1894 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Knute Nelson won the 1894 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Knute Nelson received 147,943 popular votes (49.94%). The main challenger was Sidney M. Owen (29.67%).

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Nelson +20.3 pts · won by 60,053 votes
147,943 votes
Sidney M. OwenPeople's Party29.67%
87,890 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% 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.