2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota's 6th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
William Luther (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating John Kline (R) by 1.5 points.
William LutherDemocrat · winner
49.6%176,340
John KlineRepublican
48.0%170,900
Ralph A. HubbardConstitution
2.4%8,584
355,824 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.
William LutherJohn Kline
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$54.5K
Cash on hand
$32.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000