2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota's 1st District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Gilbert Gutknecht (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Rieder (D) by 14.8 points.
Gilbert GutknechtRepublican · winner
56.4%159,835
Mary RiederDemocrat
41.6%117,946
Rich OsnessLibertarian
1.9%5,440
283,221 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mary RiederGilbert Gutknecht
$373.9K
Raised by the campaign
$979.1K
$372.6K
Spent by the campaign
$969.6K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$63K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000