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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 45

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Martha Robertson (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Karen A. Jenkins (D) by 7.3 points.

Martha RobertsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%20,194
46.3%17,430
37,624 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+0.51990R+1.71992R+24.61996R+7.32000D+19.32002D+28.72006

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