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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Minnesota 2016 Presidential Elector Candidates</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Johnson</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welcome-wellborn.html#385.97.08">William F. Weld</a>: 112,972 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#067.33.65">Chris Dock</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holbrook.html#493.01.69">Chris Holbrook</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconnor.html#217.74.85">Mary O'Connor</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley6.html#129.92.56">Kevin Bradley</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washmon-waterlander.html#250.46.49">Ryan Waterbury</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconor-odean.html#261.63.74">Bob Odden</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wernsing-wesson.html#905.18.45">Shane Wernsing</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html#845.53.02">Stephen Baker</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#857.49.87">Cindy Hucks</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#904.32.50">Andrea Blalock</a> <li>Independence slate, on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#103.14.01">Evan McMullin</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#728.35.14">Nathan Johnson</a>: 53,076 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fryall-fullam.html#828.20.99">Philip Fuehrer</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#507.69.66">James Nelson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merriwether-mesta.html#556.50.28">Linda Meschke</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#115.75.45">Sally Paulsen</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#581.29.24">Mark Cardenas</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beldam-belknap.html#180.79.32">Christopher Belflower</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomason-thomasson.html#404.45.90">Benjamin Thome</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#703.49.80">Mark Jenkins</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#553.66.18">John D. Hutcheson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rich-richard.html#287.19.51">Justin Rich</a> <li>Green slate, on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stein-steinmetz.html#645.25.61">Jill Stein</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#244.24.81">Howie Hawkins</a>: 36,985 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buffum-bulloch.html#473.16.39">Lena Buggs</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thayer.html#661.84.99">Audrey Thayer</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young1.html#740.75.11">Annie Young</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#347.82.87">Margaret Meehan</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gareche-garlak.html#759.28.19">Amber Garlan</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilman.html#391.05.05">Rhoda R. Gilman</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#583.60.03">Rebecca Smith</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html#086.94.68">Barbara Huning</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#757.89.25">Jillian Ridder</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowlands-roxburgh.html#410.51.33">Coleen Rowley</a> <li>Legal Marijuana Now slate, on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaccarella-vagnozzi.html#214.67.62">Dan R. Vacek</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elmquist-elwyn.html#296.67.83">Mark Elworth, Jr.</a>: 11,291 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stein-steinmetz.html#802.31.75">Oliver W. Steinberg</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin6.html#962.52.85">Kira Martin</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culver.html#459.57.84">Ross Culverhouse</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#311.60.31">Mary Warner</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barreiro-barrett.html#833.39.81">Enrique Barreto</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#733.66.51">Angela Brown</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hotchkiss-hougen.html#041.04.88">Douglas A. Houge</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#759.43.49">Jerry L. Anderson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#933.63.65">Jesse Cooper</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas1.html#951.70.75">Brad Thomas</a> <li>Constitution slate, on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castle.html#884.09.43">Darrell L. Castle</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley8.html#277.88.89">Scott Bradley</a>: 9,456 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#549.42.66">Bruce Johnson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#413.31.45">Kristin Johnson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#673.64.36">Paul Bergley</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burton.html#041.47.28">George Burton</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#042.30.99">Tammy Houle</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#931.62.64">James Niemackl</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#983.39.06">Darren Reck</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swanton-swede.html#019.14.65">Harley Swarm</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/urbahns-uttley.html#869.53.35">Timothy Utz</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zimmermann-zywicki.html#259.57.85">Wayne Zimmerschied</a> <li>Socialist Workers slate, on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy1.html#516.08.83">Alyson Kennedy</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hart.html#097.41.18">Osborne Hart</a>: 1,672 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/engmark-erick.html#668.53.32">Rose Engstrom</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#190.43.86">Robert Crist</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meyering-michalski.html#200.19.88">Helen Meyers</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#303.70.30">Justin Anderson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee2.html#427.22.62">David Lee</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#321.06.68">Diana Newberry</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klinedinst-knaggs.html#730.02.99">Martin Knaeble</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#521.05.18">Lisa Rottach</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#534.60.27">Leah Morrison</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/duvall-dworzanski.html#230.88.05">Kevin Dwire</a> <li>American Delta slate, on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dehart-deland.html#105.74.88">Rocky de la Fuente</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stein-steinmetz.html#448.33.06">Michael Steinberg</a>: 1,431 (defeated): <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norval-nova.html#850.84.58">Robert Norum</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#474.73.33">Kyle Weinmeyer</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#311.15.88">Imam Mohamod</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams2.html#775.48.77">Donald Adams</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#408.92.15">Art Shannon</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#821.10.28">Jason Hearn</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html#447.03.80">Tremaine Baker</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pittsford-platzek.html#877.88.46">Kary Plante</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pittsford-platzek.html#465.77.40">Bobby Plante</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ziegler.html#657.04.35">Alex Ziegler</a> </ul> </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/pr2016-election.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/pr2016-election.html</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> What is a "political graveyard"? See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>