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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 17B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Leslie J. Schumacher (D) won with 45.9% of the vote, defeating Betsy Wergin (R) by 0.6 points.

Leslie J. SchumacherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.9%8,853
Betsy WerginRepublican
45.3%8,743
Tony MuehlbauerOther party
8.8%1,691
19,287 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+3.31994D+18.81996D+18.01998D+0.62000R+16.02002R+8.22004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET