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2000 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses Minnesota presidential 1983 File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg no 1996 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary 1996 2004 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses 2004 2000 03 11 x160px Al Gore 3333FF Tennessee 72 11,100 74.00% x160px Bill Bradley(withdrawn) FA8320 New Jersey 2 1,800 12.00% x160px Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 6c00e8 Virginia 0 1,650 11.00% MI NV 90 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (74 pledged, 16 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
Pledged nationalconvention delegates Type Del. Delegates CD1 5 CD2 5 CD3 6 CD4 7 CD5 7 CD6 6 CD7 5 CD8 7 PLEO Party leaders and elected officials 10 At-large 16 Total pledged delegates 74
The 2000 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 11, 2000, as one of three contests scheduled on the weekend following Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Colorado primary and the Utah primary the day before. The Minnesota caucus was an open caucus, with the state awarding 90 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 74 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucus.
Vice president Al Gore won with 74% of the vote, gathering 72 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley placed second with 12% and 2 delegates. Lyndon LaRouche Jr., a conspiracy theorist who had ballot access in most states secured 11%, one of his best performances in any contest, but gained no delegates.
Procedure
Minnesota state law specifies that precinct caucuses will take place at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March, that is March 7, which lined Minnesota up to have a nominating contest on Super Tuesday, along with 16 other states and one territory. However, because courts have ruled that the conduct of a political party's affairs is up to the party alone, not the Legislature, the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party announced it will be holding a binding presidential primary in conjunction with the party's precinct meetings on Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12.
Minnesota was one of three states that held primaries on March 11, 2000, the weekend after Super Tuesday.Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/ChAll.html The Green Papers September 21, 2023
Voting took place from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Under state party rules, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 48 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 48 pledged delegates, between 5 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 16 at-large delegates.Minnesota Democratic Delegation 2000 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/MN-D.html The Green Papers August 16, 2000 September 21, 2023
The delegation also included 17 unpledged PLEO delegates: 7 members of the Democratic National Committee, 7 members of Congress (Senator Paul Wellstone, and 6 representatives, David Minge, Bruce Vento, Martin Olav Sabo, Bill Luther, Collin Peterson, and Jim Oberstar), 1 distinguished party leader, that being former vice president Walter Mondale, and 2 add-ons.
Candidates
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Al Gore
Lyndon LaRouche Jr.
Heather A. Harder
Withdrawn
Bill Bradley
Results
2000 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses Candidate Votes % Delegateshttps://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/MI-D.html Election 2000: Minnesota Democrat The Green Papers September 13, 2023 Al Gore 11,100 74.00 72 Bill Bradley (withdrawn) 1,800 12.00 2 Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 1,650 11.00 rowspan=1 Heather A. Harder 450 3.00 Unallocated - - 16 Total 15,000 100% 90
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