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90 delegates to theDemocratic National Convention (74 pledged, 16 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pledgednational convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 5 |
| CD2 | 5 |
| CD3 | 6 |
| CD4 | 7 |
| CD5 | 7 |
| CD6 | 6 |
| CD7 | 5 |
| CD8 | 7 |
| PLEO | 10 |
| At-large | 16 |
| Total pledged delegates | 74 |
The2000 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 11, 2000, as one of three contests scheduled on the weekend followingSuper Tuesday in theDemocratic Party primaries for the2000 presidential election, following theColorado primary and theUtah primary the day before. The Minnesota caucus was anopen caucus, with the state awarding 90delegates towards the2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 74 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucus.
Vice presidentAl Gore won with 74% of the vote, gathering 72 delegates. SenatorBill Bradley placed second with 12% and 2 delegates.Lyndon LaRouche Jr., a conspiracy theorist who had ballot access in most states secured 11%, one of his best performances in any contest, but gained no delegates.
Minnesota state law specifies that precinct caucuses will take place at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March, that is March 7, which lined Minnesota up to have a nominating contest onSuper Tuesday, along with 16 other states and one territory. However, because courts have ruled that the conduct of a political party's affairs is up to the party alone, not the Legislature, theDemocratic Farmer-Labor Party announced it will be holding a binding presidential primary in conjunction with the party's precinct meetings on Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12.[1]
Minnesota was one of threestates that held primaries on March 11, 2000, the weekend afterSuper Tuesday.[2]
Voting took place from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Under state party rules, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 48 pledged delegates to the2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 48 pledged delegates, between 5 and 7 were allocated to each of thestate's 8 congressional districts and another 10 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 16 at-large delegates.[1]
The delegation also included 16 unpledged PLEO delegates: 7 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 7 members of Congress (SenatorPaul Wellstone, and 5 representatives,David Minge,Bruce Vento,Martin Olav Sabo,Bill Luther,Collin Peterson, andJim Oberstar), the governorTim Walz, 1 distinguished party leader, that being former vice presidentWalter Mondale, and 2 add-ons.[1]
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[3] |
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| Al Gore | 11,100 | 74.00 | 72 |
| Bill Bradley(withdrawn) | 1,800 | 12.00 | 2 |
| Lyndon LaRouche Jr. | 1,650 | 11.00 | |
| Heather A. Harder | 450 | 3.00 | |
| Unallocated | - | - | 16 |
| Total | 15,000 | 100% | 90 |
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