2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dave Knutson (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Dean Mitchell (D) by 24.0 points.
Dave KnutsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%24,179
Dean MitchellDemocrat
38.0%14,828
39,007 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