3%	124	0.8%	196	1.3%	-1,683	14,901
Itasca	65%	11,855	54.7%	8,710	40.2%	622	2.9%	199	0.9%	268	1.2%	3,145	21,654
Jackson	64%	2,614	48.3%	2,532	46.8%	178	3.3%	33	0.6%	59	1.1%	82	5,416
Kanabec	62%	2,948	43.6%	3,289	48.6%	370	5.5%	62	0.9%	92	1.4%	-341	6,761
Kandiyohi	64%	9,120	47.3%	8,947	46.4%	893	4.6%	102	0.5%	219	1.1%	173	19,281
Kittson	66%	1,415	54.0%	1,119	42.7%	41	1.6%	16	0.6%	31	1.2%	296	2,622
Koochiching	62%	3,323	48.7%	3,211	47.1%	184	2.7%	36	0.5%	64	0.9%	112	6,818
Lac qui Parle	73%	2,431	54.5%	1,774	39.8%	181	4.1%	24	0.5%	48	1.1%	657	4,458
Lake	76%	3,731	57.2%	2,491	38.2%	190	2.9%	54	0.8%	56	0.9%	1,240	6,522
Lake of the Woods	64%	1,001	45.9%	1,085	49.7%	51	2.3%	15	0.7%	30	1.4%	-84	2,182
Le Sueur	67%	5,479	44.5%	5,964	48.5%	628	5.1%	87	0.7%	142	1.2%	-485	12,300
Lincoln	67%	1,629	49.5%	1,496	45.4%	95	2.9%	23	0.7%	49	1.5%	133	3,292
Lyon	61%	5,221	45.7%	5,525	48.4%	434	3.8%	84	0.7%	150	1.3%	-304	11,414
Mahnomen	60%	1,161	52.7%	948	43.0%	56	2.5%	13	0.6%	27	1.2%	213	2,205
Marshall	68%	2,510	48.7%	2,482	48.1%	106	2.1%	16	0.3%	41	0.8%	28	5,155
Martin	63%	4,631	44.6%	5,173	49.8%	414	4.0%	48	0.5%	114	1.1%	-542	10,380
McLeod	61%	5,921	38.5%	8,228	53.5%	894	5.8%	97	0.6%	231	1.5%	-2,307	15,371
Meeker	65%	4,595	43.1%	5,284	49.6%	552	5.2%	80	0.8%	150	1.4%	-689	10,661
Mille Lacs	63%	4,457	43.5%	4,976	48.6%	598	5.8%	74	0.7%	136	1.3%	-519	10,241
Morrison	64%	6,185	42.2%	7,489	51.1%	645	4.4%	111	0.8%	216	1.5%	-1,304	14,646
Mower	64%	10,997	59.8%	6,624	36.0%	445	2.4%	123	0.7%	200	1.1%	4,373	18,389
Murray	69%	2,220	46.9%	2,233	47.2%	174	3.7%	34	0.7%	68	1.4%	-13	4,729
Nicollet	68%	7,154	47.0%	6,866	45.1%	863	5.7%	157	1.0%	178	1.2%	288	15,218
Nobles	57%	3,889	44.4%	4,384	50.1%	292	3.3%	67	0.8%	125	1.4%	-495	8,757
Norman	65%	1,948	53.8%	1,543	42.6%	76	2.1%	14	0.4%	41	1.1%	405	3,622
Olmsted	65%	27,073	46.2%	28,300	48.3%	2,178	3.7%	397	0.7%	673	1.1%	-1,227	58,621
Otter Tail	66%	11,587	40.9%	15,235	53.8%	936	3.3%	192	0.7%	372	1.3%	-3,648	28,322
Pennington	61%	3,187	50.7%	2,807	44.7%	144	2.3%	51	0.8%	97	1.5%	380	6,286
Pine	66%	6,460	49.7%	5,494	42.3%	718	5.5%	144	1.1%	174	1.3%	966	12,990
Pipestone	65%	2,076	43.1%	2,456	51.0%	150	3.1%	43	0.9%	87	1.8%	-380	4,812
Polk	61%	6,954	49.4%	6,602	46.9%	271	1.9%	61	0.4%	177	1.3%	352	14,065
Pope	71%	2,942	49.1%	2,653	44.3%	304	5.1%	24	0.4%	65	1.1%	289	5,988
Ramsey	64%	135,852	56.2%	82,698	34.2%	17,948	7.4%	2,300	1.0%	2,911	1.2%	53,154	241,709
Red Lake	65%	1,115	53.5%	896	43.0%	40	1.9%	12	0.6%	23	1.1%	219	2,086
Redwood	63%	3,005	38.8%	4,252	54.9%	338	4.4%	43	0.6%	102	1.3%	-1,247	7,740
Renville	64%	3,801	46.9%	3,737	46.1%	398	4.9%	53	0.7%	113	1.4%	64	8,102
Rice	61%	12,649	49.2%	10,953	42.6%	1,509	5.9%	261	1.0%	337	1.3%	1,696	25,709
Rock	69%	2,146	43.6%	2,488	50.6%	164	3.3%	38	0.8%	85	1.7%	-342	4,921
Roseau	62%	2,783	39.1%	4,113	57.8%	127	1.8%	30	0.4%	67	0.9%	-1,330	7,120
Scott	71%	16,939	38.9%	23,271	53.4%	2,627	6.0%	316	0.7%	440	1.0%	-6,332	43,593
Sherburne	69%	11,742	38.3%	16,476	53.7%	1,867	6.1%	232	0.8%	358	1.2%	-4,734	30,675
Sibley	66%	3,004	41.0%	3,773	51.5%	403	5.5%	52	0.7%	90	1.2%	-769	7,322
St. Louis	69%	67,519	63.3%	33,773	31.7%	3,319	3.1%	1,008	0.9%	1,035	1.0%	33,746	106,654
Stearns	62%	26,343	42.7%	30,348	49.2%	3,627	5.9%	566	0.9%	804	1.3%	-4,005	61,688
Steele	66%	6,946	43.4%	7,932	49.5%	777	4.9%	148	0.9%	217	1.4%	-986	16,020
Stevens	72%	2,635	46.3%	2,640	46.4%	298	5.2%	45	0.8%	73	1.3%	-5	5,691
Swift	59%	2,925	54.0%	2,167	40.0%	228	4.2%	38	0.7%	58	1.1%	758	5,416
Todd	63%	4,781	43.1%	5,699	51.4%	371	3.3%	73	0.7%	162	1.5%	-918	11,086
Traverse	68%	1,033	49.2%	954	45.5%	79	3.8%	12	0.6%	21	1.0%	79	2,099
Wabasha	67%	4,800	45.5%	5,088	48.2%	432	4.1%	80	0.8%	146	1.4%	-288	10,546
Wadena	63%	2,599	40.9%	3,388	53.3%	240	3.8%	41	0.6%	93	1.5%	-789	6,361
Waseca	61%	3,740	42.3%	4,468	50.6%	472	5.3%	55	0.6%	100	1.1%	-728	8,835
Washington	75%	48,597	45.7%	49,193	46.3%	6,936	6.5%	678	0.6%	935	0.9%	-596	106,339
Watonwan	59%	2,372	46.5%	2,390	46.9%	245	4.8%	36	0.7%	56	1.1%	-18	5,099
Wilkin	64%	1,389	42.4%	1,758	53.6%	72	2.2%	12	0.4%	48	1.5%	-369	3,279
Winona	61%	11,261	48.0%	10,596	45.2%	701	3.0%	376	1.6%	503	2.1%	665	23,437
Wright	70%	16,663	38.6%	23,123	53.6%	2,573	6.0%	292	0.7%	497	1.2%	-6,460	43,148
Yellow Medicine	67%	2,801	50.7%	2,401	43.4%	206	3.7%	35	0.6%	84	1.5%	400	5,527
TOTAL	67%	1,181,553	48.8%	1,047,474	43.3%	140,583	5.8%	21,447	0.9%	28,463	1.2%	134,079	2,419,520
Total R vote: 1,047,474 (43.3%)      Total D vote: 1,181,553 (48.8%)      Total Other vote: 190,493 (7.9%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$11,957,114		$7,640,147		$255,415		$0
Total Receipts:		$12,040,466		$7,548,490		$261,357		$0
Cash on Hand:		$83,352		$17,543		$5,942		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$3,412,067		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$8,360,000		$0		$197,000		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$236,856		$5,307,849		$62,339		$0
Party Contributions:		$500		$49,953		$300		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$1,806,485		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$143,229		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$238,666		$442,282		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$26,884		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$238,666		$415,398		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$12,195,780		$8,055,545		$255,415		$0

