DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2002 general

Walter F. Mondale

Ran in 1 election in 2002.

Last margin
−2.2
Lost 2002
Elections
1
2002

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Mondale has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Mondale won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2002U.S. Senate, MinnesotaGeneralLostNorm Coleman (R), Jim Moore (I), Paul Wellstone (D)47.3%R+2.2$2.7MD+2.6−4.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Money

Mondale’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2001–02
$2.7M

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2002Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET

In the polls

Included in 7 polls; Mondale’s best result was 49% (U.S. Senate in Minnesota, 2002).

Mondale’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

Who Mondale has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Mondale

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC