1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election
  1877 November 4, 1879 1881  
  JohnSPills.jpg Edmund-Rice.jpg
Nominee John S. Pillsbury Edmund Rice
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote57,52441,524
Percentage54.18%39.11%

Governor before election

John S. Pillsbury
Republican

Elected Governor

John S. Pillsbury
Republican

The 1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1879 to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent John S. Pillsbury was reelected to a third term.

Ara Barton was the initial Greenback nominee, but he declined the nomination and was replaced by William Meigher.

Results

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1879 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John S. Pillsbury (incumbent) 57,524 54.18
Democratic Edmund Rice 41,52439.11
Greenback William Meigher4,2644.02
Prohibition William W. Satterlee2,8682.70
Total votes106,180 100
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 04, 1879" . Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. "Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) - Chapter 10 Minnesota Elections" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. April 1, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.