1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election
November 4, 1879
 
Nominee John S. Pillsbury Edmund Rice
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 57,524 41,524
Percentage 54.18% 39.11%
County results
Pillsbury:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Rice:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Date/Vote:      
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.

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