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Women Elected to/Serving in the
Minnesota Legislature,
2000-2006
Important note: The numbers and
percentages in the charts reflect general election results. The footnotes
below the charts reflect changes in the numbers and percentages of women elected
to/serving in the Minnesota Legislature as the result of special elections and
other noted circumstances.
| 2000 |
DFL |
R |
INDEP |
Total
Number Women |
Total
Seats |
Total
Percentage Women |
| House |
22* |
13 |
0 |
35* |
134 |
26.1%* |
| Senate |
12* |
11 |
0 |
23* |
67 |
34.3%* |
| Total |
34* |
24 |
0 |
58* |
201 |
28.9%* |
| *(21) |
Mee Moua (DFL) was elected 1/29/02 to fill
the term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the
Senate to 24 (35.8%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 59
(29.4%). |
| *(22) |
Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL) was elected
01/29/02, replacing her husband who died in office, increasing the number
of women in the Senate to 25 (37.3%) and the number of women in the
Legislature to 60 (29.9%). |
| *(23) |
Darlene Luther (DFL) died in office (1/30/02) and
was replaced by a man elected 3/5/02 reducing the number of women in the
House to 34 (25.4%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 59
(29.4%). |
| 2002 |
DFL |
R |
INDEP |
Total
Number Women |
Total
Seats |
Total
Percentage Women |
| House |
15* |
16 |
0 |
31* |
134 |
23.1%* |
| Senate |
11 |
11 |
1 |
23 |
67 |
34.3% |
| Total |
26* |
27 |
1 |
54* |
201 |
26.9%* |
| *(24) |
Rebecca Otto (DFL) was elected 2/11/03
to fill the term of a man who resigned increasing the number of women in
the House to 32 (23.9%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 55
(27.4%). |
| 2004 |
DFL |
R |
INDEP |
Total
Number Women |
Total
Seats |
Total
Percentage Women |
| House |
26 |
11 |
0 |
37 |
134 |
27.6% |
| Senate |
11* |
11* |
1 |
23* |
67 |
34.3%* |
| Total |
37* |
22* |
1 |
60* |
201 |
29.9%* |
| Note: Senate seats were not up for
re-election in the 2004 general election. |
| *(25) |
Terri Bonoff (DFL) was elected 11/22/05 to fill the
term of a man who resigned increasing the number of women in the Senate to
24 (35.8%)and the number of women in the Legislature to 61 (30.3%). |
| *(26) |
Amy Koch (R) was elected 11/22/05 to fill the
term of a man who resigned increasing the number of women in the Senate to
25 (37.3%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 62 (30.8%). |
| *(27) |
Tarryl Clark (DFL) was elected 12/27/05 to fill the
term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the Senate to
26 (38.8%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 63 (31.1%). |
| 2006 |
DFL |
R |
INDEP |
Total
Number Women |
Total
Seats |
Total
Percentage Women |
| House |
35 |
8 |
0 |
43 |
134 |
32.1% |
| Senate |
18 |
9 |
0 |
27 |
67 |
40.3% |
| Total |
53 |
17 |
0 |
70 |
201 |
34.8% |
Last Updated:
Friday, 20-Jul-2007 14:30:59 CDT
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