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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Libertarian Party Caucus in Minnesota

"In several states including Minnesota, “Super Tuesday” featured highly contested races between
multiple contenders in both the Republican and Democratic presidential races, undoubtedly spurring higher than usual turnout among the public for those parties.
Exactly 227 Minnesotans decided that they didn’t care.
Not wanting to be fooled anymore by the Two Big Old parties, they came to the Libertarian caucuses instead, ready to support something better. Conducted in every region of the state, those who came gave the Libertarian Party of Minnesota its highest caucus turnout in its history.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, the only Libertarian presidential candidate to have campaigned in Minnesota due to his previous 2012 candidacy, was the overwhelming favorite in all regions, except for one. In Minneapolis, Johnson tied with software magnate John McAfee for 1st Choice votes.
The LPMN used Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to conduct its presidential preference poll. Statewide, the top four 1st Choice vote-getters were: Gary Johnson 75.3%, John McAfee 11.9%, Austin Petersen 7.5%, and Darryl Perry 1.8%." IPR

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