2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 United States presidential election 2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1983 File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg presidential no 2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota 2004 2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota 2012 78.11%http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-voter-turnout-statistics/ Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State www.sos.state.mn.us en 2017-07-22 November 4, 2008 x200px Obama portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Illinois Joe Biden 10 1,573,354 54.06% John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg John McCain Republican Party of Minnesota Arizona Sarah Palin 0 1,275,409 43.82% 320px County results 320px Congressional district results 320px Precinct results 1 Obama #D3E7FF 30–40% #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% McCain #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Tie/No Data #D4C4DC #808080 President George W. Bush Republican Party of Minnesota Barack Obama Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party The 2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Minnesota was won by DFL nominee Barack Obama by a 10.2% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. Barack Obama carried the state with 54.06% of the vote in 2008 over John McCain's 43.82%. Obama became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lake of the Woods County, the first to do so without carrying Clearwater County since Woodrow Wilson in 1912, and the first to do so without carrying Anoka or Jackson Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 2008 78.1% of eligible Minnesotans voted – the highest percentage of any U.S. state – versus the national average of 61.2% As of 2024, this election was the last time Minnesota voted by a double-digit margin for a presidential candidate. Caucuses 2008 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses Campaign Predictions There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are the last predictions before election day: +SourceRankingD.C. Political Report2009-01-01 D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries. http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2021-08-23 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2009-01-01Likely DCook Political Report2015-05-05 Presidential http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2015-05-05Lean DThe Takeaway2009-04-22 Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2009-04-22Solid DElectoral-vote.comElectoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html 2021-08-23 electoral-vote.comSolid DWashington PostBased on TakeawayLean DPoliticoPOLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map com https://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html 2016-09-22 POLITICO Solid DRealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 2008-06-05 RealClearPolitics - Electoral MapSolid DFiveThirtyEightSolid DCQ PoliticsCQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008 http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08 June 14, 2009 December 20, 2009 CQ PoliticsLean DThe New York TimesNagourney Adam Zeleny Jeff Carter Shan 2008-11-04 The Electoral Map: Key States The New York Times http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse May 26, 2010Lean DCNN2008-10-31 October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ May 26, 2010 2010-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ deadLean DNPRSolid DMSNBCSolid DFox NewsApril 27, 2010 Winning The Electoral College Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/Likely DAssociated Pressroadto270 http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ 2016-09-22 hosted.ap.org December 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002123/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ deadLikely DRasmussen ReportsElection 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update 2016-09-22 www.rasmussenreports.comSafe D Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#Minnesota Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: Minnesota In the aftermath of the Republican National Convention that was highlighted by a well delivered and received speech by vice presidential nominee Governor Sarah Palin, a strong Obama lead tightened into a very narrow polling lead. However, when the September financial crisis irreparably damaged McCain's chances at victory, McCain remained competitive in Minnesota for some time after Obama had pulled away in other states such as Michigan and Wisconsin. At no time, however, did polls indicate that John McCain was ahead in the state, and Obama eventually did pull away from John McCain.http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mn/minnesota_mccain_vs_obama-550.html Minnesota: McCain vs. Obama 2009-04-05 2008 Republican National Convention The 2008 Republican National Convention took place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from September 1, through September 4, 2008. The first day of the Republican Party's convention fell on Labor Day, the last day of the popular Minnesota State Fair, though because of Hurricane Gustav, this day was mostly a call for action to help victims and formal, required activities; most of the politicking and partying did not start until Tuesday, the second scheduled day Four cities made bids to the Republican National Committee (RNC) for proposals to host the 2008 Convention. Those cities were Cleveland, Ohio; Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; New York City, New York; and Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida. The RNC Selection Committee made its recommendation for Minneapolis-Saint Paul and on September 27, 2006, the RNC made its decision public that the 2008 Republican National Convention would be held in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The RNC made their decision earlier than originally scheduled because the Democratic National Committee (DNC) also had Minneapolis-Saint Paul as a finalist among bidding cities. (After the RNC's selection, the DNC removed Minneapolis-Saint Paul from consideration which left the DNC with only two cities to choose from: New York City and Denver, Colorado.) This is the second time the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area held the Republican National Convention—the first was held in 1892. Fundraising John McCain raised a total of $2,423,705 in the state. Barack Obama raised $6,058,168.http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=MN&cand_id=P00000001 Presidential Campaign Finance Federal Election Commission 2009-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324090010/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=MN&cand_id=P00000001 2009-03-24 dead Advertising and visits Obama and his interest groups spent $3,006,784. McCain and his interest groups spent 4,467,107.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ CNN Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 The Republican ticket visited the state 9 times. Obama visited the state only once.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ CNN Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 Analysis Minnesota has the longest streak as a blue state, having last voted for a Republican presidential nominee in 1972. However, the Democrats' margins of victory in 2000 and 2004 were relatively narrow. With this in mind, Republicans targeted the state for the 2008 election, holding the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Although the state swung more Democratic in 2008 and Barack Obama performed better here than John Kerry did in 2004, the swing was smaller than the national average. During the same election, a contentious U.S. Senate battle took place between incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. The close election resulted in two court appeals, both of which eventually declared Franken the winner. