Minnesota

MINNESOTA

10 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Total Population, July 2004 est. 5,100,958
Registration, Nov. 2, 2004 2,977,496 (does not include same day registrants)
Note: Minnesota has Election Day registration.
Minnesota has: 87 counties.
Five largest counties: Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Washington.
Five largest cities: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Duluth, Rochester.

Government
Governor: Tim Pawlenty (R) elected Nov. 2002.
State Legislature: Minnesota State Legislature House: 134 seats Senate: 67 seats
Local: Counties, Cities... NACO Counties
U.S. House: 4DFL, 4R - 1. G.Gutknecht (R) | 2. J.Kline (R) | 3. J. Ramstad (R) | 4. B.McCollum (DFL) | 5. M.O.Sabo (DFL) | 6. M.Kennedy (R) | 7. C.Peterson (DFL) | 8. J.Oberstar (DFL). >>
U.S. Senate: Norm Coleman (R) elected in 2002, Mark Dayton (D) elected in 2000.

The DFL picked up 13 seats in the Minnesota House, narrowing the Republican majority from 28 to 2 seats.

Land of 10,000 Lakes

State of Minnesota
Secretary of State

Constitution Party of MN
Green Party of MN
Libertarian Party of MN
MN DFL Party
Natural Law Party of MN
Independence Party of MN
Republican Party of MN

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Election Day Registration at polling place with verification of residence.

Est. Number of Eligible Voters: 3,658,000

Cobb/LaMarche	4,408	(0.16)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,346,695	(47.61)
Kerry/Edwards (DFL)	1,445,014	(51.09)
Van Auken/Lawrence (SEP)	539	(0.02)
Calero/Hawkins (SWP)	416	(0.01)
Harens/Ryan (CF)	2,387	(0.08)
Nader Camejo (BL)	18,683	(0.66)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)	3,074	(0.11)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	4,639	(0.16)
Write Ins	2,532
Total........2,828,387

2004 Overview
Kerry widened the margin upon Gore's 2000 showing, gaining a plurality of 98,319 votes (3.48 percentage points). Kerry finished ahead in the 4th, 5th and 8th CDs. At the meeting of the Electoral College on Dec. 13, 2004 Minnesota earned an asterisk when one of the 10 electors voted for John Edwards for president.

General Election Details
Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04

[State Primary Election: September 14, 2004]

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.).....1,120,438	(51.10)
Dole (Rep.)............766,476	(34.96)
Perot (Ref.)............257,704	(11.75)
Nader (Grn.)............24,908	(1.14)
Others (7+w/ins)......23,114	(1.05)
Total........2,192,640

1992

Clinton (Dem.).....1,020,997
(43.48)

Bush (Rep.)...........747,841
(31.85)

Perot (MNfP)..........562,506
(23.96)

Others (8+w/ins)......16,603
(0.71)

Total........2,347,947

Note: 64% of registered Minnesota voters showed up at the polls in 1996 compared to 49% nationally.

2000

Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	3,272	(0.13)
Gore/Lieberman (DFL)	1,168,266	(47.91)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,109,659	(45.50)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)	1,022	(0.04)
Buchanan/Foster(Ref.MN)	22,166	(0.91)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (Ref.)	2,294	(0.09)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	5,282	(0.22)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	126,696	(5.20)
Declared Write Ins (3)	28	-
Total........2,438,685

Total Voters: 2,457,156.

2000 Overview
Bush made a close race for Minnesota's 10 electoral votes, but on Election Day Gore came out on top, gaining a plurality of 58,607 votes (2.41 percentage points). Gore carried 16 counties to 71 for Bush. The last Republican presidential candidate to carry Minnesota was Richard Nixon, seeking re-election in 1972 against George McGovern. Yet in October at least one poll showed Bush ahead. The state experienced a crush of activity in the closing weeks of the campaign. Nader supporters hoped to obtain as much as 10 percent, which, had it happened could have tipped the state to Bush. Gov. Ventura, who has roiled Minnesota politics since his upset win in 1998, remained neutral in the presidential race.
General Election Activity

In the U.S. Senate race, Mark Dayton (DFL) defeated incumbent Rod Grams (R) 48.8% to 43.3% with 5.8% going to the Independence Party candidate. In House races, Bush's strong showing helped Mark Kennedy (R) narrowly defeat incumbent David Minge (DFL) in the 2nd district. The 6th and 4th district races were also hotly contested.

Precinct Caucuses -- Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Democratic. 86 Delegates (Pledged 72, Unpledged 14) and 12 Alternates.

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Presidential Preference Results

County Unit Conventions: March 2-April 4, 2004;

CD Conventions: April 17-May 22, 2004;

State Convention (Duluth): May 22-23, 2004.

	Votes	Percent
Wesley Clark	177	0.32%
Howard Dean	1,079	1.96%
John Edwards	14,841	27.02%
+John Kerry	27,854	50.71%
Dennis Kucinich	9,336	17.00%
Joe Lieberman	73	0.13%
Al Sharpton	338	0.62%
Uncommitted	1,233	2.24%
Total	54,931

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Republican - Precinct Caucuses: Tuesday, March 2, 2004; BPOU Conventions: March 27-April 24, 2004; CD Conventions: May 1-29, 2004; State Convention: June 5, 2004. 41 Delegates and 38 Alternates.

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