1892 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1892 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Knute Nelson won the 1892 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Knute Nelson received 109,220 popular votes (42.68%). The main challenger was Daniel W. Lawler (36.96%).

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Nelson +5.7 pts · won by 14,620 votes
109,220 votes
94,600 votes
Ignatius L. DonnellyPeople's Party15.58%
39,862 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% 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.