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With Harris narrowly winning Clay County, which houses Moorhead, this was the first presidential election since 1988 in which said county did not back the winning candidate; during that election, it favored Democrat Michael Dukakis over Republican George H. W. Bush. [70]
This election marked the first time since 1952 that the Democratic candidate performed worse in Minnesota than in the nation at large. Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote by 2.1 points but won Minnesota by just 1.5 points, or 44,593 votes. Minnesota has been a primarily Democratic state in national elections since 1932.
Minnesota has ten electoral votes in the Electoral College. [4] Prior to the election, 15 out of 16 news organizations predicting the election projected Minnesota as leaning towards Biden. Biden ultimately carried the state by a 7.12% margin, significantly improving over Hillary Clinton's narrow 1.52% margin in 2016.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Minnesota, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1858, Minnesota has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
The county paid for the recount, which confirmed Wolgamott’s win. He received 50.36% of the vote, while Ek received 49.40%. Minnesota House Rep. Dan Wolgamott won in the recount on Monday.
The following is a table of United States presidential election results by state. They are indirect elections in which voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College who pledge to vote for a specific political party's nominee for president. Bold italic text indicates the winner of the election
As Election Day draws near, some may be wondering what happens after filling out a ballot. Who counts them and how is the process secure?
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic (DFL) Tim Walz (incumbent) 207,748 : 62.5 +9.5 : Republican: Brian J. Davis 109,446 32.9 – Independence: Gregory Mikkelson 14,903 4.5 –