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ELECTION NIGHT AUDIO
Norm Coleman
GOP Senate candidate accepts victory at a rally at the Capitol rotunda Listen.

Walter Mondale
DFL Senate candidate concedes. Listen.

Tim Pawlenty
Pawlenty accepts victory. Listen.

Roger Moe
DFL gubernatorial candidates conceded after waiting until 2 a.m. for a turnaround. Listen.

Tim Penny
In a concession speech, Penny says he changed politics in Minnesota. Listen.

Mark Kennedy
2nd District congressman beats Janet Robert Listen.

Jim Ramstad
3rd District congressman celebrates an easy re-election. Listen.

John Kline
2nd District candidate knocks off incumbent Bill Luther Listen.


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Election Returns
Minnesota - Congressional Results
Snapshot

Minnesota's congressional districts have changed significantly because of redistricting, mandated by the census of 2000. That has set up hotly contested races in the 2nd and 6th Districts.

Election Results
National Trends - The chart below shows any current shift in control of the U.S. House.

U.S. House

  Dem GOP Other
Won 203 228 1
Leading 2 1 0
Holdovers 0 0 0
Trend 205 229 1
Current 210 223 2
Net Change -5 +6 -1



 U.S. House 

751 of 751 precincts - 100 percent
x- (i)GOP163,532 - 62 percent
 Dem92,149 - 35 percent
 Greg MikkelsonGrn9,954 - 4 percent

 U.S. House 

306 of 306 precincts - 100 percent
x-GOP152,533 - 53 percent
  (i)Dem121,072 - 42 percent
 Samuel GarstNNT12,408 - 4 percent

 U.S. House 

240 of 240 precincts - 100 percent
x- (i)GOP213,355 - 72 percent
 Dem82,587 - 28 percent

 U.S. House 

178 of 220 precincts - 81 percent
x- (i)Dem131,855 - 62 percent
 GOP71,700 - 34 percent
 Scott RaskiewiczGrn7,991 - 4 percent

 U.S. House 

224 of 225 precincts - 100 percent
x- (i)Dem170,946 - 67 percent
 GOP65,847 - 26 percent
 Tim DavisGrn17,784 - 7 percent

 U.S. House 

302 of 302 precincts - 100 percent
x- (i)GOP164,742 - 57 percent
 Dem100,732 - 35 percent
 Dan BeckerINP21,483 - 7 percent

 U.S. House 

1231 of 1243 precincts - 99 percent
x- (i)Dem167,363 - 65 percent
 GOP88,688 - 35 percent

 U.S. House 

810 of 819 precincts - 99 percent
x- (i)Dem187,576 - 68 percent
 GOP86,976 - 32 percent