The 2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 2000 as part of the 2000 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. One reason the election was so close was that left-wing Green Party candidate Ralph Nader got over 5% of the vote.