Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1871

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1871
  1869 November 7, 1871 1873  

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Nominee Horace Austin Winthrop Young
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote46,950 30,376
Percentage60.06% 38.86%

Governor before election

Horace Austin
Republican

Elected Governor

Horace Austin
Republican

The 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1871 to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Horace Austin was reelected to a second term.

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, 1871 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Horace Austin 46,950 60.06
Democratic Winthrop Young 30,376 38.86
Prohibition Samuel Mayall 846 1.08
Total votes78,172100
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 07, 1871" . Retrieved May 6, 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.