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1867 Minnesota governor election

William R. Marshall (Republican) beat Charles E. Flandrau (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1867, 54.1% to 45.9%, a margin of 8.2 points and 5,233 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1865, when William R. Marshall also won.

Republicans led in 38 of the 49 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Wabasha, cast 7,960 votes and went to the Republican by 1.6 points. The closest was Benton, where 9 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William R. Marshall won Republican 34,667 54.1%
Charles E. Flandrau Democratic 29,434 45.9%
Total64,101

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wabasha 3,915 49.2% 4,045 50.8% 7,960 R+1.6
Hennepin 2,024 43.2% 2,662 56.8% 4,686 R+13.6
Winona 1,910 51.6% 1,792 48.4% 3,702 D+3.2
Ramsey 2,064 60.9% 1,324 39.1% 3,388 D+21.8
Olmsted 1,217 38.9% 1,910 61.1% 3,127 R+22.2
Fillmore 1,212 40.2% 1,801 59.8% 3,013 R+19.5
Goodhue 854 30.5% 1,949 69.5% 2,803 R+39.1
Dakota 1,530 55.2% 1,241 44.8% 2,771 D+10.4
Rice 1,233 46.4% 1,424 53.6% 2,657 R+7.2
Blue Earth 1,079 41.9% 1,498 58.1% 2,577 R+16.3
Stearns 1,336 62.7% 794 37.3% 2,130 D+25.4
Houston 920 45.6% 1,099 54.4% 2,019 R+8.9
Scott 1,359 77.1% 404 22.9% 1,763 D+54.2
Carver 1,031 60.7% 668 39.3% 1,699 D+21.4
Le Sueur 1,051 62.9% 619 37.1% 1,670 D+25.9
Steele 570 36.4% 996 63.6% 1,566 R+27.2
Wright 622 44.4% 778 55.6% 1,400 R+11.1
Dodge 488 36.6% 845 63.4% 1,333 R+26.8
Washington 602 47.2% 674 52.8% 1,276 R+5.6
Faribault 301 24.7% 919 75.3% 1,220 R+50.7
Waseca 575 47.4% 637 52.6% 1,212 R+5.1
Nicollet 500 44.2% 630 55.8% 1,130 R+11.5
Freeborn 234 20.8% 889 79.2% 1,123 R+58.3
Mower 321 30.5% 733 69.5% 1,054 R+39.1
Sibley 679 69.1% 303 30.9% 982 D+38.3
McLeod 261 38.8% 411 61.2% 672 R+22.3
Brown 260 40.5% 382 59.5% 642 R+19.0
Meeker 220 35.3% 403 64.7% 623 R+29.4
Anoka 243 44.0% 309 56.0% 552 R+12.0
Chisago 100 19.5% 413 80.5% 513 R+61.0
Martin 74 16.1% 386 83.9% 460 R+67.8
Douglas 54 13.8% 336 86.2% 390 R+72.3
Sherburne 131 45.5% 157 54.5% 288 R+9.0
Lac Qui Parle (Orig) 77 30.6% 175 69.4% 252 R+38.9
Pope 19 9.8% 175 90.2% 194 R+80.4
Isanti 31 16.8% 153 83.2% 184 R+66.3
Morrison 132 75.4% 43 24.6% 175 D+50.9
Benton 91 52.6% 82 47.4% 173 D+5.2
Jackson 6 3.5% 164 96.5% 170 R+92.9
Watonwan 35 22.6% 120 77.4% 155 R+54.8
Mille Lacs 49 37.4% 82 62.6% 131 R+25.2
Todd 17 13.6% 108 86.4% 125 R+72.8
Renville 29 23.6% 94 76.4% 123 R+52.8
Redwood 11 12.9% 74 87.1% 85 R+74.1
Kandiyohi 10 14.3% 60 85.7% 70 R+71.4
St. Louis 13 31.7% 28 68.3% 41 R+36.6
Crow Wing 21 72.4% 8 27.6% 29 D+44.8
Pine 0 0.0% 28 100.0% 28 R+100.0
Lake 0 0.0% 17 100.0% 17 R+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1867; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Walz (D) D+7.7
2018 Tim Walz (D) D+11.4
2014 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.6
2010 Mark Dayton (D) D+0.4
2006 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+1.0
2002 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+7.9
1998 Jesse Ventura (other)
1994 Arne Carlson (R) R+29.2
1990 Arne Carlson (R) R+3.3
1986 Rudy Perpich (D) D+13.0
1982 Rudy Perpich (D) D+18.6
1978 Albert H. Quie (R) R+7.0
1974 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+33.4
1970 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+8.5
1966 Harold Levander (R) R+5.6
1962 Karl F. Rolvaag (D) level
1960 Elmer L. Andersen (R) R+1.5
1958 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+14.4
1956 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+3.2
1954 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+5.9
1952 C. Elmer Anderson (R) R+11.3
1950 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+22.5
1948 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+8.1
1946 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+19.3
1944 Edward John Thye (R) R+23.8
1942 Harold Stassen (R) R+42.1
1940 Harold Stassen (R) R+40.9
1938 Harold Stassen (R) R+54.1
1936 Elmer Austin Benson (other)
1934 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1932 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1930 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1928 Theodore Christianson (R) R+33.6
1926 Theodore Christianson (R) R+51.1
1924 Theodore Christianson (R) R+42.8
1922 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+33.5
1920 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+42.7
1918 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+24.3
1916 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+39.1
1914 Winfield Scott Hammond (D) D+3.7
1912 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R) R+9.4
1910 Adolph O. Eberhart (R) R+20.5
1908 John Albert Johnson (D) D+8.0
1906 John A. Johnson (D) D+26.2
1904 John A. Johnson (D) D+2.6
1902 Samuel R. Van Sant (R) R+20.9
1900 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R) R+0.7
1898 John Lind (D) D+8.0
1896 David M. Clough (R) R+1.1
1894 Knute Nelson (R) R+31.9
1892 Knute Nelson (R) R+5.7
1890 William R. Merriam (R) R+0.9
1888 William R. Merriam (R) R+9.2
1886 Andrew R. McGill (R) R+1.1
1883 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+10.5
1881 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+26.4
1879 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.7
1877 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+17.9
1875 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.1
1873 Cushman K. Davis (R) R+7.1
1871 Horace Austin (R) R+21.2
1869 Horace Austin (R) R+3.7
1867 William R. Marshall (R) R+8.2
1865 William R. Marshall (R) R+11.2