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2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 13
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Charles Berg (R) won with 45.6% of the vote, defeating Lyle Koenen (D) by 8.0 points, a seat another party won last time.
Charles BergRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.6%15,073
Lyle KoenenDemocrat
37.6%12,423
Brent WaddellOther party
16.8%5,536
33,032 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET