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1869 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1869 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Horace Austin won the 1869 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Horace Austin received 27,348 popular votes (50.16%). The main challenger was George L. Otis (46.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Austin and Otis

Austin +3.6 pts · won by 1,947 votes
Horace AustinRepublicanWINNER50.16%
27,348 votes
George L. OtisDemocratic46.59%
25,401 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.