1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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  1896 November 8, 1898 1900  
  John Lind.jpg William Henry Eustis 001.jpg
Nominee John Lind William Henry Eustis
Party DemocraticPeople's Republican
Popular vote131,980111,796
Percentage52.26%44.26%

1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Lind:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Eustis:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

David Marston Clough
Republican

Elected Governor

John Lind
Democratic-People's

The 1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1898. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate John Lind defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William Henry Eustis. This is the second of three successive elections in which John Lind ran as a candidate for a coalition formed from the Democrats and the People's Party.

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Results

1898 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-People's John Lind 131,98052.26%+4.15%
Republican William Henry Eustis 111,79644.26%−4.91%
Prohibition George W. Higgins 5,2992.10%+0.57%
Midroad-Populist Lionel C. Long 1,8020.71%n/a
Socialist Labor William Barrett 1,6850.67%+0.34%
Majority20,1848.00%
Turnout 252,562
Democratic gain from Republican

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