Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) 2020 Presidential Nomination Primary Results ---------------------------------------------------- - The filenames given below are part of the URLs on the Election Night Reporting website and used on the ftp site. - The files on OSS web and ftp sites contain ASCII text, separated by semicolons. - Information in the supporting files is subject to correction and change up until election day. - Election results may change after being reported initially on election night. - Files with precinct-level results will not be available until the morning after election day. - For questions, contact OSS Elections Division at elections.dept@state.mn.us Last revised 2/9/2020 ---------------------------------------------------- Election Results Files ---------------------------------------------------- Results are formatted in flat files which have one row for each candidate and question response in each geographic area (statewide, county, district, or precinct, depending on the file). Election Results (various names) State County ID (if applicable) Precinct name (if applicable) Office ID Office Name District* Candidate Order Code Candidate Name (First/Last/Suffix all in one field) Suffix (not used) Incumbent Code (not used) Party Abbreviation Number of Precincts reporting Total number of precincts voting for the office Votes for Candidate Percentage of Votes for Candidate out of Total Votes for Office Total number of votes for Office in area *Note: The District field is not used in this election ---------------------------------------------------- Precinct Voting Statistics (pctstats.txt) State County ID Precinct ID Precinct Name Has Reported Statistics (1 = yes, 0 = no) Number of Voters Registered as of 7:00 a.m. Election Day Number of Voters that Registered on Election Day Number of Signatures on the Polling Place Roster Number of Regular, Military, and Overseas Absentee Ballots Number of Federal-Only Absentee Ballots Number of President-Only Absentee Ballots Total Number Voted ---------------------------------------------------- Supporting Tables for Election ---------------------------------------------------- Parties (PartyTbl.txt) Party Abbreviation Party Name Party ID ---------------------------------------------------- Counties (CntyTbl.txt) County ID County Name Number of precincts ---------------------------------------------------- Precincts (PrctTbl.txt) County ID Precinct ID Precinct Name Congressional District Legislative District County Commissioner District Judicial District Soil and Water Conservation District MCD FIPS code School District number (not used in statewide elections) ---------------------------------------------------- Presidential Candidates (cand.txt) Candidate ID (eight characters) Candidate Name (First/Last/Suffix all in one field) Office ID Office Title County ID (88 = statewide race or multi-county race) Party ID Party Abbreviation Note: also includes Write-in and Uncommitted "candidates." Names were provided by political parties so no other filing information is available. ---------------------------------------------------- Municipalities (mcdtbl.txt) County ID County Name MCD FIPS Code Municipality Name