We all know that election night is going to be stressful, so, for fun, I thought I could offer you ten questions to see how accurate you can predict the US and Minnesota elections.

2020 Minnesota Election Predictions
Prepared by Jerry Gale.

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1. Electoral Votes
2016 Trump 304 Clinton 227.  2012 Obama 332 Romney 206.
2008 Obama 365 McCain 173.
How many electoral votes will Biden win?
__ Biden loses
__ 275 – 300
__ 300 – 325
__ 325 – 350
__ 350+

2. Winning Percent
2016 Trump 46.0%.  2012 Obama 50.9%.  2008 Obama 52.9%.
What will be Biden’s winning percentage?
__ Less than 50.0
__ 50.0-51.9
__ 52.0-53.9
__ 54.0-55.9
__ 56.0 or greater.

3. How many of these ten states will Biden win: Arizona, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania?
__ 3-4
__ 5-6
__ 7-8
__ 9-10

4. The United States Senate has 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats/Independents. How many Democratic/Independent Senators will be in the 2021 Congress?
__ 54 or more
__ 52-53
__ 50-51
__ 49 or fewer

5. In 2018, Democrats flipped 42 seats to take control of the United States House of Representatives 235-199. How many Democrats will be in the US House in 2021?
__ 261 or more
__ 250-260
__ 235-249
__ 234 or fewer

6. The Minnesota Senate has 35 Republicans and 32 Democrats. How many Democrats will be in the 2021 Minnesota State Senate?
__ 37 or more
__ 35-36
__ 33-34
__ 32 or fewer

7. The Minnesota House of Representatives has 75 Democrats and 59 Republicans. How many Democrats will be in the 2021 Minnesota House of Representatives?
__ More than 85
__ 80-84
__ 75-79
__ 74 or fewer

8. Tina Smith’s winning percentage in 2018 was 52.97% against Karin Housley. What will be her winning percentage in 2020 against Jason Lewis?
__ 56.0% or greater
__ 54.0-55.9%
__ 52.0-53.9%
__ Less than 52.0%

9. Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation is evenly divided with four Democrats and four Republicans. How many seats will Democrats win in 2020?
__ 4
__ 5
__ 6
__ 7-8

10. Dean Phillips’s winning percentage in 2018 was 55.7%. What will be his winning percentage in 2020?
__ Less than 55.0%
__ 55.0-56.9%
__ 57.0-58.9%
__59% or greater

Tie Breaker. What day and time (CST) will NBC call the presidential election?__________________