Minnesota had 10 electoral votes in 2012.
McCain won 0 electoral votes in Minnesota, losing the 10 electoral votes to Barack Obama whom received 1,573,354 votes to McCain's 1,275,409 votes.
Minnesota has 10 electoral votes. The number of electoral college votes is based on the factors of the number of senators and the number of representatives. In Minnesota there are 2 senators and 8 representatives.
All ten of Minnesota's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes in the state and his running mate.
Minnesota has 10 electoral votes, but Mr. Romney did not win them; the state went for President Obama.
Minnesota had 10 reps in congress
In 2008, Senator Barack Obama became President of the United States because he won both the popular vote and the electoral vote. Regarding the electoral college, Mr. Obama received 365 electoral votes to his challenger John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538).
Donald Trump received 1,322,951 votes to Hillary Clinton's 1,367,716 votes, losing Minnesota's 10 electoral votes.
Hillary Clinton received 1,367,716 votes to Donald Trump's 1,322,951 votes, winning Minnesota's 10 electoral votes.
George McGovern received 17 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election. Despite not winning the majority of electoral votes, he was able to secure the popular vote in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
George Washington won the first electoral election in 1789 with 69 electoral votes.
Mr. Romney did not win the state of Minnesota in 2012; the state's ten electoral votes went to President Obama.