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1886 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew Ryan McGill won the 1886 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Andrew Ryan McGill received 107,064 popular votes (48.55%). The main challenger was A A Ames (47.37%).

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McGill +1.2 pts · won by 2,600 votes
Andrew Ryan McGillRepublicanWINNER48.55%
107,064 votes
A A AmesDemocratic47.37%
104,464 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.