Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1859

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1859
  1857 November 8, 1859 1861  

  Alexander Ramsey.jpg George Loomis Becker.jpg
Nominee Alexander Ramsey George Loomis Becker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote21,335 17,582
Percentage54.82% 45.18%

Governor before election

Henry Hastings Sibley
Democratic

Elected Governor

Alexander Ramsey
Republican

The 1859 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1859 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, 1859 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alexander Ramsey 21,33554.82
Democratic George Loomis Becker 17,582 45.18
Total votes38,917100
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1859" . Retrieved May 7, 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.