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1877 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1877 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

John S. Pillsbury won the 1877 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. John S. Pillsbury received 57,071 popular votes (57.05%). The main challenger was William L. Banning (39.13%).

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

Pillsbury +17.9 pts · won by 17,924 votes
John S. PillsburyRepublicanWINNER57.05%
57,071 votes
William L. BanningDemocratic39.13%
39,147 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% 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.