Minnesota Republican caucuses, 2012
Minnesota Republican primary, 2012
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The 2012 Minnesota Republican caucuses were held on February 7, 2012.[1] The events coincided with the Colorado Republican caucuses as well as the Missouri Republican primary. Minnesota has a total of 40 delegates, 37 of which are tied to the caucuses while 3 are unpledged RNC delegates. The non-binding straw poll was won by Rick Santorum, but Ron Paul won 32 of the 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Results
Results with 100.0% (4,137 of 4,137 precincts) reporting:
Conventions
There is no formal system of allocating delegates to candidates in any step of the election process. At each meeting the participants decides what the best course of action is. The state convention can vote to bind the 13 at-large delegates to a candidate. The 24 delegates elected at the CD conventions and the 3 automatic (RNC) delegates are not legally bound to vote for a candidate.
- 17 February - 31 March: BPOU conventions elect delegates to the state convention and the congressional district conventions.
- 14-21 April: Eight congressional conventions elect 3 National Convention delegates each.
- 18-19 May: State convention elect 13 National Convention delegates. [9]
| Convention Results[3][5][10]
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| Candidate |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
State |
Party leaders |
Total |
 Ron Paul
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2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
32 |
| Rick Santorum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Mitt Romney |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Unknown |
1 |
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1 |
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3 |
5 |
| Total |
24 |
13 |
3 |
40 |
See also
References
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^ Scheck, Tom (September 30, 2011). "MNGOP keeping Feb. 7 Caucus date". Capitol View (Minnesota Public Radio). http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2011/09/mngop_keeping_f.shtml.
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^ "Election Reporting System: Statewide Results for Republican Party". Minnesota Secretary of State. http://caucusresults.sos.state.mn.us/ElecRsltsCaucus.asp?M=PTY&PtyCd=R. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
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^ a b "Paul supporters chosen as delegates in three congressional districts". Pierce County Herald. April 15, 2012. http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/44552/. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
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^ Anderson, Pat (21 April 2012). "Ron Paul gets 20/24 Congressional District delegates. CD4 3, CD2 3, CD8 2, CD1 2 #mngop #mnleg". twitter.com. Twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/patandersonmn/status/193855672230739968. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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^ a b "Rep. Paul supporters elected to half of Minnesota GOP convention delegation". Pierce County Herald. April 22, 2012. http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/44707/. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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^ "Ron Paul Wins Minnesota State Convention". http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/ron-paul-wins-minnesota-state-convention/. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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^ "2012 Minnesota Republican Caucus". The Green Papers. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MN-R. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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^ "Updated may 7 with newest numbers". MSNBC. http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/Minnesota/Republican/caucus/#.T6dONcXwDyA. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
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^ "Republican Party of Minnesota Events". http://www.mngop.com/inner.asp?z=20. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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^ "Ron Paul Wins Minnesota State Convention". http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/ron-paul-wins-minnesota-state-convention/. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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