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1859 Minnesota U.S. House At-large Election

Minnesota · 4 candidates · See every 1859 U.S. House race

Who won the 1859 Minnesota U.S. House At-large Election?

Cyrus Aldrich won the 1859 Minnesota U.S. House At-large Election. Cyrus Aldrich received 21,360 popular votes (27.54%). The main challenger was William Windam (27.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Aldrich and Windam

Aldrich +0.4 pts · won by 344 votes
Cyrus AldrichRepublicanWINNER27.54%
21,360 votes
William WindamRepublicanWINNER27.1%
21,016 votes
James M CavanaughDemocratic22.78%
17,666 votes
GrahamDemocratic22.58%
17,514 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.