1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	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.

Results

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1879^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John S. Pillsbury (incumbent)	57,524	54.18
	Democratic	Edmund Rice	41,524	39.11
	Greenback	William Meigher	4,264	4.02
	Prohibition	William W. Satterlee	2,868	2.70
Total votes			106,180	100
	Republican hold

References

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

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[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.

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