Certified returns for every federal race in Minnesota in 2002, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 9 of 9 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
Notes from the Clerk's report
Vacancy in the 107th Congress; Paul Wellstone deceased, October 25, 2002; was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee. Walter F.
Mondale was the new nominee for the vacancy of the DemocraticFarmer-Labor nomination on the official supplemental ballot. See Minnesota Supreme Court Order of October 31, 2002 (C7-02-1879), for explanation of voting procedures regarding official supplemental ballot, regular ballot, and regular absentee ballot.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Norm Coleman
Republican
1,116,697
49.5%
Walter F. Mondale
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
1,067,246
47.3%
Jim Moore
Independence
45,139
2.0%
Paul Wellstone
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
11,381
0.5%
Ray Tricomo
Green
10,119
0.4%
Miro Drago Kovatchevich
Constitution
2,254
0.1%
Ed McGaa
Write-in
7
0.0%
Dick Franson
Write-in
3
0.0%
Michelle Harbeck
Write-in
3
0.0%
Write-in
1,790
0.1%
Total
2,254,639
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gil Gutknecht
Republican
163,570
61.5%
Steve Andreasen
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
92,165
34.7%
Greg Mikkelson
Green
9,964
3.7%
Write-in
283
0.1%
Total
265,982
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John Kline
Republican
152,970
53.3%
Bill Luther
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
121,121
42.2%
Samuel D. Garst
No New Taxes
12,430
4.3%
Write-in
339
0.1%
Total
286,860
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jim Ramstad
Republican
213,334
72.0%
Darryl Stanton
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
82,575
27.9%
Write-in
309
0.1%
Total
296,218
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Betty McCollum
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
164,597
62.2%
Clyde Billington
Republican
89,705
33.9%
Scott J. Raskiewicz
Green
9,919
3.7%
Write-in
319
0.1%
Total
264,540
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Martin Olav Sabo
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
171,572
67.0%
Daniel Nielsen Mathias
Republican
66,271
25.9%
Tim Davis
Green
17,825
7.0%
Write-in
314
0.1%
Total
255,982
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mark R. Kennedy
Republican
164,747
57.3%
Janet Robert
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
100,738
35.1%
Dan Becker
Independence
21,484
7.5%
Write-in
343
0.1%
Total
287,312
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Collin C. Peterson
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
170,234
65.3%
Dan Stevens
Republican
90,342
34.6%
Write-in
237
0.1%
Total
260,813
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
James L. Oberstar
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
194,909
68.6%
Bob Lemen
Republican
88,673
31.2%
Write-in
349
0.1%
Total
283,931
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2002 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 e041d83ff1dc4230e2d57b0f83234e63e51ed9f1624a1013af534628549e1060
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.