2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Twyla L. Ring (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Bruce Nelson (R) by 11.3 points.
Twyla L. RingDemocrat · winner
49.7%19,884
Bruce NelsonRepublican
38.4%15,354
Curtis LendtOther party
6.9%2,749
P. J. RichardsonOther party
5.0%2,018
40,005 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