2000 Senate class 1, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,306	52.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,357	40.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	362	4.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	83	1.0%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	47	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	54	0.7%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	8,229
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	64,681	44.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	68,018	47.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	9,173	6.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	1,059	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	740	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	582	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	318	0.2%
TOTAL	144,571
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,022	42.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	7,543	53.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	354	2.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	115	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	86	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	60	0.4%
TOTAL	14,180
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	8,123	47.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	7,902	46.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	584	3.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	238	1.4%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	130	0.8%
David Swan (Cst)	62	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	44	0.3%
TOTAL	17,083
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,396	43.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	7,157	48.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	955	6.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	135	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	91	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	69	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	36	0.2%
TOTAL	14,839
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,621	54.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,177	39.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	111	3.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	17	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	13	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	15	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,966
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	12,657	46.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	12,110	44.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	1,610	5.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	340	1.3%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	215	0.8%
David Swan (Cst)	115	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	101	0.4%
TOTAL	27,148
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	5,295	41.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	6,731	52.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	511	4.0%
David Daniels (Grn)	70	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	64	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	75	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	12,762
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	9,148	60.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,261	34.9%
Jim Gibson (In)	444	2.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	91	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	41	0.3%
David Swan (Cst)	46	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	28	0.2%
TOTAL	15,059
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	12,219	35.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	19,959	57.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	2,114	6.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	220	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	136	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	119	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	87	0.2%
TOTAL	34,854
Turnout: 73%

2000 Senate class 1, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,289	46.4%
Rod Grams* (R)	6,422	47.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	510	3.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	133	1.0%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	87	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	73	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	13,541
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,294	51.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,668	42.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	278	4.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	46	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	26	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	27	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,345
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	9,289	42.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	10,663	48.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	1,468	6.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	187	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	108	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	84	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	46	0.2%
TOTAL	21,845
Turnout: 76%

2000 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	11,647	50.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	10,293	44.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	611	2.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	176	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	134	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	58	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	91	0.4%
TOTAL	23,010
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,575	41.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,069	54.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	77	2.0%
David Daniels (Grn)	20	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	21	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	12	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,785
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,377	49.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,224	43.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	86	3.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	43	1.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	20	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	28	1.0%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	15	0.5%
TOTAL	2,793
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,807	45.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,049	49.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	224	3.6%
David Daniels (Grn)	40	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	25	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	24	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,176
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	13,122	46.8%
Rod Grams* (R)	13,199	47.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	1,251	4.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	198	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	122	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	82	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	55	0.2%
TOTAL	28,029
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	82,412	45.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	83,356	46.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	11,995	6.6%
David Daniels (Grn)	1,225	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	823	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	574	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	471	0.3%
TOTAL	180,856
Turnout: 72%

2000 Senate class 1, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,491	43.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,098	51.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	281	3.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	64	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	39	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	35	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,033
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	7,257	42.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	8,783	51.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	738	4.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	91	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	101	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	78	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	26	0.2%
TOTAL	17,074
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,949	47.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,967	47.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	312	3.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	62	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	60	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	32	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	18	0.2%
TOTAL	8,400
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,976	49.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,747	46.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	225	2.2%
David Daniels (Grn)	88	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	60	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	23	0.2%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	38	0.4%
TOTAL	10,157
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	8,642	53.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	6,660	41.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	577	3.6%
David Daniels (Grn)	80	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	72	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	53	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	35	0.2%
TOTAL	16,119
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	9,939	44.8%
Rod Grams* (R)	10,679	48.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	1,187	5.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	145	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	120	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	80	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	51	0.2%
TOTAL	22,201
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,787	49.4%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,572	43.5%
Jim Gibson (In)	187	5.2%
David Daniels (Grn)	27	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	19	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	18	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,615
Turnout: 75%

2000 Senate class 1, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	298,660	52.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	212,718	37.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	43,162	7.6%
David Daniels (Grn)	6,823	1.2%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	3,107	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	1,738	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	1,902	0.3%
TOTAL	568,111
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,316	43.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,106	51.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	227	2.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	93	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	86	0.9%
David Swan (Cst)	44	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	56	0.6%
TOTAL	9,928
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,119	43.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,825	50.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	357	3.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	101	1.1%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	42	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	60	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	26	0.3%
TOTAL	9,530
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	5,983	40.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	7,666	51.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	932	6.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	124	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	82	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	63	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	51	0.3%
TOTAL	14,901
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	11,855	54.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	8,710	40.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	622	2.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	199	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	91	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	126	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	51	0.2%
TOTAL	21,654
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,614	48.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,532	46.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	178	3.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	33	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	20	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	21	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	5,416
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,948	43.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,289	48.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	370	5.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	62	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	39	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	28	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	25	0.4%
TOTAL	6,761
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	9,120	47.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	8,947	46.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	893	4.6%
David Daniels (Grn)	102	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	119	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	62	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	38	0.2%
TOTAL	19,281
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,415	54.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,119	42.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	41	1.6%
David Daniels (Grn)	16	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	13	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	15	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,622
Turnout: 66%

2000 Senate class 1, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,323	48.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,211	47.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	184	2.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	36	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	25	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	21	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,818
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,431	54.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,774	39.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	181	4.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	24	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	18	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	28	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,458
Turnout: 73%

2000 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,731	57.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,491	38.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	190	2.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	54	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	26	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	12	0.2%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,522
Turnout: 76%

2000 Senate class 1, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,001	45.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,085	49.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	51	2.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	15	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	15	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	8	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,182
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	5,479	44.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,964	48.5%
Jim Gibson (In)	628	5.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	87	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	69	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	50	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	23	0.2%
TOTAL	12,300
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,629	49.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,496	45.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	95	2.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	23	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	12	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	32	1.0%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,292
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	5,221	45.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,525	48.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	434	3.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	84	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	61	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	66	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	23	0.2%
TOTAL	11,414
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,161	52.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	948	43.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	56	2.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	13	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	14	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	7	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,205
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,510	48.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,482	48.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	106	2.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	16	0.3%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	20	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	16	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,155
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,631	44.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,173	49.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	414	4.0%
David Daniels (Grn)	48	0.5%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	54	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	41	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	10,380
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	5,921	38.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	8,228	53.5%
Jim Gibson (In)	894	5.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	97	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	92	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	106	0.7%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	33	0.2%
TOTAL	15,371
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,595	43.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,284	49.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	552	5.2%
David Daniels (Grn)	80	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	62	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	73	0.7%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	10,661
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,457	43.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,976	48.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	598	5.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	74	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	55	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	57	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	24	0.2%
TOTAL	10,241
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,185	42.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	7,489	51.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	645	4.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	111	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	100	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	86	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	30	0.2%
TOTAL	14,646
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	10,997	59.8%
Rod Grams* (R)	6,624	36.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	445	2.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	123	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	81	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	66	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	53	0.3%
TOTAL	18,389
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,220	46.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,233	47.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	174	3.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	34	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	25	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	38	0.8%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,729
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	7,154	47.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	6,866	45.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	863	5.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	157	1.0%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	86	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	56	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	36	0.2%
TOTAL	15,218
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,889	44.4%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,384	50.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	292	3.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	67	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	57	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	44	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	8,757
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,948	53.8%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,543	42.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	76	2.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	14	0.4%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	23	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	7	0.2%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,622
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	27,073	46.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	28,300	48.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	2,178	3.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	397	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	260	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	168	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	245	0.4%
TOTAL	58,621
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	11,587	40.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	15,235	53.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	936	3.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	192	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	148	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	160	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	64	0.2%
TOTAL	28,322
Turnout: 66%

2000 Senate class 1, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,187	50.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,807	44.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	144	2.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	51	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	45	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	27	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,286
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,460	49.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,494	42.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	718	5.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	144	1.1%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	69	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	65	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	40	0.3%
TOTAL	12,990
Turnout: 66%

2000 Senate class 1, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,076	43.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,456	51.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	150	3.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	43	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	37	0.8%
David Swan (Cst)	27	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,812
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,954	49.4%
Rod Grams* (R)	6,602	46.9%
Jim Gibson (In)	271	1.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	61	0.4%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	100	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	48	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	29	0.2%
TOTAL	14,065
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,942	49.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,653	44.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	304	5.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	24	0.4%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	31	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	22	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,988
Turnout: 71%

2000 Senate class 1, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	135,852	56.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	82,698	34.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	17,948	7.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	2,300	1.0%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	1,407	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	816	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	688	0.3%
TOTAL	241,709
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,115	53.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	896	43.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	40	1.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	12	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	13	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	6	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,086
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,005	38.8%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,252	54.9%
Jim Gibson (In)	338	4.4%
David Daniels (Grn)	43	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	41	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	48	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,740
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,801	46.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,737	46.1%
Jim Gibson (In)	398	4.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	53	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	47	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	53	0.7%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	8,102
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	12,649	49.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	10,953	42.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	1,509	5.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	261	1.0%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	184	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	77	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	76	0.3%
TOTAL	25,709
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,146	43.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,488	50.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	164	3.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	38	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	30	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	41	0.8%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,921
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,783	39.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,113	57.8%
Jim Gibson (In)	127	1.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	30	0.4%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	31	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	16	0.2%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,120
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	16,939	38.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	23,271	53.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	2,627	6.0%
David Daniels (Grn)	316	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	208	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	127	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	105	0.2%
TOTAL	43,593
Turnout: 71%

