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Documents and audio from arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2000 race for president.
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Hear election-night comments from the candidates and others.

President
George W. Bush (12/13)
Al Gore(12/13)

Senate Race
Rod Grams
James Gibson
Mark Dayton

First District Congressional
Gil Gutknecht
Mary Rieder

Second District Congressional
Mark Kennedy (12/8/00)
David Minge(12/8/00)

Third District Congressional
Jim Ramstad

Fourth District Congressional
Tom Foley
Betty McCollum
Linda Runbeck

Sixth District Congressional
John Klein
Bill Luther

Seventh District Congressional
Collin Peterson

Eighth District Congressional
Jim Oberstar
The race for president in the United States ended, at least for a few weeks, in a dead heat. A recount in Florida and threats of a legal fight for the White House raised the spectre of a Constitutional crisis. In Minnesota, Al Gore won the state, where the election season was dominated by the race for U.S. Senate. Hear dozens of hours of analysis of the situation and keep up with the latest information in this section.

Analysis and Program Audio | Minnesota Results | MPR Stories | Election Night Speeches



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Former V.P. Walter Mondale
A close presidential election, a near-even split in the U.S. Senate, a thin margin of majority in the U.S. House. Now that the election is officially over, what were the voters saying? Former Vice President Walter Mondale tells Minnesota Public Radio they want less partisanship. Whether there's gridlock in the next two years, he says, depends on whether the politicians got the message. Listen to his comments.(12/18/00)

Prof. Charles Franklin
Charles Franklin is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He talked to MPR's Katherine Lanpher on the morning following the resolution of the disputed presidential election. Listen online. (12/14/00)

Prof. Susan MacManus
Susan MacManus is professor of political science at the University of South Florida. She talked to MPR's Katherine Lanpher about the effect of the presidential deadlock on the incoming administration. Listen online. (12/14/00)

Susan MacManus, professor of political science at the University of South Florida appeared on Midmorning the day after election day. Listen. (11/8/00)

Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University
Jonathan Entin, professor of law and political science at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, discusses the Supreme Court ruling which overturned a Florida Supreme Court's mandate to recount votes in Florida. Listen online. (12/13/00)

David Yalof, UConn
David Yalof, professor of political science at the University of Connecticut researches constitutional law. He discusses the Supreme Court ruling. Listen online. (12/13/00)

Bruce Altschuler, SUNY
Altschuler is professor and chair of political science at State University of New York at Oswego. He discussed the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the presidential election deadlock. Listen online. (12/11/00)

John Baker, Louisiana State University
Baker teaches a course on the separation of powers with Justice Scalia. He discusses the Supreme Court role in the case. Listen online. (12/11/00)

Midmorning- Wednesday December 6, 2000
Jeffrey Berry, a professor of political science at Tufts University talks about how the drawn-out election will affect the eventual presidential transition. Listen online.

Midmorning- Wednesday December 6, 2000
Georgia Sorenson, co-author of Dead Center: Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation and senior scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland says no matter which candidate wins the presidency, he will be a centrist president. She argues, that's just what America doesn't need. Listen online.

Midmorning- Tuesday December 5, 2000
Michael Masinter, professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida discuss a Supreme Court of the United States, and a Supreme Court of Florida ruling against Al Gore. Listen online.

Midmorning- Tuesday December 5, 2000
Robert Spitzer, a professor of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland talk about the political implications of legal developments in the contested presidential election. Listen online.

Midmorning- Wednesday November 29, 2000
Our guest says the deadlocked presidential election deserves every minute of media coverage it's getting. GUEST: Robert Lichter, president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs. He is also the author of What the People Want from the Press and Good Intentions Make Bad News: Why Americans Hate Campaign Journalism. Listen online.

Midmorning- Tuesday November 28, 2000
Legal maneuvering in the race for president. Guest: Sidney Milkis, a professor of government and senior scholar at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Listen online.

Midmorning- Monday November 27, 2000 (Hour One)
The Florida secretary of state certified the election results, declaring George W. Bush the victor over Al Gore. MPR's Katherine Lanpher talks with Dennis Goldford, professor of political science at Drake University. Listen online.

Midmorning- Monday November 27, 2000 (Hour Two)
Now that the election results in Florida have been certified, Democrats say they'll turn their attention from challenging the vote count, to contesting the results. MPR's Katherine Lanpher talks about the legal fight with Suzanna Sherry, professor of law at Vanderbilt University. Listen online.

Midmorning- Monday November 20, 2000 (Hour One)
University of Florida's Mike Martinez, professor of political science,discusses the arguments before the Florida Supreme Court. Listen online.

Midmorning- Monday November 20, 2000 (Hour Two)
Should Vice President Al Gore concede the presidency for the good of the nation? Guest: Doug Kmiec, chair and professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine Listen online.

Steven Smith Midmorning Town Meeting - Friday November 17, 2000 (Hour Two)
A live town meeting from Macalester College in Saint Paul on the presidential election of 2000. This hour features Steven Smith, professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. Listen

Mark Rotenberg Midmorning Town Meeting - Friday November 17, 2000 (Hour One)
A live town meeting from Macalester College in Saint Paul on the presidential election of 2000. This hour features Mark Rotenberg, general counsel and adjunct professor of law for the University of Minnesota, where he teaches a course on presidential authority.Listen


Midmorning - Tuesday November 14, 2000 (Hour One)
A discussion about standardizing and modernize the country's voting system. Guest: Kim Brace, president of Election Data Services Incorporated, a consulting firm that specializing in redistricting and election administration Listen

Midmorning - Tuesday November 14, 2000 (Hour Two)
The chances of a revote in Palm Beach County. Guest: Jay DeSart, assistant professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University. Listen

Midmorning - Monday November 13, 2000 (Hour Two)
David Lanoue, professor and director of graduate studies in the political science department at Texas Tech University, says there is a strong case to be made for keeping the electoral college. Listen

Midmorning - Monday November 13, 2000 (Hour Two)
A report card on Tuesday night's media coverage of the election flip-flop in Florida. Guest: Carl Gottlieb, deputy director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Listen

Midmorning - Friday November 10, 2000 (Hour One)
David Yalof, professor of political science at the University of Connecticut; Mike Masinter, professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. Listen.

