The Green Papers: Minnesota 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 10 September 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: None; 4-year term)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
2002 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
1990 Census:4,375,665 (1.76% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:4,925,670 (1.75% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):2,667,692
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):3,483,000
Capital:St. Paul
Tuesday 10 September 2002 polls close 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p CST (0200 UTC)
 

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Minnesota State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in MINNESOTA-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

Polls close: 8 PM Central Standard Time
(0200 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • MINNESOTA is electing its Governor in 2002; this is an Open Chair, as incumbent Independent Jesse Ventura is NOT a candidate for re-election as Governor in the General Election.
  • MINNESOTA is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; this is an Open Seat, as incumbent Democrat Paul Wellstone, who was a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election, was killed in a plane crash on 25 October 2002: Mr. Wellstone will be replaced with a new candidate, one nominated and ratified by procedures set forth by the Democrat-Farmer Labor Party of Minnesota and certified as such before the Minnesota Secretary of State by the end of the business day Central Standard Time on 31 October 2002 as per the State's Election Law.
  • MINNESOTA is electing 8 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 Census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

    • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election from the State of MINNESOTA:

    None.

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from MINNESOTA in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    None.

    Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in MINNESOTA:

    None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: None; 4-year term, Governors
Chair up for election Independence Governor Jesse Ventura
• First elected: 1998 (under the banner of the Reform Party: left the Party February 2000)
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.
• Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Constitution Lawrence Michael Aeshliman
• Lt. Governor: Tamara Ann Houle
  Candidate Democrat Roger D. Moe
• Lt. Governor: Julie Sabo
  Candidate Green Ken Pentel
• Lt. Governor: Rhoda Gilman
  Candidate Independence Timothy J. "Tim" Penny
• Lt. Governor: Martha R. Robertson.
Endorsement: Natural Law Party.
  Candidate Independent Booker T. Hodges, IV
• Lt. Governor: Kamal B. Buchanan
  Elected Republican Tim Pawlenty
• Lt. Governor: Carol Molanu
  Candidate Socialist Workers Kari J. Sachs
• Lt. Governor: Samuel F. Farley
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democrat Senator Mark Dayton
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Independent Senator Dean Barkley
• Appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura (Independent) to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Paul D. Wellstone (Democrat) on 25 October 2002
Senator Wellstone was a candidate for re-election at the time of his passing, having been Renominated in the 10 September 2002 Primary.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• Open Seat - Mr. Barkley will only serve until the winner of the 5 November General Election is officially certified by the Minnesota Secretary of State; this could take up to several weeks after the election, however.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Constitution Miro Drago Kovatchevich
  Candidate Democrat Walter F. "Fritz" Mondale
• Nominated by Convention: 30 October 2002.
Replacement Candidacy necessitated by death of Senator Paul Wellstone in a plane crash, 25 October 2002. Former Senator and Vice-President Mondale has publicly indicated he will accept nomination by the Democrat-Farmer Labor Party, as the Democrats are formally known in Minnesota, and it is expected that Mr. Mondale will be formally nominated at a rump Party Convention in Minneapolis during the evening of 30 October. A new candidate must be named by the close of business at the office of the Minnesota Secretary of State on 31 October as per the State's Election Law (see 'MINNESOTA STATUTES' below).
The Democrat-Farmer Labor Party, or DFL- as what is known in the rest of the Nation as the Democratic Party is formally called in Minnesota- will hold a rump Convention in Minneapolis beginning at 7 PM CST on Wednesday 30 October(0100 UTC, 31 Oct); the Convention will be made up of the some 875 delegates and alternates who make up the DFL's State Central Committee and will formally ratify the choice for replacement candidate nominated by the DFL's Executive Committee earlier in the day. This will give ample time for the DFL State Chairman and the DFL State Secretary to then file the necessary paperwork with the Minnesota Secretary of State before the legal deadline (the next day, Thursday 31 October) has passed.
  Candidate Green Ray Tricomo
  Candidate Independence Jim Moore
  Elected Republican Norm Coleman
• For the time being, Interim Independent Senator Dean Barkley (appointed by Governor Jesse Ventura) will complete the term of Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone who was killed in a plane crash on 25 October 2002
 
MINNESOTA STATUTES 204D.28: United States senate vacancy; manner of filling.

Subdivision 11. Temporary appointment.
The governor may make a temporary appointment to fill any vacancy. An appointee shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified at a special election or until a successor is elected pursuant to subdivision 12.

Subdivision 12. Succession by regularly elected senator.
An individual who is elected to the office of United States senator for a regular six-year term when the office is vacant or is filled by an individual appointed pursuant to subdivision 11, shall also succeed to the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

MINNESOTA STATUTES 204B.13: Vacancy in nomination

Subdivision 1. Death or withdrawal. A vacancy in nomination may be filled in the manner provided by this section. A vacancy in nomination exists when:
(a) A major political party candidate or nonpartisan candidate who was nominated at a primary dies...

Subdivision 2. Partisan office; nomination by party.
(a) A vacancy in nomination for partisan office shall be filled as provided in this subdivision. A major political party has the authority to fill a vacancy in nomination of that party's candidate by filing a nomination certificate with the same official who received the affidavits of candidacy for that office.
(b) A major political party may provide in its governing rules a procedure, including designation of an appropriate committee, to fill vacancies in nomination for all offices elected statewide. The nomination certificate shall be prepared under the direction of and executed by the chair and secretary of the political party and filed within seven days after the vacancy in nomination occurs or before the 14th day before the general election, whichever is sooner. If the vacancy in nomination occurs through the candidate's death or catastrophic illness, the nomination certificate must be filed within seven days after the vacancy in nomination occurs but no later than four days before the general election. The chair and secretary when filing the certificate shall attach an affidavit stating that the newly nominated candidate has been selected under the rules of the party and that the individuals signing the certificate and making the affidavit are the chair and secretary of the party.

107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republicans (3 Renominated);
5 Democrats (5 Renominated)
CD 1 Republican Congressman Gil Gutknecht
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Gutknecht is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman Mark R. Kennedy
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 2000
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Kennedy is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6
CD 3 Republican Congressman Jim Ramstad
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Ramstad is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
CD 4 Democrat Congressman Betty McCollum
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 2000
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman McCollum is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Democrat Congressman Martin Olav Sabo
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Sabo is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
CD 6 Democrat Congressman William P. "Bill" Luther
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Luther is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 7 Democrat Congressman Collin C. Peterson
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Peterson is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7
CD 8 Democrat Congressman James L. Oberstar
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary
 Congressman Oberstar is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Steve Andreasen
  Candidate Green Greg Mikkelson
  Elected Republican Congressman Gil Gutknecht
• Incumbent old CD 1
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Congressman William P. "Bill" Luther
• Incumbent old CD 6
  Candidate No New Taxes Samuel D. Garst
  Elected Republican John Kline
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Darryl Stanton
  Elected Republican Congressman Jim Ramstad
• Incumbent old CD 3
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Betty McCollum
  Candidate Green Scott J. Raskiewicz
  Candidate Republican Clyde Billington
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Martin Olav Sabo
  Candidate Green Tim Davis
  Candidate Republican Daniel Nielsen Mathias
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Janet Robert
  Candidate Independence Dan Becker
  Elected Republican Congressman Mark R. Kennedy
• Incumbent old CD 2
CD 7
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Collin C. Peterson
• Incumbent old CD 7
  Candidate Republican Dan Stevens
CD 8
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman James L. Oberstar
• Incumbent old CD 8
  Candidate Republican Bob Lemen
 

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