2002 Minnesota Senate election

Minnesota Senate election, 2002

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2006 →

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
34 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Roger Moe
(retired)
Dick Day Bob Lessard
(retired)
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Independence
Leader since 1980 July 9, 1997 January 3, 2001
Leader's seat 2nd–Erskine 26th–Owatonna 3rd–International Falls
Last election 39 seats 27 seats 0 seats
Seats before 39 26 2
Seats won 35 31 1
Seat change Decrease4 Increase5 Decrease1
Popular vote 1,080,975 994,454 73,439
Percentage 49.69% 45.71% 3.38%


Majority Leader before election

Roger Moe
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Majority Leader

John Hottinger
Democratic (DFL)

The 2002 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the Senate of the 83rd and 84th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 2003.