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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Caucuses: Tuesday 25 February 2020
Primary: Tuesday 3 March 20201
Organizing Unit Conventions: Saturday 7 March - Sunday 19 April 2020
Congressional District Conventions: Saturday 2 May - Friday 29 May 2020
State Convention: Sunday 31 May 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.38  41.76%60  65.93%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"27  29.67%31  34.07%
Warren, Elizabeth Ann10  10.99% 
(available)16  17.58% 
Total91 100.00%91 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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Minnesota Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Minnesota State and Local Government

 
 

National Delegate Selection from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.


2019-2022 Election Dates and Presidential primary from the Minnesota Secretary of State.


Returns and Certified Returns from the Minnesota Secretary of State.


The Minnesota Presidential Primary set for 3 March may be delayed due to a lawsuit, De La Fuente v Simon A19-1994. The suit claims that it unconstitutional not to give voters a choice among the candidates running for the Republican nomination.


   

Participants in the Precinct Caucuses must consider themselves a member of the DFL Party and not an active member of any other political party.

Tuesday 25 February 2020: Minnesota Precinct Caucuses.

Delegates are elected to the Organizing Unit Conventions.

 

Minnesota has same-day registration and does not have registration by party. Party preference is declared when requesting a primary ballot, and the preference is publicly recorded.

The 2020 Presidential Primary is scheduled for 3 March 2020 unless major party chairs agree on a different date by 1 March 2019. On 22 February 2019, the Minnesota Democratic and Republican Parties notified the Secretary of State that they agreed upon a Presidential Primary date of 3 March 2020.

Tuesday 3 March 2020: Minnesota Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 20 March 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.287,55338.64%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders222,43129.89%
Elizabeth Ann Warren114,67415.41%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg61,8828.32%
Amy Jean Klobuchar41,5305.58%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg7,6161.02%
Uncommitted2,6120.35%
Tulsi Gabbard2,5040.34%
Andrew Yang1,7490.24%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer5510.07%
Michael Farrand Bennet3150.04%
Marianne Williamson2260.03%
Cory Anthony Booker1970.03%
John Kevin Delaney1720.02%
Julián Castro1140.02%
Deval Laurdine Patrick720.01%
Total744,198100.00%
 

75 of 91 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in the Minnesota Primary. Write-in candidates are allowed and Uncommitted appears on the ballot. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 49 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the results from the primary in each of the State's 8 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 26 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based statewide results of the primary.
    • 16 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 10 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 20 March 2020.

ContestBidenSandersWarren
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD163,11243,620526,2843.013317,3361.98727,061  
CD286,90662,024638,0293.679423,9952.321211,371  
CD3108,29975,592749,3464.570526,2462.430213,701  
CD4129,733111,955846,3293.311340,5512.898325,0751.7922
CD5181,466162,3211052,2933.222369,4274.277440,6012.5013
CD655,54240,271424,7752.461215,4961.53926,083  
CD745,29229,249419,1812.623310,0681.37713,773  
CD873,84850,628531,3163.093319,3121.90727,009  
PLEO744,198624,65810287,5534.6035222,4313.5613114,6741.8362
At-Large744,198624,65816287,5537.3657222,4315.6976114,6742.9373
Total
Delegates
  75  38  27  10

 

 

Saturday 7 March - Sunday 19 April 2020: Organizing Unit Conventions.

Delegates are elected to the Congressional District and State Conventions.

 

Saturday 2 May - Friday 29 May 2020: Third Level Congressional District Conventions.

National Convention District delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

 

29 May 2020: Due to civil unrest following the death of George Floyd, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party has postponed its Sunday 31 May 2020 virtual convention.

Sunday 31 May 2020: Fourth Level State Convention.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 16 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 16 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 7 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 7 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 5 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Vice President Walter "Fritz" Mondale).

These 16 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/preamble.htm
Election Authority
  Minnesota Campaign Finance Board
  Minnesota Secretary of State Elections and Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Minnesota House of Representatives
  Minnesota Senate
  Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus
  Minnesota State Legislature
  MN Senate GOP - Twitter
Democratic
  Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party
  Minnesota Senate - DFL Caucus
Media & others
  Austin Daily Herald
  Brainerd Dispatch
  Cannon Falls Beacon
  Duluth News Tribune- Duluth
  Echo Press - Alexandria
  KSTP TV - ABC - Saint Paul
  Minnesota Lawyer - Minneapolis
  Minnesota Public Radio
  MinnPost - Minneapolis
  Morrison County Record - Little Falls
  Pioneer Press - Minneapolis - St. Paul
  Politics in Minnesota - St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
  Politics1.com - Minnesota
  St. Paul Legal Ledger
  Star Tribune - Minneapolis
  The Austin Daily Herald
  The West Central Tribune - Willmar
  Winona Daily News
 


  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
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  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
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Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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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  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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