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1857 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1857 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Hastings Sibley won the 1857 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Henry Hastings Sibley received 17,790 popular votes (50.34%). The main challenger was Alexander Ramsey (49.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Sibley and Ramsey

Sibley +0.7 pts · won by 240 votes
Henry Hastings SibleyDemocraticWINNER50.34%
17,790 votes
Alexander RamseyRepublican49.66%
17,550 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.