2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 50
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Debbie Johnson (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Vince Stevens (D) by 13.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Debbie JohnsonRepublican · winner
51.9%23,257
Vince StevensDemocrat
38.6%17,286
Jim PithanOther party
6.9%3,108
Dick KimblerOther party
2.6%1,159
44,810 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
Debbie Johnson (R)Vince Stevens (D)Jim Pithan (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Dick Kimbler (Other party), 2.6%