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1873 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1873 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Cushman Kellogg Davis won the 1873 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Cushman Kellogg Davis received 40,741 popular votes (52.9%). The main challenger was Ara Barton (45.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Barton

Davis +7.1 pts · won by 5,496 votes
Cushman Kellogg DavisRepublicanWINNER52.9%
40,741 votes
Ara BartonDemocratic45.76%
35,245 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.