Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1894

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1894
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  1892 November 6, 1894 1896  
  Knute Nelson cph.3a45938.jpg No image.svg George Loomis Becker.jpg
Nominee Knute Nelson Sidney M. Owen George Loomis Becker
Party Republican People's Democratic
Popular vote147,94387,89053,584
Percentage49.94%29.67%18.09%

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County Results:


Nelson:     30-40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%
Owen:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Becker:     40-50%     50–60%

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Governor before election

Knute Nelson
Republican

Elected Governor

Knute Nelson
Republican

The 1894 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1894. Republican Party of Minnesota incumbent Knute Nelson easily defeated People's Party challenger Sidney M. Owen and Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate George Loomis Becker.

Republican Party of Minnesota Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Republican Party of Minnesota is a conservative political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.

Knute Nelson American politician

Knute Nelson was an American attorney and politician active in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota, and he served as the 12th Governor of Minnesota.

The People's Party was a left-wing, agrarian political party in the United States. The Populist Party emerged in the early 1890s as an important force in the Southern United States and the Western United States, but the party collapsed after it nominated Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 United States presidential election. A rump faction of the party continued to operate into the first decade of the 20th century, but never matched the popularity of the party in the early 1890s.

Results

1894 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Knute Nelson 147,94349.94%+7.26%
People's Sidney M. Owen 87,89029.67%+14.09%
Democratic George Loomis Becker 53,58418.09%-18.87%
Prohibition Hans S. Hilleboe 6,8322.30%-2.48%
Majority60,05320.27%
Turnout 296,249
Republican hold Swing

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