MINNESOTA 10 Electoral Votes 
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During the last seven months of the campaign (April 10, 2012 to Nov. 6, 2012 >), the principals made a scattering of visits to Minnesota:

THE DEMOCRATS
President Barack Obama
June 1
-Tours and makes remarks on "To Do List" (veterans jobs) at Honeywell International facility in Golden Valley, MN.
-Three fundraisers—luncheon (100 people, $5,000 per person) and two small campaign roundtables ($40,000 and $50,000 per person)—at the Bachelor Farmer Restaurant in Minneapolis, MN. (3$)

Vice President Joe Biden
April 11 - Attends a campaign event for Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the Hilton in Minneapolis, MN.

August 21
-Grassroots event at The Depot in Minneapolis, MN.
    OTR greets the South High School football team in Minneapolis, MN.
-Grassroots event in Floral Hall at the Olmstead County Fairgrounds in Rochester, MN.
    OTR stop, greets diners and has pie and ice cream at Mac's Cafe & Restaurant in Rochester, MN.

Jill Biden
September 14
-Grassroots event at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, MN.
-Grassroots event at the Depot Coffee House in Hopkins, MN.
-Grassroots event at the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center on the
Macalester College campus in St. Paul, MN. 

October 19-20

October 19
-Fundraiser at the home of Betty Folliard and Don Drapeau in Minneapolis, MN. ($)
October 20
-Grassroots supporters event at the OFA-Minneapolis field office (2722 University Ave. SE) in Minneapolis, MN.
    OTR eats at Sammy's Pizza in downtown Duluth and brings pizzas for the Duluth event.
-Canvass thank you event at the Duluth Labor Temple in Duluth, MN.


THE REPUBLICANS
Former Gov. Mitt Romney
August 23
-
Fundraiser at the Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach, MN. ($)
-Fundraising dinner at the Home of Marty Davis in Shorewood, MN. ($)

Rep. Paul Ryan
October 13 - Evening fundraising reception at Solera Restaurant and Event Center in Minneapolis, MN. ($)

October 30
        Arrival at Signature Flight Support, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, MN.
(Hudson, WI)
        OTR dinner with wife Janna, RNC Chair Priebus and others at Dan O’Gara’s Grill in St. Paul, MN.

November 4 - Victory rally at Sun Country Airlines in Minneapolis, MN.


Visits by third party candidates after their nominating conventions.
THE LIBERTARIANS
Gov. Gary Johnson
September 21
-College tour stop with former Gov. Jesse Ventura at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.

Judge Jim Gray
November 2
-Rally for peace prosperity and liberty in Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.
-Meet and greet at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, MN.


THE GREENS
Jill Stein
August 23-25
August 23
-Films ads with North Woods Advertising in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.
August 24
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.
August 25
-Meets voters over coffee at 4200 Cedar Ave. S. (the former home of the American-Nordic Center, now home to a number of activist groups) in Minneapolis, MN.

Cheri Honkala
October 25-27
October 25
-Meet and greet party at The Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul, MN.
October 26
-Speaks at St. Olaf College, Boe Memorial Chapel in Northfield, MN.
-"An Evening with Minnesota's Hometown Hero" at The Capri Theater in Minneapolis, MN.
October 27
-Meet and greet at the home of Phil Willkie in Minneapolis, MN.
Note: Honkala was born in Minneapolis in 1963 and grew up there before moving to Philadelphia in the late 1980s.



Newspaper Endorsements
Obama
Romney
Duluth News Tribune (Oct. 24, 2012) +
Post-Bulletin [Rochester] (Nov. 3, 2012) +
Star Tribune [Minneapolis] (Oct. 27, 2012)   300,330 (17) +
Bemidji Pioneer (Oct. 28, 2012) +
No Endorsement
Pioneer Press [St. Paul] +


Results by Congressional District

Member
Precincts
Romney

Obama

Others


CD1
Walz (D) 695
165,720
48.00
170,377
49.35
9,173
2.66
345,270
CD2
Kline (R) 291
184,576
48.85
184,802
48.91
8,497
2.25
377,875
CD3
Paulsen (R) 246
195,802
48.65
199,093
49.47
7,541
1.87
402,436
CD4
McCollum (D)
230
131,521
35.37
231,511
62.26
8,788
2.36
371,820
CD5
Ellison (D)
221
89,643
23.90
274,635
73.23
10,731
2.86
375,009
CD6
Bachmann (R)
280
205,652
56.27
151,238
41.38
8,597
2.35
365,487
CD7
Peterson (D)
1,327
180,334
53.67
147,750
43.97
7,934
2.36
336,018
CD8
Nolan (D)
812
166,977
46.04
186,761
51.50
8,908
2.46
362,646


4,102
1,320,225
44.96
1,546,167
52.65
70,169
2.39
2,936,561