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1879 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1879 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

John S. Pillsbury won the 1879 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. John S. Pillsbury received 57,524 popular votes (54.18%). The main challenger was Edmund Rice (39.11%).

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

Pillsbury +15.1 pts · won by 16,000 votes
John S. PillsburyRepublicanWINNER54.18%
57,524 votes
Edmund RiceDemocratic39.11%
41,524 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.7% 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.