2004Final results
2004 election for Minnesota's 6th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Mark Kennedy (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Patty Wetterling (D) by 8.0 points.
Mark KennedyRepublican · winner
54.0%203,669
Patty WetterlingDemocrat
45.9%173,309
377,224 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 2004
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.
Patty WetterlingMark Kennedy
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$37.1K
Cash on hand
$66.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004