2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary

| country = Minnesota

| flag_image = File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg

| type = primary

| ongoing = Yes

| previous_election = 2020 Minnesota Republican presidential primary

| previous_year = 2020

| flag_year = 1983

| next_election = 2028 Minnesota Republican presidential primary

| next_year = 2028

| election_date = March 5, 2024

| outgoing_members = MA

| elected_members = NC

| votes_for_election = 39 Republican National Convention delegates

| map_image = {{Switcher

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| Results by county

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| Results by congressional district

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| Results by State House district

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| Results by voting precinct

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Trump

Haley

DeSantis

Tie/no votes

| image1 = TrumpPortrait.jpg

| candidate1 = Donald Trump

| color1 = 283681

| home_state1 = Florida

| popular_vote1 = 232,846

| percentage1 = 68.94%

| delegate_count1 = 27

| image2 = Nikki Haley (53299447738) (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Nikki Haley

| color2 = fe6100

| home_state2 = South Carolina

| popular_vote2 = 97,182

| percentage2 = 28.77%

| delegate_count2 = 12

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The 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 39 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Minnesota Republican Presidential Nominating Process|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P24/MN-R#0319|access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=thegreenpapers.com}} The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.

Trump won more than two thirds of the popular vote and swept every county in the state. Conversely, Haley performed best in the Hennepin and Ramsey counties, where the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are respectively located.

Candidates

The following candidates were on the ballot.{{Cite web |last=Van Oot |first=Torey |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Here's who's running in Minnesota's presidential primaries |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/heres-whos-running-in-minnesotas-presidential-primaries/ar-AA1lsBPb |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Axios Twin Cities on MSN.com}} A write-in option was available.

Endorsements

{{main|Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Donald Trump|list=

U.S. representatives

Tom Emmer, MN-06 (2015–present) and House Majority Whip (2023-present)
Brad Finstad, MN-01 (2022–present)
Michelle Fischbach, MN-07 (2021–present)
Jason Lewis, MN-02 (2017–2019){{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Jason|date=September 5, 2022|title=Commentary: Trump Took a Sledgehammer to the Establishment. America Needs Him to Do It Again in 2024|url=https://tennesseestar.com/2022/09/05/commentary-trump-took-a-sledgehammer-to-the-establishment-america-needs-him-to-do-it-again-in-2024/|access-date=January 18, 2023|website=The Tennessee Star}}
Pete Stauber, MN-08 (2019–present){{cite news |title=Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-endorsements/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419062253/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-endorsements/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |work=FiveThirtyEight |date=April 24, 2023}}

State senators

Nathan Wesenberg, state senator for District 10{{cite web |author1=Mark Wasson |title=Minnesota Republicans slow to endorse Trump |url=https://www.postbulletin.com/news/minnesota/minnesota-republicans-slow-to-endorse-trump |website=Rochester Post Bulletin |access-date=9 January 2024 |language=en |date=5 January 2024 |quote=State Sen. Nathan Wesenberg, R-Little Falls, endorsed Donald Trump two months ago. He thinks it's time for the party to come together and unite around the frontrunner."}}

State representatives

Ben Davis, state representative for District 6A{{cite web |author1=Mark Wasson |title=Minnesota Republicans slow to endorse Trump |url=https://www.postbulletin.com/news/minnesota/minnesota-republicans-slow-to-endorse-trump |website=Rochester Post Bulletin |access-date=9 January 2024 |language=en |date=5 January 2024 |quote=While state politicians have been less upfront with their endorsements, Rep. Ben Davis, R-Mission Township, followed in Wesenberg's footsteps this week and also endorsed Trump.}}

Individuals

Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO{{cite news|last=Bump|first=Philip|date=November 17, 2022|title=Who has signed up to back Trump in 2024 — and who loudly hasn't|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/17/trump-president-2024-election/|access-date=November 17, 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119211400/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/17/trump-president-2024-election/ |archive-date=November 19, 2022}}
Royce White, former professional basketball player and Republican candidate for U.S. senator from Minnesota in 2024{{Cite news |last=Brinsford |first=James |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Former NBA Player Backs Trump to Lead From Prison Following Indictments |work=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/former-nba-star-backs-trump-lead-prison-following-indictments-1820855 |access-date=August 18, 2023}}

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Results

=Results by congressional district=

Trump won seven of eight congressional districts.

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! District

! Trump

! Haley

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|1|1st}}

| 71.7%

| 25.8%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|2|2nd}}

| 66.8%

| 31.0%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|3|3rd}}

| 58.2%

| 39.6%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|4|4th}}

| 55.5%

| 41.9%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|5|5th}}

| 47.1%

| 50.0%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|6|6th}}

| 73.2%

| 24.7%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|7|7th}}

| 78.2%

| 19.5%

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! {{ushr|Minnesota|8|8th}}

| 76.9%

| 20.9%

colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" | Source: {{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/20240305|title=Summary Level Results by Congressional District|access-date=March 14, 2024}}

Polling

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name=Key|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
{{nowrap|of error}}

! Doug
Burgum

! Chris
Christie

! Ron
DeSantis

! Nikki
Haley

! Vivek
Ramaswamy

! Donald
Trump

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;" |Embold Research/MinnPost[https://www.minnpost.com/national/2023/11/poll-biden-trump-running-virtually-neck-and-neck-in-minnesota/ Embold Research/MinnPost]

|November 14–17, 2023

|1,519 (LV)

|± 2.6%

|1%

|17%

|12%

|4%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|60%

|–

|5%

Notes

Partisan clients

References

Category:Minnesota Republican caucuses

Republican presidential primary

Minnesota

2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

=Results by congressional district=

Polling

See also

Notes

References