President / Vice President, 2016 Election
General
| Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Cycle: | 2016 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | Woman | Tim Kaine (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,367,825 | 46.44 | +1.51 |
| Donald J. Trump | Man | Mike Pence (Man) | Republican | 1,323,232 | 44.93 | |
| Gary E. Johnson | Man | William (Bill) Weld (Man) | Libertarian | 112,984 | 3.84 | |
| Evan McMullin | Man | Nathan Johnson (Man) | Independence | 53,083 | 1.80 | |
| Jill Stein | Woman | Howie Hawkins (Man) | Green | 36,991 | 1.26 | |
| Dan R. Vacek | Man | Mark G. Elworth (Man) | Legal Marijuana Now | 11,292 | 0.38 | |
| Darrell L. Castle | Man | Scott N. Bradley (Man) | Constitution | 9,457 | 0.32 | |
| Alyson Kennedy | Woman | Osborne Hart (Man) | Socialist Workers | 1,672 | 0.06 | |
| Roque (Rocky) De La Fuente | Man | Michael Steinberg (Man) | American Delta | 1,431 | 0.05 | |
| Michael A. Maturen | Man | Juan Antonio Munoz (Man) | Write-In | 244 | 0.01 | |
| Jeffrey Ryan Wharton | Man | Amy Klobuchar (Woman) | Write-In | 53 | 0.00 | |
| Henry L. Bartlett | Man | Condoleezza Rice (Woman) | Write-In | 41 | 0.00 | |
| Chris Keniston | Man | Deacon Taylor (Man) | Write-In | 31 | 0.00 | |
| Daniel Muffoletto | Man | Jesse Ventura (Man) | Write-In | 29 | 0.00 | |
| Thomas Hoefling | Man | Steve Schulin (Man) | Write-In | 28 | 0.00 | |
| Dennis Andrew Ball | Man | Richard Sanders (Man) | Write-In | 24 | 0.00 | |
| Laurence Kotlikoff | Man | Edward Leamer (Man) | Write-In | 17 | 0.00 | |
| Clifton Roberts | Man | Breeze Harper (Woman) | Write-In | 15 | 0.00 | |
| Emidio Soltysik | Man | Angela Walker (Woman) | Write-In | 15 | 0.00 | |
| Gloria La Riva | Woman | Eugene Puryear (Man) | Write-In | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Jerome S. White | Man | Niles Niemuth (Man) | Write-In | 10 | 0.00 | |
| Joe Schriner | Man | Joe Moreaux (Man) | Write-In | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Arthur E. Sidner | Man | Sandra Arcement (Woman) | Write-In | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Kirk Wettschreck | Man | Lori Motzko (Man) | Write-In | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Michael L. (Mike) Smith | Man | Daniel White (Man) | Write-In | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Ben Hartnell | Man | Dave Marshall (Man) | Write-In | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Roger Koplitz | Man | John Kerry (Man) | Write-In | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Srinivasa K. Mallapadi | Man | Sripriya Mallapadi (Woman) | Write-In | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Micah Payeur | Man | Joshua Payeur (Man) | Write-In | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Richard Duncan | Man | Ricky Johnson (Man) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Eric Gerhard | Man | Ken Virnig (Man) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Darin Lynch | Man | Jaci Dukowitz (Woman) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Matthew Roberts | Man | Charles Clauss (Man) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Platt Robertson | Man | Scott Falls (Man) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Derrick Schumacher | Man | Ross Wendling (Man) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Keith Richard Snell | Man | Russell LeBeau (Man) | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 |
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine each received Minnesota's 10 Electoral College votes.
With this win by Clinton, Minnesota extended its record for the most consecutive presidential victories by Democratic nominees outside of the South at 11 in a row.
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Sources
- Report of the State Canvassing Board, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, November 29, 2016 (p. 4-11). State of Minnesota Write-In Report, Office of Secretary of State, November 29, 2016 (p. 1-29).