Biden Carries Northwest Suburbs for Minnesota Presidential Primary

The local vote in Tuesday’s Minnesota presidential primary nominating contest swung largely to former Vice President Joe Biden.

Presidential Primary: Biden Narrowly Edges Sanders in Hennepin County

In Hennepin County, Biden narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders. Biden had 34.5 percent of the vote compared to 33.2 percent for Sanders. Minneapolis and some inner-ring cities leaned Sanders.

In the northwest suburbs, however, Biden carried every local House district except one. That was House District 40B, which includes Brooklyn Center and the southeast part of Brooklyn Park. In that district Sanders won by 32 votes.

Biden easily won in suburbs like Plymouth and Maple Grove.

Breakdown by House District:

Acomb 44B -(includes southwest half of Plymouth, Minnetonka)

Biden – 4,122 45.7%

Sanders – 1,781 19.7%

Bahner 34B – (includes southeast Maple Grove and Osseo)

Biden – 2,848 – – 45.2%

Sanders – 1,596 – 25.4

Carlson 45A – (eastern part of Plymouth, New Hope & northwest part of Crystal)

Biden – 2,488 — 38.7%

Sanders – 2,018 — 31.4%

Freiber 45B – (northeast Golden Valley, southeast part of Crystal & Robbinsdale)

Biden – 3,444 — 37.0%

Sanders – 2,7898 – 30.0%

Hortman 36B — (northern Brooklyn Park & Coon Rapids)

Biden — 2,367 — 43.0%

Sanders —  1,645    — 29.9%

Klevorn 44A — (northwest Plymouth)

Biden – 3,700 — 48.5%

Sanders – 1,627 — 21.3%

Nelson 40A – (southwest Brooklyn Park)

Biden 1,515 – 41.4%

Sanders 1,356 – 37.0%

Robbins 34A – (northwest Maple Grove, Dayton, Rogers)

Biden 2,515 – 48.6%

Sanders 1,154 – 22.3%

Vang 40B – (southeast Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center)

Sanders 1,667 – 38.9%

Biden 1,635 – 38.1%

Winkler 46A – (southeast Plymouth, southwest Golden Valley, St. Louis Park)

Biden 4,141 – 38.1%

Sanders 2,959 – 27.2%

To see Minnesota results, click on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website.

Brooklyn Center | Brooklyn Park | Crystal | Golden Valley | Maple Grove | New Hope | Osseo | Plymouth | Robbinsdale