2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for Minnesota's 2nd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Mark Kennedy (R) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating David Minge (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark KennedyRepublican · winner
48.1%138,957
David MingeDemocrat
48.0%138,802
Gerald W. BrekkeIndependent
2.7%7,875
Ron HelwigLibertarian
0.7%1,929
Dennis A. BurdaConstitution
0.5%1,337
288,900 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.
David MingeMark Kennedy
$845.8K
Raised by the campaign
$916K
$848.8K
Spent by the campaign
$900.6K
$61.8K
Cash on hand
$15.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Mark Kennedy (R)David Minge (D)
Also on the ballot: Gerald W. Brekke (Independent), 2.7%; Ron Helwig (Libertarian), 0.7%; Dennis A. Burda (Constitution), 0.5%