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Parents > United States > Minnesota > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedRBH September 24, 2017 01:02am
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionSenator Wellstone died on October 25th, 2002. Absentee ballots cast for him before his death were counted.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1996
NamePaul Wellstone Votes1,098,430 (50.32%)
Term01/03/1997 - 10/25/2002 Margin197,236 (+9.04%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 10, 2002 MN US Senate - DFL Primary Paul Wellstone
Sep 10, 2002 MN US Senate - G Primary Ray Tricomo
Sep 10, 2002 MN US Senate - R Primary Norm Coleman
Sep 10, 2002 MN US Senate - IP Primary Jim Moore
Oct 30, 2002 MN US Senate - DFL Special Primary Walter F. Mondale
Nov 04, 2002 MN US Senate Appointment Dean M. Barkley
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Walter F. Mondale
Strong 5
Lean 12
Slight 9
Paul Wellstone
Lean 4
Slight 7
Norm Coleman
Strong 1
Lean 2
Slight 7
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

02/02/2002 11/04/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Norm Coleman Ambassador Walter F. Mondale Party Leader Jim Moore (I) Sen. Paul Wellstone Ray Tricomo Miro Drago Kovatchevich Others
PartyRepublican Democratic MN Independence Democratic Green Constitution Independent
Votes1,116,697 (49.53%) 1,067,246 (47.34%) 45,139 (2.00%) 11,381 (0.51%) 10,119 (0.45%) 2,254 (0.10%) 1,796 (0.08%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -49,451 (-2.19%) -1,071,558 (-47.53%) -1,105,316 (-49.02%) -1,106,578 (-49.08%) -1,114,443 (-49.43%) -1,114,901 (-49.45%)
Predict Avg.46.58% 49.19% 1.35% 49.31% 1.74% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Zogby International 
11/02-11/04		 45.00% (+0.0) 51.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Research 
11/03-11/03		 47.90% (+0.0) 48.10% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Zogby International 
10/31-11/01		 45.00% (+8.0) 50.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-46.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/30-11/01		 47.00% (+3.0) 41.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-47.0) 0.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Star Tribune 
10/30-11/01		 41.00% (+2.0) 46.00% (-1.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Star Tribune 
10/28-10/28		 39.00% (-2.0) 47.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (-47.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R TurnerforCongress
R PASteve
R Barack O-blame-a
  Club for Growth
PoP KeystoneProgressive
R Minnesota Populist
IS Sesel
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
REFS Servo
I E Pluribus Unum
D PaGuy
MFL The Oncoming Storm
I JR725
R CincinnatiReds1990
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Ed McGaa
PartyGreen
Votes7 (0.00%)
Margin-1,116,690 (-49.53%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Zogby International 
11/02-11/04		 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Research 
11/03-11/03		 0.00% (+0.0)
Zogby International 
10/31-11/01		 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/30-11/01		 0.00% (+0.0)
Star Tribune 
10/30-11/01		 0.00% (+0.0)
Star Tribune 
10/28-10/28		 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 29, 2002 03:32pm General Upper Midwest Friendly To Jewish Senators  Article Stephen Yellin 
Nov 29, 2002 03:31pm General Jewish Senators in 108th Congress  Article Stephen Yellin 
Oct 31, 2002 07:45pm General Daschle Will Give Mondale Leadership Position  Article Stephen Yellin 
Oct 28, 2002 07:03am General GOP Takes Aim at Mondale  Article Nats In First! 
Oct 25, 2002 12:55pm General Senator Wellstone killed in Minnesota plane crash  Article RP 
Oct 24, 2002 10:43pm General Wellstone Gets Back on the Bus  Article RP 
Oct 15, 2002 07:40pm General Wellstone Looks to Be Catching Breaks in Key Minnesota Race  Article RP 
Sep 27, 2002 06:24pm General Wellstone's Iraq Stand Targeted  Article RP 
Sep 12, 2002 08:03pm General Wellstone Catching Breaks in Key Minn. Race  Article RP 
Sep 12, 2002 07:01pm General Coleman Adds New Campaign Spokesperson  Article RP 
Sep 04, 2002 05:35pm General Pentel withdraws support for fellow Green McGaa over ash deal  Article RP 

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