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1875 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1875 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

John S. Pillsbury won the 1875 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. John S. Pillsbury received 47,073 popular votes (56.08%). The main challenger was David L. Buell (42.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Pillsbury and Buell

Pillsbury +14.0 pts · won by 11,798 votes
John S. PillsburyRepublicanWINNER56.08%
47,073 votes
David L. BuellDemocratic42.03%
35,275 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% 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.