2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Arlene Lesewski (R) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating Darin Wieneke (D) by 6.0 points.
Arlene LesewskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.0%14,861
Darin WienekeDemocrat
42.0%12,992
Duane W. CarlsonOther party
7.9%2,457
Fred CallensOther party
2.1%643
30,953 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
The candidates
Arlene Lesewski (R)Darin Wieneke (D)Duane W. Carlson (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Fred Callens (Other party), 2.1%