Presidency
A Brief History of Minnesota Presidential Primaries
The Gopher State has seen its presidential primary laws repealed three times over the last century; Minnesota Republicans have held five presidential primaries with four for the Democrats.
Read MoreInevitable? Presidential Candidates Who Won 3 of 4 States But Lost the Nomination
Donald Trump may seem unstoppable, but there have been multiple White House hopefuls who carried three of the first four state primaries or caucuses and did not end up as their party’s nominee.
Read MoreWill the Minnesota GOP Be an Outlier Once Again in Its 2016 Caucuses?
Minnesota was one of nine states to back a losing Republican presidential candidate in a primary or caucus over the last two cycles.
Read MoreBattle of the Ages: GOP Nomination Fight Features Biggest Frontrunner Age Gap Since 1856
Only once before has there been a larger difference in age between the top two Republican presidential frontrunners than Trump and Cruz (24 years).
Read MoreCarly Fiorina Records Longest Campaign by Female GOP Presidential Candidate
The former California CEO still fell short of notching the most successful presidential campaign by a Republican woman in party history.
Read MoreSanders Notches 2nd Biggest Democratic New Hampshire Primary Win in History
Only John Kennedy’s victory against the “Space Pen” inventor in 1960 was larger among the 13 contested Democratic primaries in Granite State history.
Read MoreTrump Notches Decisive Victory Against Historic Republican Field
The New York businessman laps the field in the first ever New Hampshire primary with five candidates in double-digits.
Read MoreChoices, Choices: Record Number of GOP Candidates in 2016 New Hampshire Primary
The 2016 field of nine active (non-fringe) Republican candidates edges the eight GOPers in 1996 who were still in the race at the time of the New Hampshire primary.
Read MoreBellwether Counties in New Hampshire Presidential Primaries
Only one Granite State county has backed every GOP primary winner since 1952 with just two on the Democratic side.
Read MoreBellwether Counties in the Iowa Republican Caucuses
Since 1988, 27 of Iowa’s 99 counties have backed every winner of the Republican statewide caucus vote.
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