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives and one seat in the Minnesota Senate. On Election Day, Obama won Minnesota by a comfortable margin, piling up 2-1 margins in Hennepin County (Minneapolis) and Ramsey County (St. Paul). Obama also ran evenly in the Minneapolis suburbs and rural Minnesota. However, McCain mostly held the same counties Bush won in the Republican base of central Minnesota.http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html Election Results 2008 2009-04-05 The New York Times dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041103020223/http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/history/ch13.htm November 3, 2004 While Obama still won the state with ease, GOP efforts and the Republican National Convention led to a better Republican performance than seen in neighboring states in the Upper Midwest, and prevented the collapse of Republican support that occurred in neighboring Michigan and Wisconsin. Obama was the first Democrat to carry Olmstead County since 1964. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Stevens County, Watonwan County, Pope County, Grant County, Yellow Medicine County, Lincoln County, Pennington County, Murray County, Pine County, Big Stone County, Marshall County, Polk County, Red Lake County, and Aitkin County voted for the Democratic candidate. Results 2008 United States presidential election in Minnesotahttp://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=P Official General Election Results 2008-12-12 Minnesota Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20081208125007/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=P 2008-12-08 dead PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic (DFL) Barack Obama Joe Biden 1,573,354 54.06% 10 Republican John McCain Sarah Palin 1,275,409 43.82% 0 Independent Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez 30,152 1.04% 0 Independent Write-in candidates 9,496 0.33% 0 Libertarian Bob Barr Wayne Allyn Root 9,174 0.32% 0 Constitution Chuck Baldwin Darrell Castle 6,787 0.23% 0 Green Cynthia McKinney Rosa Clemente 5,174 0.18% 0 Socialist Workers Róger Calero Alyson Kennedy 790 0.03% 0 Independent Alan Keyes (write-in) Brian Rohrbough 22 0.00% 0 Socialist Party USA Brian Moore (write-in) Stewart Alexander 7 0.00% 0 Independent Joe Schriner (write-in) Dale Way 3 0.00% 0 Independent Curtis Montgomery (write-in) Janice Montgomery 1 0.00% 0 Totals 2,910,369 100.00% 10 Voter turnout (Voting age population) 74.7% By county County Barack ObamaDFL John McCainRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Aitkin 4,595 48.83% 4,589 48.77% 226 2.40% 6 0.06% 9,410 Anoka 86,976 47.73% 91,357 50.13% 3,891 2.14% -4,381 -2.40% 182,224 Becker 7,687 45.31% 8,851 52.17% 427 2.52% -1,164 -6.86% 16,965 Beltrami 12,019 54.05% 9,762 43.90% 455 2.05% 2,257 10.15% 22,236 Benton 8,454 43.71% 10,338 53.46% 547 2.83% -1,884 -9.75% 19,339 Big Stone 1,552 51.91% 1,362 45.55% 76 2.54% 190 6.36% 2,990 Blue Earth 19,325 55.10% 14,782 42.15% 963 2.75% 4,543 12.95% 35,070 Brown 5,809 42.65% 7,456 54.74% 355 2.61% -1,647 -12.09% 13,620 Carlton 11,501 62.34% 6,549 35.50% 399 2.16% 4,952 26.84% 18,449 Carver 20,654 41.57% 28,156 56.67% 873 1.76% -7,502 -15.10% 49,683 Cass 7,276 44.62% 8,660 53.11% 371 2.27% -1,384 -8.49% 16,307 Chippewa 3,280 51.60% 2,907 45.74% 169 2.66% 373 5.86% 6,356 Chisago 12,783 43.62% 15,789 53.88% 733 2.50% -3,006 -10.26% 29,305 Clay 16,666 56.96% 11,978 40.94% 615 2.10% 4,688 16.02% 29,259 Clearwater 1,877 44.05% 2,291 53.77% 93 2.18% -414 -9.72% 4,261 Cook 2,019 60.30% 1,240 37.04% 89 2.66% 779 23.26% 3,348 Cottonwood 2,759 45.71% 3,157 52.30% 120 