United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2016

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2016
Minnesota
November 8, 2016

 
Nominee Hillary Clinton Donald Trump
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Tim Kaine Mike Pence
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 1,367,716 1,322,951
Percentage 46.4% 44.9%

County Results

Clinton

  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%

Trump

  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%


President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

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

Minnesota Democratic caucuses, 2016
Minnesota
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

 
Candidate Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton
Home state Vermont New York
Delegate count 46 31
Popular vote 126,229 78,381
Percentage 61.69% 38.31%

Minnesota results by county
  Bernie Sanders
  Hillary Clinton
  Tie

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
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

Minnesota Republican caucuses, 2016
Minnesota
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

 
Candidate Marco Rubio Ted Cruz Donald Trump
Home state Florida Texas New York
Delegate count 17 13 8
Popular vote 41,397 33,181 24,473
Percentage 36.24% 29.04% 21.42%

 
Candidate Ben Carson John Kasich
Home state Maryland Ohio
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 8,422 6,565
Percentage 7.37% 5.75%

Minnesota results by county
  Marco Rubio
  Ted Cruz
  Donald Trump
  Tie
Minnesota Republican precinct caucuses, March 1, 2016
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]
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

Minnesota Libertarian caucuses, 2016
Minnesota
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

 
Candidate Gary Johnson John McAfee Austin Petersen
Home state New Mexico Tennessee Missouri
Popular vote 171 26 17
Percentage 75.66% 11.50% 7.52%

Minnesota results by county
  Gary Johnson
  No votes

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]
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]

  • Dennis Andrew Ball and Richard Sanders
  • Henry Bartlett and Condoleezza Rice
  • Robert L. Buchanan and Jason A. Washington
  • Richard Duncan and Ricky Johnson
  • Cherunda Fox and Roger Kushner
  • Eric Gerhard and Ken Virnig
  • Joseph Glentz and Mike Hennessy
  • Ben Hartnelland Dave Marshall
  • Tom Hoefling and Steve Schulin
  • Alec Holbeck and John Hulet
  • James Hrenak Jr and Lauren Rasmussen
  • Alan Jacquemotte and Ronalee Evelyn Mueller
  • Lynn Kahn and Kathy Monahan
  • Chris Keniston and Deacon Taylor
  • Roger Koplitz and John Kerry
  • Laurence Kotlikoff and Edward Leamer
  • Gloria La Riva and Eugene Puryear
  • Johnson Immanuel Li and Aida Yuquimpo Li
  • Darin Lynch and Jaci Dukowitz
  • Joseph Maldonado and Douglas Terranova
  • Srinivasa K Mallapadi and Sripriya Mallapadi
  • Michael Andrew Maturen and Juan Antonio Munoz
  • Stephen J. McCarthy and Joyce Meyer
  • Daniel Muffoletto and Jesse Ventura
  • Michael S Olkowski and Daniel E Olkowski
  • Aaron Idean Orwick and Brad Alan Fredricks
  • Micah Payeur and Joshua Payeur
  • Ricky J. Regenold and James Kolden
  • Clifton Roberts and Breeze Harper
  • Matthew Roberts and Charles Clauss
  • Platt Robertson and Scott Falls
  • Marshall Schoenke and James Mitchell Jr.
  • Joe Schriner and Joe Moreaux
  • Derrick Schumacher and Ross Wendling
  • Arthur E. Sidner and Sandra Arcement
  • Michael L. "Mike" Smith and Daniel White
  • Keith Richard Snell and Russell LeBeau
  • Emidio Soltysik and Angela Walker
  • J. J. Vogel Walcutt and Chris Walcutt
  • Kirk Wettschreck and Lori Motzko
  • Jeffrey Ryan Wharton Sr. and Amy Klobuchar
  • Jerome S White (Jerry White) and Niles Niemuth
  • Demetra Jefferson Wysinger and Cedric D. Jefferson
  • Charles R. Zerilli and Ajamu Baraka

Results

 
– Summary of results –[11]
Candidate Vice President Popular vote Percentage Electors
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

References

  1. "Statement from Chairman Ken Martin on Precinct Caucuses". Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Results from the Minnesota caucuses". graphics.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. "Green Party Minnesota Sunflower Seed - February 2016". Minnesota Green Party. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  4. "Jill Stein Wins GPMN Presidential Straw Poll". 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  5. "Stein wins 84.3% in Minnesota Green presidential caucuses". 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  6. "Stein wins in Boston and Worcester". Green Party Watch. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. "Unofficial results show Stein easily winning Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party presidential primary". Green Party Watch. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. "2016 LPMN Caucus Results of presidential preference poll". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. "2016 LPMN Caucus Results of presidential preference poll". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  10. http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2741/2016-minnesota-registered-write-ins-federal-offices-complete-and-final-list.pdf
  11. Simon, Steve (29 November 2016). "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. State of Minnesota. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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