2008 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg 1983 presidential no 2004 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses 2004 2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses 2016 2008 02 5 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 142,109 66.39% 48 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 68,994 32.23% 24 280px 300px Caucus results by countyObama: #e1bbe1 40–50% #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% #a949a9 70–80% Clinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% MA MO The 2008 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008 with 78 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Minnesota's eight congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 47. Another 25 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Barack Obama. The 72 delegates represented Minnesota at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Sixteen other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well. Candidates Hillary Clinton Mike Gravel Barack Obama Candidates Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson, and John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race before the Minnesota Democratic Caucus. Money Raised from Minnesota Candidate Money raisedMap: Campaign money race http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ 2008-01-07 CNN 2008-02-05(US$) Joe Biden $11,290 Hillary Clinton $630,361 Chris Dodd $63,130 John Edwards $218,697 Mike Gravel $500 Dennis Kucinich $9,640 Barack Obama $614,569 Bill Richardson $82,094 Process Of the 88 delegates, 72 were allocated based on the results of the caucuses. Candidates were required to reach a threshold of 15 percent support at the precinct, congressional district, and statewide levels. Unlike other caucuses, there was no realignment of nonviable groups, and the results were binding for the delegates.Precinct Caucus Frequently Asked Questions: National Delegate Selection http://dfl.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={706860E3-E626-481D-8392-D71C210C9D46}#delegates Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 2007-01-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080413202215/http://www.dfl.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC= April 13, 2008 In 2008, there were more than 4,000 precinct caucus sites. Any Minnesotan who would be eligible to vote in the November general election, was not an active member of a party other than the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and agreed with DFL party principles was allowed to participate. All participants, by signing in, affirmed their agreement with the DFL's principles. The caucus included a presidential preference primary, in which voters cast secret ballots for presidential candidates. These results were tallied and used to elect 47 delegates from each of the state's eight congressional districts as follows: CongressionalDistrict PledgedDelegates 1st 5 2nd 5 3rd 6 4th 7 5th 8 6th 5 7th 5 8th 6 Total 47 An additional 25 pledged delegates were then allocated based upon the statewide caucus vote. Sixteen of these delegates were allocated for Barack Obama while nine were allocated for Hillary Rodham Clinton. The remaining 16 delegates were unpledged superdelegates. The 14 Democratic Party Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEOs) included seven Democratic National Committee members, six members of the United States Congress, and former Vice President Walter Mondale. There were also two unpledged add-on delegates, elected at the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party State Convention. Pre-Caucus Events, Predictions, and Polls Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries#Minnesota Polling showed a tightening race for the nomination. Candidate Sept. 18–23, 2007Minnesota Poll: Clinton has strong lead, but GOP race is bunched up http://www.startribune.com/politics/11594286.html Star Tribune 2007-10-02 2008-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080110103426/http://www.startribune.com/politics/11594286.html 2008-01-10 dead Jan. 18–27, 2008Minnesota Public Radio News and Humphrey Institute Poll http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/01/31_senatepoll/prespollcorrected.pdf Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota 2008-01-29 2008-02-03 Hillary Clinton 47% 40% Barack Obama 22% 33% John Edwards 16% 12% Caucus Night Minnesotans turned out in record numbers to attend the 2008 Democratic Caucuses in locations throughout the state. The previous record turnout was about 80,000 in 1968 or 1972; the 2008 turnout exceeded 214,000. As the caucus results came in, Barack Obama consistently held a two-to-one lead over Hillary Rodham Clinton with strong support all throughout the state.Nearly 200,000 turn out in Obama victory http://www.twincities.com/ci_8179834 Stassen-Berger Rachel E. St. Paul Pioneer Press 2008-02-06 2008-02-06Unofficial Results Presidential Preference Ballot / Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Results http://caucusresults.sos.state.mn.us/ResultsPreferentialBallot.aspx?ElectionID=1&PartyID=1&ID=7 Minnesota Secretary of State 2008-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080213200436/http://caucusresults.sos.state.mn.us/ResultsPreferentialBallot.aspx?ElectionID=1&PartyID=1&ID=7 2008-02-13 dead Turnout at the Democratic Caucuses was significantly higher than at the Minnesota Republican Caucuses that night. Following the results of the Super Tuesday elections, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar endorsed Barack Obama. Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Minnesota Democratic Presidential Caucus ResultsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Democratic (DFL) Barack Obama 142,109 66.39% 48 Democratic (DFL) Hillary Clinton 68,994 32.23% 24 Democratic (DFL) Uncommitted 1,312 0.61% 0 Democratic (DFL) John Edwards 985 0.46% 0 Democratic (DFL) Dennis Kucinich 361 0.17% 0 Democratic (DFL) Joe Biden 129 0.06% 0 Democratic (DFL) Bill Richardson 82 0.04% 0 Democratic (DFL) Christopher Dodd 77 0.04% 0 Democratic (DFL) Frank Lynch 17 0.01% 0 Totals 214,066 100.00% 72 Voter turnout % — See also 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses References External links League of Women Voters of Minnesota Information on caucuses and voting Minnesota Public Radio, Campaign 2008: Presidential Race Campaign news and polls Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Detailed caucus information Minnesota Category:2008 Minnesota elections 2008 Category:2008 Super Tuesday