The 2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the

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for the

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. 92 delegates to the

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were allocated to presidential candidates. The contest was held on

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alongside primaries in 14 other states and

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. Biden won the primary by a large margin, though "Uncommitted" earned a significant number of votes and 11 delegates. After a landslide loss in his home state, Dean Philips dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden.

Candidates

The following candidates were submitted to the SOS by DFL Chair Ken Martin: *

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* Eban Cambridge * Gabriel Cornejo * Frankie Lozada * Jason Palmer * Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato *

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Marianne Williamson Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, speaker, and political activist. She began her professional career as a spiritual leader of the Church of Today, a Unity Church in Warren, Michigan. Williamson has written s ...

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Additionally,

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appeared on the ballot, which many chose as a protest vote.

Endorsements

Results

Source:

Results by congressional district

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Biden carried all the state's eight congressional districts. He recorded his best result in the eighth district while underperforming heavily in the urban fifth district. It is represented by progressive Democrat

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, who supported a ceasefire in the

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, but backed Biden in the primary. The district saw almost a third of votes cast for uncommitted. Phillips trailed considerably, but managed to earn a higher result than uncommitted in the third (which he represents in Congress) and seventh districts. Meanwhile, Williamson performed poorly, with the strongest showing of just 1.88% in the seventh district.

References

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Candidates

Endorsements

Results

Results by congressional district

See also

References