2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Michele Bachmann (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ted Thompson (D) by 8.7 points.
Michele BachmannRepublican · winner
51.6%25,833
Ted ThompsonDemocrat
42.9%21,474
Lyno SullivanOther party
5.4%2,714
50,021 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