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The 2004 Minnesota Democratic caucuses were held on March 2 in the U.S. state of Minnesota as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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| John Kerry | 27,854 | 50.71% | 41 |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 14,841 | 27.02% | 22 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 9,336 | 17.00 | 9 |
| Uncommitted | 1,233 | 2.24 | 0 |
| Howard Dean (withdrawn) | 1,079 | 1.96 | 0 |
| Al Sharpton | 338 | 0.62 | 0 |
| Wesley Clark (withdrawn) | 177 | 0.32 | 0 |
| Joe Lieberman (withdrawn) | 73 | 0.13 | 0 |
| Total | 54,931 | 100% | 72 |
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