United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2016
Main article: United States presidential election, 2016
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participate.
On March 1, 2016, in the precinct caucuses, Minnesota voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Green and Libertarian parties' respective nominees for President.
Minnesota was won by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a 1.6% margin, making this the closest Presidential election in Minnesota since 1984. Had Trump managed to win the state, he would have been the first Republican to win Minnesota since Richard Nixon in 1972.
Caucuses
Democratic caucuses
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| Minnesota results by county
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
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Main article: Minnesota Democratic caucuses, 2016
Bernie Sanders received the most votes and the most delegates in the precinct caucuses.[1]
The 2016 turnout was slightly lower than the 2008 tally of 214,066, when Obama won with 142,109 votes, to Clinton's 68,994.
| Minnesota Democratic caucuses, March 1, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 126,229 | 61.69% | 46 | 1 | 47 |
| Hillary Clinton | 78,381 | 38.31% | 31 | 13 | 44 |
| Uncommitted | N/A | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 204,610 | 100% | 77 | 16 | 93 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Bernie Sanders won every congressional district in Minnesota.[2]
Republican caucuses
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Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
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Main article: Minnesota Republican caucuses, 2016
| Minnesota Republican precinct caucuses, March 1, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
 Marco Rubio |
41,397 | 36.24% | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Ted Cruz | 33,181 | 29.04% | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Donald Trump | 24,473 | 21.42% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ben Carson | 8,422 | 7.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich | 6,565 | 5.75% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Write-ins | 207 | 0.18% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 114,245 | 100.00% | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Some media outlets recorded the votes by congressional district, rather than by county. Rubio won districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area as well as the southern part of the state. Cruz slightly won districts 6, 7 and 8 in the St. Cloud area and rural north.[2]
Green caucuses
The Green Party of Minnesota held caucuses on March 1 in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bemidji, White Bear Lake, Blaine, Grand Rapids, and Willmar.[3] Jill Stein won the caucuses with 84.3% of the vote. The delegates apportioned to each candidate will be decided at the state convention in St. Cloud, Minnesota in June.[4] The results of the caucuses are as follows:[5]
| Minnesota Green Party presidential caucus, March 1, 2016[6][7] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein |
- | 84.3% | 7 |
| Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry | - | 5.9% | - |
| William Kreml | - | 4.8% | - |
| Darryl Cherney | - | 3.6% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | - | 1.2% | - |
| Total | - | 100.00% | 7 |
Libertarian caucuses
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Main article: Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016
The Minnesota caucus was run on March 1, 2016, using ranked choice voting. Gary Johnson took over 75% of the 226 first-preference votes cast, with John McAfee a distant second on 11.5% and Austin Petersen third on 7.5%.[8]
| Minnesota Libertarian Party presidential caucus, March 1, 2016[9] | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Gary Johnson | 171 | 75.66% |
| John McAfee | 26 | 11.50% |
| Austin Petersen | 17 | 7.52% |
| Darryl Perry | 4 | 1.77% |
| Cecil Ince | 2 | 0.88% |
| Steve Kerbel | 2 | 0.88% |
| None of the above | 2 | 0.88% |
| Marc Allan Feldman | 1 | 0.44% |
| Shawna Joy Sterling | 1 | 0.44% |
| Total | 226 | 100.00% |
General Election
Polling
Candidates
The following have write-in status:[10]
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Results
| Candidate | Vice President | Popular vote | Percentage | Electors |
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| Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | 1,367,716 | 46.44% | 10 |
| Donald Trump | Mike Pence | 1,322,951 | 44.92% | 0 |
| Gary Johnson | William Weld | 112,972 | 3.84% | 0 |
| Evan McMullin | Mindy Finn | 53,076 | 1.80% | 0 |
| Jill Stein | Howie Hawkins | 36,985 | 1.26% | 0 |
| Dan Vacek | Mark Elworth Jr. | 11,291 | 0.38% | 0 |
| Darrell Castle | Scott Bradley | 9,456 | 0.32% | 0 |
| Alyson Kennedy | Osborne Hart | 1,672 | 0.06% | 0 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | Michael Steinberg | 1,431 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Mike Maturen | Juan Muñoz | 244 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Other Registered Write-in | 303 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Unregistered Write-in | 26,716 | 0.91% | 0 | |
| Total | 2,944,813 | 100% | 0 |
See also
- Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
References
- ↑ "Statement from Chairman Ken Martin on Precinct Caucuses". Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Results from the Minnesota caucuses". graphics.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ↑ "Green Party Minnesota Sunflower Seed - February 2016". Minnesota Green Party. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "Jill Stein Wins GPMN Presidential Straw Poll". 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Stein wins 84.3% in Minnesota Green presidential caucuses". 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Stein wins in Boston and Worcester". Green Party Watch. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Unofficial results show Stein easily winning Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party presidential primary". Green Party Watch. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 LPMN Caucus Results of presidential preference poll". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 LPMN Caucus Results of presidential preference poll". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2741/2016-minnesota-registered-write-ins-federal-offices-complete-and-final-list.pdf
- ↑ Simon, Steve (29 November 2016). "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. State of Minnesota. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries, ElectionProjection.com
- Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Minnesota
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