2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota's 7th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Collin C. Peterson (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Glen Menze (R) by 39.4 points.
Collin C. PetersonDemocrat · winner
68.7%185,771
Glen MenzeRepublican
29.3%79,175
Owen SivertsonConstitution
2.1%5,550
270,496 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.
Collin C. PetersonGlen Menze
$337.9K
Raised by the campaign
$53.9K
$207.3K
Spent by the campaign
$60.7K
$241.5K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000