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ST. PAUL — Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Minnesota as part of Super Tuesday's presidential primaries plus Republicans want to see voters decide on the new state flag in this week's Minnesota legislative round-up

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Minnesota for their respective parties on Tuesday, March 5, according to

Both men have dominated the 2024 primary season. Biden, the likely Democrat nominee, has lost no states and only one race, in American Samoa, to philanthropist Jason Palmer. Trump, the likely Republican nominee, has lost races to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in Washington, D.C., and, on Tuesday, Vermont.

Biden commanded 70.1% of the vote tally in the Democratic election. A drive to garnered 18.79% of the vote Tuesday. In the nation's primaries so far, the movement has largely failed to move the needle away from Biden.

Trump, who currently faces and was recently fined $355 million in a New York civil court for fraudulent business practices, had 68.94% of the vote on the Republican side. Haley secured 28.78% of the vote.

Following Super Tuesday's primaries, but declined to announce an endorsement for president.

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, also dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Biden.

Election results for Minnesota are unofficial until the State Canvassing Board meets on March 12.

Frustration with Minnesota's new state flag continues to be a topic of concern for some Republican legislators, who plan to introduce bills to let voters decide the flag's fat e.

"We need to let the people of Minnesota have input and be heard in this process," Sen. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, said during a press conference at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday, March 5. He said the commission tasked with changing the state's official emblems — the flag and the state seal — failed to listen to Minnesotans.

"Thirteen people got to decide if (the flag) will change or not," Sen. Nathan Wesenberg, R-Little Falls, said Tuesday. "It has to go to a vote, it has to be voters who decide if they want to see the flag change and if they want to change it, we have that conversation."

Without Democratic-Farmer-Labor buy-in, the Republican quest to put the new flag to a vote is doomed.

• Sen. Jason Rarick, R-Pine City, sits down to talk about his priorities this year, opposition to gun control bills and what Republicans would do differently than Democrats. Video included .
• Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, sits down to talk about her support for putting Minnesota's nursing licensure program on par with most other U.S. states, allowing nurses to become eligible for a multistate license — with what's called a Nurse Licensure Compact — along with her other thoughts on patient care in the state. Video included .