Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is making a last-minute campaign trip to North Dakota on Monday, where he intends to court the student vote, a spokesman said.

Paul has scheduled a 1 p.m. appearance Monday at North Dakota State University's student union, and a 3:30 p.m. speech at the Bismarck Elks club. Paul also is scheduled to campaign at the University of Minnesota on Monday night.

North Dakota and Minnesota are among the more than 20 states holding presidential primaries or caucuses on Tuesday.

Paul, a former presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, favors a troop withdrawal from Iraq, the abolition of several federal agencies, and deep reductions in federal spending and taxes.

Dallas Moorhead, Paul's deputy national youth coordinator, said Paul is visiting North Dakota because he believes he has a chance to finish first in the state's GOP caucuses. Moorhead was in Bismarck on Monday doing advance work for Paul's visit.