CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Jim Ramstad (R) | 222,571 | 68% |
| Sue Shuff (D) | 98,219 | 30% |
| Bob Odden (LIBERT) | 5,302 | 2% |
| Arne Niska (CNSTP) | 2,970 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Constitution |
| Arne Niska | 111 | 100% |
| | Democratic |
| Sue Shuff | 29,841 | 75% |
| Darryl Tyree Stanton | 10,197 | 25% |
| | Republican |
| Jim Ramstad | 13,995 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
MINNESOTA 3
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Western Twin Cities suburbs - Bloomington; Minnetonka
Minnesota's most affluent district, the 3rd encompasses Minneapolis'
western suburbs, where large white-collar populations are grounded in fiscal
conservatism but adhere to moderate social views on issues like abortion.
The district also sometimes exhibits an independent streak.
With its abundance of high-tech industry, white-collar workers, golf
courses and middle-class homes, the 3rd is a classic picture of suburban
living. Several prominent Fortune 500 corporations have their headquarters
in the district. Northwest Airlines, just outside the district (in the 6th),
is another big employer.
The 3rd's second largest city, Brooklyn Park, was governed in the early
1990s by Mayor Jesse Ventura, who has since become governor with the 3rd's
electoral blessing. The district has sent moderate Republicans to Congress
since 1970, but at the same time, it supported a conservative Republican for
senator and Clinton for president.
Brooklyn Park, Bloomington and Brooklyn Center's blue-collar residents
vote for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, but the Republican and affluent
south and west of the 3rd casts most of the vote, giving the 3rd a tilt to
the right.
Major Industry
Electronics, manufacturing, food processing
Population
546,796 (1990)
Cities
Bloomington, 86,664; Brooklyn Park, 61,335; Plymouth, 60,103 (1996)
People
97% urban; 7% age 65+ (ranks seventh of eight in state; bottom third
nationally); 62% married couples, 31% married couples with children; 33%
college educated (ranks first of eight in state; top third nationally); 71%
white collar (ranks first of eight in state; top third nationally), 18% blue
collar (ranks eighth of eight in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
96% white, 2% black, 2% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$44,329 (ranks first of eight in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
The 4.2 million square-foot Mall of America in Bloomington, where between 30
and 40 million people visit annually.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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