Midmorning - Friday November 10, 2000 (Hour Two)
Daryl West, professor of political science at Brown University in Rhode Island. Listen.

Midday - Friday November 10, 2000 (Hour One)
The latest on the presidential election with former Democratic Gov. Wendell Anderson (1971-1976) and former Republican Governor Al Quie (1979-1983). Listen.

Midday - Friday November 10, 2000 (Hour Two)
U.S. Senator-elect Mark Dayton answers questions from around the state. Listen.

Midmorning - Thursday November 9, 2000 (Hour Two)
Calvin Jillson, professor and chair of the department of political science and director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University. Listen.

Midday - Thursday November 9, 2000 (Hour One)
The recount in Florida. Guest:former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe. Listen.

Midday - Thursday November 9, 2000 (Hour Two)
Westminster Town Hall Forum, featuring David Gergen, a former advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton, campaign aide to George Bush and reporter covering President Carter. Listen.

Midmorning - Wednesday November 8, 2000
Steven Smith, professor of political science at the University of Minnesota and Susan MacManus, professor of political science at the University of South Florida discussed the dead heat in the presidential race with MPR's Katherine Lanpher. (Listen online)

Midday - Wednesday November 8, 2000
A day-after election special. Political Science Chair at Gustavus Adolphus Chris Gilbert answers questions. During the hour, U.S Senator-elect Mark Dayton, 4th congressional district winner Betty McCollum, winner of the 6th district congressional race Bill Luther, former Green Party gubernatorial candidate Ken Pentel on the Green Party's major party status in Minnesota, plus a talk with reporters about the 2nd district congressional race and control of the Minnesota Legislature. (Listen online)

Minnesota Meeting - Wednesday November 8, 2000
Minnesota Meeting: "Election 2000: What happened? What's Next?" Analysis with former Minnesota Congressmen Republican Vin Weber and Democrat Tim Penny. (Listen online)

M P R  S T O R I E S

Mark Dayton Senate Race
DFLer Mark Dayton is headed to Washington after defeating incumbent Republican Rod Grams. Unofficial returns show Dayton with 49 percent of the vote and Grams with 43 percent. Independence Party candidate James Gibson finished a distant third with six percent, but enough to keep major-party status.
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Betty McCollum McCollum Elected to Congress
Minnesota's fourth congressional district is staying in Democratic hands with Betty McCollum's victory over Republican Linda Runbeck and the Independence Party's Tom Foley. McCollum is only the second woman in state history to be elected to Congress and the first in more than 40 years.
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Bill Luther Congressional Races Feature Close Contests
Six incumbents in Minnesota's eight congressional districts won back their seats. The two closest races were in Minnesota's second and sixth districts. In the sixth, voters are sending back Democratic Congressman Bill Luther after he engaged in a tight rematch with Republican challenger John Kline. In the second district, Republican challenger Mark Kennedy won.
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GOP Retains Minnesota House, DFL Keeps Senate
Republicans picked up one seat in the Minnesota Senate, but DFLers maintain a majority of twelve votes there. Meanwhile, Republicans in the House retained their majority, but by the slimmest of margins Tuesday, with their lead over House DFLers shrinking from seven to four. House DFLers defended all of their open seats in addition to picking up two Republican districts.
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Pat Harvey Voters Give More Money to Schools
Saint Paul public schools will gain an additional $105 million over the next five years. Voters in the state's second-largest school district approved their first-ever excess tax levy referendum by a margin of 57 to 43 percent. In Minneapolis, voters overwhelmingly renewed a school district levy for another 10 years.
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Local Election Results
Senate | Congress | Mn. House | Mn. Senate | Judicial Races


President
x-Albert Gore, Dem 1,168,224 - 48 percent
George Bush, GOP 1,109,634 - 46 percent
Ralph Nader, Grn 126,694 - 5 percent
Pat Buchanan, RM 22,165 - 1 percent
Harry Browne, Lib 5,282 - 0 percent
Howard Phillips, Cnl 3,272 - 0 percent
John Hagelin, RP 2,294 - 0 percent
James Harris, SWP 1,022 - 0 percent


U.S. Senate
x-Mark Dayton, Dem 1,181,527 - 49 percent
Rod Grams, GOP (i) 1,047,454 - 43 percent
James Gibson, IP 140,582 - 6 percent
David Daniels, GRP 21,447 - 1 percent
Rebecca Ellis, SWP 12,955 - 1 percent
David Swan, Cnl 8,914 - 0 percent
Erik Pakieser, Lib 6,588 - 0 percent


U.S. House District 4
x-Betty McCollum, Dem 130,374 - 48 percent
Linda Runbeck, GOP 83,836 - 31 percent
Tom Foley, IP 55,894 - 21 percent
Nicholas Skrivanek, Cnl 1,285 - 0 percent


U.S. House District 6
x-Bill Luther, Dem (i) 176,340 - 50 percent
John Kline, GOP 170,900 - 48 percent
Ralph Hubbard, Cnl 8,584 - 2 percent






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