2000 Senate class 1, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	11,742	38.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	16,476	53.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	1,867	6.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	232	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	175	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	125	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	58	0.2%
TOTAL	30,675
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,004	41.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,773	51.5%
Jim Gibson (In)	403	5.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	52	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	38	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	42	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,322
Turnout: 66%

2000 Senate class 1, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	67,519	63.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	33,773	31.7%
Jim Gibson (In)	3,319	3.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	1,008	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	397	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	348	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	290	0.3%
TOTAL	106,654
Turnout: 69%

2000 Senate class 1, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	26,343	42.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	30,348	49.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	3,627	5.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	566	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	393	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	274	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	137	0.2%
TOTAL	61,688
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	6,946	43.4%
Rod Grams* (R)	7,932	49.5%
Jim Gibson (In)	777	4.9%
David Daniels (Grn)	148	0.9%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	114	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	68	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	35	0.2%
TOTAL	16,020
Turnout: 66%

2000 Senate class 1, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,635	46.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,640	46.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	298	5.2%
David Daniels (Grn)	45	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	42	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	19	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,691
Turnout: 72%

2000 Senate class 1, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,925	54.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,167	40.0%
Jim Gibson (In)	228	4.2%
David Daniels (Grn)	38	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	21	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	30	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,416
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,781	43.1%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,699	51.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	371	3.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	73	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	75	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	66	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	11,086
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,033	49.2%
Rod Grams* (R)	954	45.5%
Jim Gibson (In)	79	3.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	12	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	8	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	10	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,099
Turnout: 68%

2000 Senate class 1, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,800	45.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	5,088	48.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	432	4.1%
David Daniels (Grn)	80	0.8%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	72	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	33	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	41	0.4%
TOTAL	10,546
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,599	40.9%
Rod Grams* (R)	3,388	53.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	240	3.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	41	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	38	0.6%
David Swan (Cst)	36	0.6%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,361
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,740	42.3%
Rod Grams* (R)	4,468	50.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	472	5.3%
David Daniels (Grn)	55	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	45	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	30	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,835
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	48,597	45.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	49,193	46.3%
Jim Gibson (In)	6,936	6.5%
David Daniels (Grn)	678	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	435	0.4%
David Swan (Cst)	297	0.3%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	203	0.2%
TOTAL	106,339
Turnout: 75%

2000 Senate class 1, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,372	46.5%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,390	46.9%
Jim Gibson (In)	245	4.8%
David Daniels (Grn)	36	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	27	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	20	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,099
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,389	42.4%
Rod Grams* (R)	1,758	53.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	72	2.2%
David Daniels (Grn)	12	0.4%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	24	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	15	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,279
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	11,261	48.0%
Rod Grams* (R)	10,596	45.2%
Jim Gibson (In)	701	3.0%
David Daniels (Grn)	376	1.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	258	1.1%
David Swan (Cst)	124	0.5%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	121	0.5%
TOTAL	23,437
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	16,663	38.6%
Rod Grams* (R)	23,123	53.6%
Jim Gibson (In)	2,573	6.0%
David Daniels (Grn)	292	0.7%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	212	0.5%
David Swan (Cst)	190	0.4%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	95	0.2%
TOTAL	43,148
Turnout: 70%

2000 Senate class 1, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,801	50.7%
Rod Grams* (R)	2,401	43.4%
Jim Gibson (In)	206	3.7%
David Daniels (Grn)	35	0.6%
Rebecca Ellis (SW)	37	0.7%
David Swan (Cst)	38	0.7%
Erik Pakieser (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,527
Turnout: 67%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Mark Dayton
Total Disbursements:	$11,957,114
Total Receipts:	$12,040,466
Cash on Hand:	$83,352
Candidate Contributions:	$3,412,067
Candidate Loans:	$8,360,000
Individual Contributions:	$236,856
Party Contributions:	$500
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$238,666
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$238,666
Net Spending:	$12,195,780

Rod Grams*
Total Disbursements:	$7,640,147
Total Receipts:	$7,548,490
Cash on Hand:	$17,543
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$5,307,849
Party Contributions:	$49,953
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,806,485
Other Committee Transfers:	$143,229
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$442,282
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$26,884
Net Independent Expenditures:	$415,398
Net Spending:	$8,055,545

Jim Gibson
Total Disbursements:	$255,415
Total Receipts:	$261,357
Cash on Hand:	$5,942
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$197,000
Individual Contributions:	$62,339
Party Contributions:	$300
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$255,415

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/2000