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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 49

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Leo Foley (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Barb Winfield (R) by 5.1 points.

Leo FoleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%17,600
Barb WinfieldRepublican
47.4%15,876
33,476 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+26.91990D+21.01992D+12.11996D+5.12000R+23.72002R+4.42006

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