1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election
November 2, 1875
 
Nominee John S. Pillsbury David L. Buell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 47,073 35,275
Percentage 56.08% 42.03%
County results
Pillsbury:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Buell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Unknown/No Vote:      
Governor before election

C. K. Davis
Republican

Elected Governor

John S. Pillsbury
Republican

The 1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1875, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Republican Cushman Kellogg Davis was not seeking another term.

Candidates

Campaigns

On July 7, 1875, the Party-Colored Convention was held, a coalition of Democrats, Liberal Republicans, Anti-Monopolists, and all those opposed to the Republican Party of Minnesota. Democrat David L. Buell (who had previously lost the Democratic nomination in 1873) was nominated on the first ballot.[1] Buell's reputation with the public soured in early september, as his alleged business practices became known. Buell was a known moneylender, and would set interest rates as high as he could, intending to take as much money from his clients as he so demanded. This claims were disproven, however did harm his reputation.[2]

Pillsbury, upon announcing he was running, was seen as a long-shot and unlikely candidate.[3] Pillsbury would be nominated by the Republican State Convention on July 28, 1875, on the first ballot, after defeating primary challengers Horace Austin and Jacob H. Stewart.[4]

Results

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1875[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John S. Pillsbury 47,073 56.08
Democratic David L. Buell 35,275 42.03
Prohibition R. F. Humiston 1,589 1.89
Total votes 83,937 100
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "PRISMATIC POLITICS". July 8, 1875.
  2. ^ "Concerning David L. Buell". September 7, 1875.
  3. ^ "The Minneapolis Papers". June 13, 1875.
  4. ^ "THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN". July 29, 1875.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 02, 1875". Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) - Chapter 10 Minnesota Elections" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. April 1, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.


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