Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1881

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1881
  1879 November 8, 1881 1883  

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Nominee Lucius Frederick Hubbard Richard W. Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote65,025 37,168
Percentage61.59% 35.21

Governor before election

John S. Pillsbury
Republican

Elected Governor

Lucius Frederick Hubbard
Republican

The 1881 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881 to elect the governor of Minnesota.

Governor of Minnesota head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota

The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial governor, also served as state governor several years later. State governors are elected to office by popular vote, but territorial governors were appointed to the office by the United States president. The current governor of Minnesota is Tim Walz of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).

Results

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1881 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lucius Frederick Hubbard 65,025 61.59
Democratic Richard W. Johnson 37,168 35.21
Greenback C. H. Roberts 2,676 2.54
Prohibition Isaac C. Searns 708 0.67
Total votes105,577100
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1881" . Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. "Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) - Chapter 10 Minnesota Elections" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-07.