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1881 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1881 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Lucius Frederick Hubbard won the 1881 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Lucius Frederick Hubbard received 65,025 popular votes (61.53%). The main challenger was Richard W. Johnson (35.17%).

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Hubbard +26.4 pts · won by 27,857 votes
Lucius Frederick HubbardRepublicanWINNER61.53%
65,025 votes
Richard W. JohnsonDemocratic35.17%
37,168 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.