• Minnesota has ten electoral votes in the 2008 election. Polls currently show Democrat Barack Obama with a strong lead over Republican John McCain.Pollster: 2008 Minnesota Presidential General Election

  The state is also as a hotly contested Senate seat. The contenders are former Saturday Night Live alum Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman.

• 1. Electoral Votes: 10
  2. Polls open: 7 am to 8 pm
  3. Current Polls: Obama leads McCain 53% to 41%Pollster: 2008 Minnesota Presidential General Election
  4. Registered Voters: 3 millionMinnesota Secretary of State: [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=531 Number of Registered Voters by County
  5. Democratic Primary Winner: Barack Obama
  6. Republican Primary Winner: Mitt Romney
  7. 60% of voters picked "the economy" as their number 1 concernClusterstock: Voters Name Their Number One Issue (November 4, 2008)

• Past Minnesota Winners

  1. 2004: John Kerry
  2. 2000: Al Gore
  3. 1996: Bill Clinton
  4. 1992: Bill Clinton

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