1.99% -398 -6.59% 6,036 Crow Wing 15,859 45.10% 18,567 52.80% 739 2.10% -2,708 -7.70% 35,165 Dakota 116,778 51.79% 104,364 46.29% 4,330 1.92% 12,414 5.50% 225,472 Dodge 4,463 43.70% 5,468 53.54% 282 2.76% -1,005 -9.84% 10,213 Douglas 9,256 44.25% 11,241 53.74% 421 2.01% -1,985 -9.49% 20,918 Faribault 3,736 45.83% 4,196 51.47% 220 2.70% -460 -5.64% 8,152 Fillmore 5,921 52.71% 4,993 44.45% 320 2.84% 928 8.26% 11,234 Freeborn 9,915 57.38% 6,955 40.25% 410 2.37% 2,960 17.13% 17,280 Goodhue 12,420 48.15% 12,775 49.53% 600 2.32% -355 -1.38% 25,795 Grant 1,850 51.32% 1,646 45.66% 109 3.02% 204 5.66% 3,605 Hennepin 420,958 63.42% 231,054 34.81% 11,768 1.77% 189,904 28.61% 663,780 Houston 5,906 54.27% 4,743 43.58% 234 2.15% 1,163 10.69% 10,883 Hubbard 4,872 41.86% 6,558 56.35% 208 1.79% -1,686 -14.49% 11,638 Isanti 8,248 41.13% 11,324 56.47% 481 2.40% -3,076 -15.34% 20,053 Itasca 13,460 55.18% 10,309 42.26% 626 2.56% 3,151 12.92% 24,395 Jackson 2,618 46.56% 2,858 50.83% 147 2.61% -240 -4.27% 5,623 Kanabec 3,743 44.04% 4,479 52.70% 277 3.26% -736 -8.66% 8,499 Kandiyohi 10,125 46.24% 11,319 51.70% 451 2.06% -1,194 -5.46% 21,895 Kittson 1,492 58.10% 1,016 39.56% 60 2.34% 476 18.54% 2,568 Koochiching 3,649 53.65% 2,962 43.55% 191 2.80% 687 10.10% 6,802 Lac qui Parle 2,160 51.53% 1,912 45.61% 120 2.86% 248 5.92% 4,192 Lake 4,174 59.89% 2,636 37.82% 159 2.29% 1,538 22.07% 6,969 Lake of the Woods 971 41.98% 1,278 55.25% 64 2.77% -307 -13.27% 2,313 Le Sueur 6,994 46.60% 7,636 50.88% 379 2.52% -642 -4.28% 15,009 Lincoln 1,517 48.53% 1,491 47.70% 118 3.77% 26 0.83% 3,126 Lyon 6,110 48.08% 6,315 49.69% 283 2.23% -205 -1.61% 12,708 McLeod 7,505 39.44% 10,993 57.77% 531 2.79% -3,488 -18.33% 19,029 Mahnomen 1,436 61.29% 843 35.98% 64 2.73% 593 25.31% 2,343 Marshall 2,311 48.77% 2,285 48.22% 143 3.01% 26 0.55% 4,739 Martin 4,413 41.04% 6,053 56.29% 288 2.67% -1,640 -15.25% 10,754 Meeker 5,380 42.89% 6,737 53.70% 428 3.41% -1,357 -10.81% 12,545 Mille Lacs 6,072 44.83% 7,049 52.05% 423 3.12% -977 -7.22% 13,544 Morrison 6,547 39.10% 9,735 58.14% 461 2.76% -3,188 -19.04% 16,743 Mower 11,605 60.48% 7,075 36.87% 507 2.65% 4,530 23.61% 19,187 Murray 2,345 48.72% 2,320 48.20% 148 3.08% 25 0.52% 4,813 Nicollet 9,887 54.19% 7,968 43.67% 390 2.14% 1,919 10.52% 18,245 Nobles 4,244 48.16% 4,368 49.56% 201 2.28% -124 -1.40% 8,813 Norman 2,129 62.00% 1,204 35.06% 101 2.94% 925 26.94% 3,434 Olmsted 38,711 50.62% 36,202 47.34% 1,557 2.04% 2,509 3.28% 76,470 Otter Tail 13,856 42.39% 18,077 55.30% 754 2.31% -4,221 -12.91% 32,687 Pennington 3,394 49.75% 3,248 47.61% 180 2.64% 146 2.14% 6,822 Pine 7,084 49.25% 6,862 47.71% 437 3.04% 222 1.54% 14,383 Pipestone 2,023 42.14% 2,652 55.24% 126 2.62% -629 -13.10% 4,801 Polk 7,850 51.19% 7,148 46.62% 336 2.19% 702 4.57% 15,334 Pope 3,317 50.75% 3,069 46.96% 150 2.29% 248 3.79% 6,536 Ramsey 182,974 65.96% 88,942 32.06% 5,470 1.98% 94,032 33.90% 277,386 Red Lake 1,120 51.12% 983 44.87% 88 4.01% 137 6.25% 2,191 Redwood 3,250 41.63% 4,308 55.19% 248 3.18% -1,058 -13.56% 7,806 Renville 3,904 47.99% 3,956 48.63% 275 3.38% -52 -0.64% 8,135 Rice 17,381 54.66% 13,723 43.16% 695 2.18% 3,658 11.50% 31,799 Rock 2,079 41.79% 2,775 55.78% 121 2.43% -696 -13.99% 4,975 Roseau 3,097 40.22% 4,438 57.64% 165 2.14% -1,341 -17.42% 7,700 St. Louis 77,351 65.10% 38,742 32.61% 2,721 2.29% 38,609 32.49% 118,814 Scott 29,208 43.51% 36,724 54.70% 1,200 1.79% -7,516 -11.19% 67,132 Sherburne 17,957 39.91% 26,140 58.10% 893 1.99% -8,183 -18.19% 44,990 Sibley 2,998 38.79% 4,492 58.12% 239 3.09% -1,494 -19.33% 7,729 Stearns 35,690 45.32% 41,194 52.31% 1,872 2.37% -5,504 -6.99% 78,756 Steele 9,016 45.87% 10,068 51.22% 572 2.91% -1,052 -5.35% 19,656 Stevens 2,781 49.36% 2,710 48.10% 143 2.54% 71 1.26% 5,634 Swift 2,907 55.43% 2,184 41.65% 153 2.92% 723 13.78% 5,244 Todd 5,277 43.05% 6,637 54.15% 343 2.80% -1,360 -11.10% 12,257 Traverse 1,043 51.25% 933 45.85% 59 2.90% 110 5.40% 