2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 55
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Charles Wiger (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis Newinski (R) by 14.9 points.
Charles WigerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%19,276
Dennis NewinskiRepublican
42.6%14,289
33,565 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