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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 19

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Mark N. Ourada (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Ross Bennett (D) by 17.4 points.

Mark N. OuradaRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%24,964
Ross BennettDemocrat
39.5%17,328
Bruce FreibergOther party
3.7%1,615
43,907 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+25.21990D+2.81992R+11.81996R+17.42000R+23.72002R+22.82006

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

The candidates

Mark N. Ourada (R)Ross Bennett (D)

Also on the ballot: Bruce Freiberg (Other party), 3.7%