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1902 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1902 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel Rinnah Van Sant won the 1902 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Samuel Rinnah Van Sant received 155,849 popular votes (57.53%). The main challenger was Leonard A. Rosing (36.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Sant and Rosing

Sant +20.9 pts · won by 56,487 votes
Samuel Rinnah Van SantRepublicanWINNER57.53%
155,849 votes
Leonard A. RosingDemocratic36.68%
99,362 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.8% 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.