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Election 1871 Results

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1871 Minnesota governor election

Horace Austin (Republican) beat Winthrop Young (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1871, 60.1% to 38.9%, a margin of 21.2 points and 16,574 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1869, when Horace Austin also won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 64 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12. The largest, Ramsey, cast 4,525 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.1 points. The closest was Lake, where 2 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
Horace Austin won Republican 46,950 60.1%
Winthrop Young Democratic 30,376 38.9%
All other candidates 846 1.1%
Total78,172

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ramsey 2,288 50.6% 2,237 49.4% 4,525 D+1.1
Winona 1,860 46.1% 2,178 53.9% 4,038 R+7.9
Fillmore 1,246 32.6% 2,576 67.4% 3,822 R+34.8
Hennepin 1,190 34.7% 2,236 65.3% 3,426 R+30.5
Olmsted 1,577 46.8% 1,792 53.2% 3,369 R+6.4
Blue Earth 1,557 49.9% 1,563 50.1% 3,120 R+0.2
Rice 1,379 44.3% 1,732 55.7% 3,111 R+11.3
Goodhue 1,044 34.2% 2,011 65.8% 3,055 R+31.7
Dakota 1,494 53.9% 1,279 46.1% 2,773 D+7.8
Wabasha 1,315 49.9% 1,319 50.1% 2,634 R+0.2
Stearns 1,728 76.8% 523 23.2% 2,251 D+53.5
Houston 722 33.4% 1,440 66.6% 2,162 R+33.2
Le Sueur 1,207 57.4% 896 42.6% 2,103 D+14.8
Faribault 438 21.9% 1,565 78.1% 2,003 R+56.3
Mower 672 34.7% 1,266 65.3% 1,938 R+30.7
Carver 1,039 54.6% 863 45.4% 1,902 D+9.3
Wright 923 51.5% 868 48.5% 1,791 D+3.1
Scott 1,277 72.8% 477 27.2% 1,754 D+45.6
Steele 494 29.2% 1,195 70.8% 1,689 R+41.5
Washington 594 37.4% 993 62.6% 1,587 R+25.1
Nicollet 522 33.2% 1,049 66.8% 1,571 R+33.5
Dodge 434 28.6% 1,085 71.4% 1,519 R+42.9
Freeborn 271 18.4% 1,204 81.6% 1,475 R+63.3
Waseca 576 40.7% 839 59.3% 1,415 R+18.6
Otter Tail 244 18.2% 1,097 81.8% 1,341 R+63.6
Sibley 806 62.0% 495 38.0% 1,301 D+23.9
Kandiyohi 180 13.9% 1,116 86.1% 1,296 R+72.2
Brown 327 28.0% 841 72.0% 1,168 R+44.0
Meeker 447 38.6% 710 61.4% 1,157 R+22.7
McLeod 517 47.8% 565 52.2% 1,082 R+4.4
Douglas 129 13.3% 840 86.7% 969 R+73.4
Chisago 162 18.7% 703 81.3% 865 R+62.5
Anoka 288 37.9% 471 62.1% 759 R+24.1
Martin 156 21.5% 568 78.5% 724 R+56.9
Renville 162 22.4% 561 77.6% 723 R+55.2
St. Louis 185 25.7% 535 74.3% 720 R+48.6
Redwood 69 10.1% 614 89.9% 683 R+79.8
Watonwan 167 25.0% 502 75.0% 669 R+50.1
Jackson 48 9.1% 477 90.9% 525 R+81.7
Sherburne 177 33.9% 345 66.1% 522 R+32.2
Todd 195 39.2% 303 60.8% 498 R+21.7
Pope 34 8.7% 355 91.3% 389 R+82.5
Morrison 217 60.4% 142 39.6% 359 D+20.9
Benton 189 57.3% 141 42.7% 330 D+14.5
Isanti 72 23.1% 240 76.9% 312 R+53.8
Crow Wing 122 43.1% 161 56.9% 283 R+13.8
Chippewa 8 3.1% 253 96.9% 261 R+93.9
Pine 157 60.4% 103 39.6% 260 D+20.8
Carlton 46 19.6% 189 80.4% 235 R+60.9
Cottonwood 28 13.0% 188 87.0% 216 R+74.1
Mille Lacs 80 37.0% 136 63.0% 216 R+25.9
Becker 40 22.1% 141 77.9% 181 R+55.8
Swift 23 13.8% 144 86.2% 167 R+72.5
Wilkin 23 13.9% 142 86.1% 165 R+72.1
Lyon 13 15.3% 72 84.7% 85 R+69.4
Nobles 1 1.4% 71 98.6% 72 R+97.2
Clay 2 3.1% 62 96.9% 64 R+93.8
Rock 0 0.0% 56 100.0% 56 R+100.0
Murray 9 16.4% 46 83.6% 55 R+67.3
Stevens 19 40.4% 28 59.6% 47 R+19.1
Grant 0 0.0% 31 100.0% 31 R+100.0
Lake 14 53.8% 12 46.2% 26 D+7.7
Kanabec 9 37.5% 15 62.5% 24 R+25.0
Big Stone 0 0.0% 12 100.0% 12 R+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1871; 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