2,035 Wabasha 5,646 47.47% 5,935 49.90% 312 2.63% -289 -2.43% 11,893 Wadena 2,882 40.20% 4,128 57.58% 159 2.22% -1,246 -17.38% 7,169 Waseca 4,401 44.51% 5,211 52.70% 276 2.79% -810 -8.19% 9,888 Washington 70,277 51.27% 64,334 46.94% 2,448 1.79% 5,943 4.33% 137,059 Watonwan 2,562 48.73% 2,526 48.04% 170 3.23% 36 0.69% 5,258 Wilkin 1,550 45.40% 1,786 52.31% 78 2.29% -236 -6.91% 3,414 Winona 16,308 58.38% 10,975 39.29% 652 2.33% 5,333 19.09% 27,935 Wright 26,343 40.17% 37,779 57.61% 1,456 2.22% -11,436 -17.44% 65,578 Yellow Medicine 2,816 50.57% 2,579 46.31% 174 3.12% 237 4.26% 5,569Totals1,573,35454.06%1,275,40943.82%61,6062.12%297,94510.24%2,910,369 thumb|286x286px|Palin speaking at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota. Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Aitkin (largest city: Aitkin) Clay (largest city: Moorhead) Dakota (largest city: Hastings) Grant (largest city: Elbow Lake) Houston (largest city: La Crescent) Lincoln (largest city: Tyler) Marshall (largest city: Warren) Murray (largest city: Slayton) Olmsted (largest city: Rochester) Pennington (largest city: Thief River Falls) Polk (largest city: East Grand Forks) Pope (largest city: Glenwood) Red Lake (largest city: Red Lake Falls) Stevens (largest city: Morris) Traverse (largest city: Wheaton) Washington (largest city: Stillwater) Watonwan (largest city: St. James) Yellow Medicine (largest city: Granite Falls) right 280px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% 280px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% 280px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By congressional district Barack Obama carried five of eight congressional districts. Each candidate won a district that elected a representatives of the other party. District McCain Obama RepresentativeMinnesota 1 1st 46.59% 50.96%Tim WalzMinnesota 2 2nd 49.76% 48.32%John KlineMinnesota 3 3rd45.99%52.41%Jim Ramstad (110th Congress)Erik Paulsen (111th Congress)Minnesota 4 4th 33.57% 64.41%Betty McCollumMinnesota 5 5th 23.79% 74.15%Keith EllisonMinnesota 6 6th 53.33% 44.60%Michele BachmannMinnesota 7 7th 50.10% 47.39%Collin PetersonMinnesota 8 8th 44.50% 53.10%Jim Oberstar Electors List of 2008 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Minnesota cast ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Minnesota is allocated 10 electors because it has 8 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 10 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 10 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Following an apparent mishap in the previous election, whereby an elector pledged to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry instead cast their vote for running-mate John Edwards and thus became a faithless elector, Minnesota amended its statutes and became one of the few states whereby electors are legally required to vote for the candidate they are pledged to. This was the first election where the new laws were effective.https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=208.08&year=2008 208.08, 2008 Minnesota Statutes Revisor.leg.state.mn.us 2016-08-21 The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 10 were pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/2008_presidential_candidates_and_electors.pdf Archived copy April 19, 2009 dead http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20081127113726/http%3A//www%2Esos%2Estate%2Emn%2Eus/docs/2008_presidential_candidates_and_electors%2Epdf November 27, 2008 Arthur A. Anderson Jim Gremmels Dave Lee Al Patton Joan M. Wittman William J. Davis Benjamin F. Gross Matt Little Jackie Stevenson Susan Kay Moravec - replaced Donyta J. Wright who did not appear for the ceremonyCitizen Elector See also United States presidential elections in Minnesota References Minnesota Category:2008 Minnesota elections Category:United States presidential elections in Minnesota