1857 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1857 Minnesota gubernatorial election
October 13, 1857
 
Nominee Henry Hastings Sibley Alexander Ramsey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 17,790 17,550
Percentage 50.34% 49.66%
County results


Sibley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ramsey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Unknown/No Vote:

     
Governor before election

Samuel Medary
as Territorial Governor
Charles L. Chase as Acting Governor
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry Hastings Sibley
Democratic

The 1857 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1857, to elect the inaugural governor of Minnesota. Democrat Henry Hastings Sibley was elected governor by only 240 votes, the closest gubernatorial election in Minnesota until 1962. A Democrat would not be elected governor of Minnesota again until 1898.

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