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1896 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

David Marston Clough won the 1896 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. David Marston Clough received 165,806 popular votes (49.17%). The main challenger was John Lind (48.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Clough and Lind

Clough +1.1 pts · won by 3,552 votes
David Marston CloughRepublicanWINNER49.17%
165,806 votes
John LindDemocratic48.11%
162,254 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.