Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1873

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1873
  1871 November 4, 1873 1875  

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Nominee Cushman Kellogg Davis Ara Barton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote40,741 35,245
Percentage52.90 47.56%

Governor before election

Horace Austin
Republican

Elected Governor

C. K. Davis
Republican

The 1873 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1873 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, 1873 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cushman Kellogg Davis 40,741 52.90
Democratic Ara Barton 35,245 47.56
Prohibition Samuel Mayall 1,036 1.35
Total votes77,022100
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 04, 1873" . 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.