1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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![]() County results Lind: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Eustis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1898. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate John Lind defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William Henry Eustis. This is the second of three successive elections in which John Lind ran as a candidate for a coalition formed from the Democrats and the People's Party.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic-People's | John Lind | 131,980 | 52.26% | +4.15% | |
Republican | William Henry Eustis | 111,796 | 44.26% | -4.91% | |
Prohibition | 5,299 | 2.10% | +0.57% | ||
Midroad-Populist | 1,802 | 0.71% | n/a | ||
Socialist Labor | 1,685 | 0.67% | +0.34% | ||
Majority | 20,184 | 8.00% | |||
Turnout | 252,562 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also[]
External links[]
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
Categories:
- 1898 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1898 Minnesota elections
- Minnesota gubernatorial elections
- November 1898 events
- Minnesota election stubs