WINONA, Minn. – Winona voters have spoken. No surprises:
> Among Democrats: Incumbent President Joe Biden prevailed easily in the Super Tuesday presidential primary. Minnesota native son Dean Phillips, the MN-3 congressman, trailed badly — a mere blip at 3%. Biden’s dominance, although 78%, showed cracks. Some 15% of Winona County Democrats filled in the “uncommitted” circle on their ballots, which analysts said was a reflection of dissatisfaction in this fourth year of the Biden administration, some of it the unsettling human tragedy in the Israeli war on Palestinian Gaza.
> Among Republicans: Former President Donald Trump easily dominated with 73%. But his erstwhile nemesis, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, demonstrated that enthusiasm for Trump was far, far from unanimous . Haley garnered 25%. Elsewhere on Super Tuesday: Haley gave Trump his his first defeat since state caucuses and primaries began in January. She won Vermont 50% to 45%.
>Turnout: Far more Republican ballots were cast in Winona County than Democratic ballots. Republican: 2,944. Democratic: 1,381. Turn-out typically is a sign of enthusiasm in hotly contested races, which these were not and went largely as expected.
> Delegates. The Winona County returns reflected statewide Minnesota preferences, as well as preferences in 14 of the 15 Super Tuesday states – Vermont being the exception. If the Minnesota delegation remains solid through the Democratic national convention, Biden will have ye state’s 92 delegates. In all after Super Tuesday, he has 994. To win he party’s nomination Biden will need 1,986. On the Republican side, Trump picked up 39 Minnesota delegates. So far, including Minnesota, Trump has 751 delegates going into the GOP national convention. He needs 1,215 for the nomination
Winona County databank
49 of 49 precincts
> Democrat leaders
Joe Biden: 1,243 (78%)
Dean Phillips 53 (3%)
Uncommitted: 232 (15%)
> Republican leaders
Donald Trump: 2,153 (73%)
Nikki Haley: 724 (24%)
Other jurisdictions
> Fillmore County: Democrats: Biden. 532 (82%); uncommitted, 61 (9%); Phillips, 27 (4%). Republicans: Trump, 1,358 (74%); Haley, 406 (23%).
> Houston County: Democrats: Biden, 477 (82%), uncommitted, 55 (9%); Phillips, 17 (2%). Republicans: Trump, 1,018 (74%); Haley, 315 (23%).
> Olmsted County: Democrats: Biden, 4,367 (76%); uncommitted, 925 (15%); Phillips, 231 (4%). Republicans: Trump,5,872 (62%); Haley, 3,334 (25%).
Wabasha County: Democrats: Biden, 173 (80%), uncommitted, 63 (8%); Phillips 47 (6%). Republicans: Trump, 1,367 (74%); Haley, 419 (22%).
> Statewide: Democrats: Biden, 171,299 (70%); uncommitted, 45,942 (18%); Phillips, 18,94 (7%). Republicans: Trump, 232,919 (68%); Haley, 97,227 (28%).