2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 48
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Betzold (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Lyle Clemenson (R) by 13.0 points.
Don BetzoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%20,681
Lyle ClemensonRepublican
43.5%15,914
36,595 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