2002Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2002 election for U.S. Senate in Minnesota
U.S. Senate · Minnesota
Norm Coleman (R) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Walter F. Mondale (D) by 2.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Norm ColemanRepublican · winner
49.5%1,116,697
Walter F. MondaleDemocrat
47.3%1,067,246
Jim MooreIndependent
2.0%45,139
Paul WellstoneDemocrat
0.5%11,381
Ray TricomoGreen
0.4%10,119
Miro DragoConstitution
0.1%2,254
2,254,636 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Walter F. MondaleNorm Coleman
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$10.2M
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$10M
$839.9K
Cash on hand
$173.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Paul Wellstone $12.6M · Jim Moore $50.9K · Ray Tricomo $1.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Norm Coleman (R)Walter F. Mondale (D)
Also on the ballot: Jim Moore (Independent), 2.0%; Paul Wellstone (Democrat), 0.5%; Ray Tricomo (Green), 0.4%; Miro Drago (Constitution), 0.1%