The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm Minnesota Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Caucuses / non-binding straw poll: Tuesday 5 February 2008
BPOU Conventions: Friday 22 February - Saturday 15 March 2008
District Conventions: Saturday 29 March - Saturday 19 April 2008
State Convention: Thursday 29 May - Saturday 31 May 2008
Republicans
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor Vote
Romney, Mitt25,990  41.37%  
McCain, John Sidney, III13,826  22.01% 35  85.37%
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"12,493  19.88%  
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"9,852  15.68%  
Keyes, Alan L.368   0.59%  
Write-in299   0.48%  
Uncommitted 41 100.00% 
(available)   
(not voting)  6  14.63%
Total62,828 100.00%41 100.00%41 100.00%

States Chronologically   States Alphabetically     Republican Convention     Minnesota Democrat    
 
Minnesota Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Minnesota State and Local Government

 
 

7 January 2010 Update. The 6 Minnesota delegates tallied as "(not voting)" in the 3 September 2008 Roll Call Vote floor vote apparently voted for Ron Paul. Governor Tim Pawlenty was cut off after he reported the 35 votes for John McCain so the 6 votes for Ron Paul were neither heard from the floor nor announced from the chair. Here is the 15 May 2009 letter from Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele requesting a correction to the official record.


MINNESOTA Republican Precinct CAUCUSES

Tuesday 5 February 2008

Caucuses in each precinct will choose the precinct's delegates to the BPOU [="Basic Political Organization Unit" (the next higher tier: County, State Senate District or State House District)] Convention. There will also be a non-binding straw poll re: Presidential Preference held in coordination with these Precinct Caucuses. (NOTE: It is the later Congressional District and State Conventions that will actually pledge Republican National Convention delegates to presidential contenders).

Tuesday 5 February 2008 preliminary caucus results from an official source.


   

Tuesday 5 February 2008: Republican Party Caucuses meet in each precinct. Each Precinct Caucus chooses the precinct's delegates to the BPOU [="Basic Political Organization Unit"] Convention. There will also be a non-binding straw poll re: Presidential Preference held in coordination with these Precinct Caucuses.

  • There is no formal system applied in the Precinct Caucuses to relate the presidential preference of the Caucus participants to the choice of the precinct's delegates to the Republican Convention of the BPOU [which may be a County, State Senate District or State House District] in which the precinct is located. The participants at each Precinct Caucus alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choice and, if so, how it is to be applied.
 

Friday 22 February - Saturday 15 March 2008: Republican Party BPOU [="Basic Political Organization Unit"] Conventions convene in each BPOU. Each BPOU [either a County, State Senate District or State House District] Convention chooses delegates to both the Congressional District Conventions and the State Convention.

  • BPOU Conventions choose both the BPOU's delegates to the Republican Party Convention of the Congressional District the BPOU is a part of as well as the BPOU's delegates to the Minnesota State Republican Convention. Again, there is no formal system applied in the BPOU Convention to relate the presidential preference of the BPOU Convention delegates to the choice of the BPOU's delegates to either the Republican Convention of the Congressional District in which the BPOU is located or the Minnesota State Republican Convention. The delegates in attendance at each BPOU Convention alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor and, if so, how it is to be applied.
 

Saturday 29 March - Saturday 19 April 2008: Republican Party District Conventions convene in each congressional district. As the delegates to the Minnesota State Republican Convention have already been chosen, the sole business of the District Convention- insofar as the presidential campaign is concerned- is that of choosing the delegates to the Republican National Convention from the said congressional district.

  • Each of Minnesota's 8 congressional districts is assigned 3 National Convention delegates. Thus, a total of 24 district delegates will be chosen by these Congressional District Conventions. These 24 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be allocated to the presidential contenders in such a way as to be determined by each Congressional District Convention. Once more, there is no formal system governing how the District Convention is to go about indicating its presidential preference in its choice of the National Convention delegates from a given congressional district. It is the delegates in attendance at the Congressional District Convention alone who decide how best to go about this.
  • Saturday 29 March 2008: Conventions in CDs 1, 2, and 8 (9 delegates allocated)
  • Saturday 5 April 2008: Conventions in CDs 4, 5, and 6 (9 delegates allocated)
  • Saturday 19 April 2008: Conventions in CDs 3 and 7 (6 delegates allocated)

Congressional district delegates are generally not bound.

 

Thursday 29 May - Saturday 31 May 2008: The Minnesota State Republican Convention officially convenes. The State Convention chooses the 14 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 4 bonus delegates) to the Republican National Convention.

  • There is no formal system of allocating these 14 at-large National Convention delegates to presidential contenders. These delegates will be allocated according to the vote of the Minnesota State Convention as a whole.

At-large delegates may be bound on the first ballot if directed by the state convention.

In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Minnesota's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position.


 


  Election - Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Hopefuls  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  State by State Summary  
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
  Democratic Unpledged Delegate Preferences  
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  Democratic Detailed Delegate Allocation   --   Republican Detailed Delegate Allocation  
 
  Democratic Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
Ballot Access
  Democratic Candidates   --   Republican Candidates  
 
Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
 
  Third Parties (Green, Libertarian)  
 
  Straw Polls