Minnesota
Minnesota’s Presidential Election At a Glance
Biden’s victory margin mirrors how previous Democratic nominees have fared during the party’s long winning streak.
Read MoreA Brief History of Minnesota US House Special Elections
The 2nd CD special will be just the sixth in state history following a nation-leading 175 consecutive U.S. House elections without a special.
Read MoreMinnesota: A Necessary But Not Sufficient State for Joe Biden
No Democrat has won the White House without carrying Minnesota since Woodrow Wilson 1916.
Read MoreThe Earliest of Birds
Minnesotans can vote earlier in the 2020 general election than they could during two primaries in its electoral past.
Read MoreMinnesota Primary Day Over the Decades
Primary day has moved five times in Minnesota since the first statewide primary in September 1902.
Read MoreWhat Is the Floor For Ilhan Omar’s Primary Support?
Only six of 290 Minnesota U.S. Representatives since the DFL merger in 1944 failed to win at least 60 percent of the primary vote.
Read MoreIntroducing the Minnesota Historical Election Archive
A Smart Politics companion site two years in the making houses nearly 20,000 searchable election returns – the largest collection of Minnesota election results.
Read MoreIlhan Omar’s Unusually Large Pool of Primary Challengers
It’s been more than 85 years since a Minnesota U.S. Representative has drawn four primary challengers.
Read MoreAmy Klobuchar’s Historic Experience in Elected Office
No woman running for president in the modern primary era has served longer in elected office than the Minnesota U.S. Senator.
Read MoreMinnesota’s Unusual Partisan Runs in Presidential Elections
Minnesota is one of just six states in which both parties have recorded double-digit partisan presidential winning streaks – and the only one outside of the South.
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