Minnesota State Wire

The Minnesota Republican Party is flagging what they are calling “data abnormalities” in voting statistics. 

A GOP representative said the party was undertaking a deeper look at the state’s results. 

“As we've been analyzing vote results in Minnesota, we are seeing extreme data abnormalities, that from a statistical variance standpoint, do not make sense. Sometimes it takes digging deep enough to uncover information that is completely 'off.' More to come soon…” Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan said in a tweet. 

Carnahan pointed to three counties in particular. 

“Anoka County decreased -14.8% in 2016 and surged as well to 33.6% new Democrat votes for Biden in 2020. Carver County saw a 43.1% increase in votes for Biden in 2020 versus a 3.7% growth in 2016 and a .4% growth in 2012 for the Democratic candidate for President.”

Along with Anoka and Carver counties, Carnahan pointed to unexplained data variations in Wright County. 

“Democrats saw declining vote totals in two consecutive Presidential elections in Wright County, MN including a -14.8% decline in '16, then in '20 there was a sudden surge twice as large for Biden with 52.1% growth.”

Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by 232,657 votes statewide with 52.6 percent of the vote according to the latest available data. 

It is unlikely any finding would derail Biden’s overwhelming victory in the state. 

Rather, Carnahan said the question was one of ensuring fundamental democracy. 

“These data abnormalities tells us something is off. It is our responsibility to shed light on these abnormalities, ensure the election was administered fairly, verify there were no failures and stand behind our fundamental rights as Americans,” she said.