Minnesota Precinct Caucuses, March 2, 2004

Minnesota Precinct Caucuses
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Minnesota Statutes Section 202A sets out that parties are to hold precinct caucuses at "7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March in every state general election year."

On March 31, 2003, Gov. Tim Pawlenty and a bipartisan group of party leaders and elected officials announced support for legislation to move the caucuses from the first Tuesday in March to the third Tuesday in February (February 17, 2004, the same day as Wisconsin's primary). The legislation, which would also have moved the primary election from the second Tuesday in September to the second Tuesday in June, was advanced by Sen. Linda Scheid (DFL) and Rep. Ron Abrams (R). Despite broad support the measure became tied up in the House. A final effort to move the caucus date ended when the DFL Central Committee took up the matter at its Sept. 20, 2003 meeting but voted it down.

Minnesota was one of ten states holding contests on March 2.

EDWARDS KERRY KUCINICH former GEPHARDT LIEBERMAN CLARK DEAN

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Presidential Preference Results

	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

These results produced the following allocation of pledged delegates and alternates:
CD1: 5 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 3 (1)
CD2: 5 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 3 (1)
CD3: 6 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 4 (1)
CD4: 7 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 4 (1), Kucinich 1
CD5: 8 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 4 (1), Kucinich 2
CD6: 5 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 3 (1)
CD7: 5 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 3 (1)
CD8: 6 Del., 1 Alt. -- Edwards 2, Kerry 3 (1), Kucinich 1
PLEOs: Edwards 2, Kerry 5, Kucinich 2
At-large: Edwards 4 (1), Kerry 9 (2), Kucinich 3 (1)