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Election 1886 Results

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1886 Minnesota governor election

Andrew R. McGill (Republican) beat Albert A. Ames (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1886, 48.5% to 47.4%, a margin of 1.1 points and 2,482 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1883, when Lucius F. Hubbard won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 79 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 27. The largest, Hennepin, cast 29,883 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.3 points. The closest was Big Stone, where 4 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
Andrew R. McGill won Republican 106,966 48.5%
Albert A. Ames Democratic 104,484 47.4%
All other candidates 9,030 4.1%
Total220,480

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 14,573 48.8% 14,177 47.4% 1,133 29,883 D+1.3
Ramsey 11,699 62.2% 6,830 36.3% 287 18,816 D+25.9
Winona 3,845 60.4% 2,378 37.4% 139 6,362 D+23.1
Goodhue 1,811 30.6% 3,904 65.9% 207 5,922 R+35.3
Blue Earth 2,677 48.5% 2,539 46.0% 304 5,520 D+2.5
Stearns 3,869 73.2% 1,361 25.8% 52 5,282 D+47.5
Otter Tail 1,927 36.7% 2,922 55.7% 401 5,250 R+19.0
Fillmore 1,884 37.5% 2,768 55.1% 370 5,022 R+17.6
Rice 2,546 51.8% 2,204 44.9% 162 4,912 D+7.0
Polk 2,019 41.4% 2,625 53.8% 234 4,878 R+12.4
St. Louis 1,849 38.5% 2,858 59.5% 100 4,807 R+21.0
Wright 2,231 47.5% 2,393 50.9% 73 4,697 R+3.4
Washington 2,230 51.2% 2,015 46.3% 109 4,354 D+4.9
Olmsted 1,952 46.0% 2,109 49.8% 178 4,239 R+3.7
Le Sueur 2,409 60.8% 1,257 31.7% 296 3,962 D+29.1
Wabasha 2,226 58.2% 1,435 37.5% 162 3,823 D+20.7
Dakota 2,208 60.2% 1,355 36.9% 106 3,669 D+23.2
Mower 1,284 39.8% 1,799 55.7% 147 3,230 R+15.9
Freeborn 1,162 36.1% 1,694 52.7% 359 3,215 R+16.5
Faribault 825 29.0% 1,760 61.8% 262 2,847 R+32.8
Houston 1,203 42.4% 1,592 56.2% 40 2,835 R+13.7
Meeker 1,316 46.9% 1,377 49.1% 113 2,806 R+2.2
Waseca 1,442 51.5% 938 33.5% 421 2,801 D+18.0
Carver 1,940 69.5% 792 28.4% 58 2,790 D+41.1
Steele 1,290 47.0% 1,339 48.8% 115 2,744 R+1.8
McLeod 1,618 61.3% 892 33.8% 131 2,641 D+27.5
Scott 2,036 78.4% 513 19.7% 49 2,598 D+58.6
Renville 1,095 42.7% 1,393 54.3% 78 2,566 R+11.6
Sibley 1,596 64.7% 867 35.2% 3 2,466 D+29.6
Kandiyohi 556 22.9% 1,722 71.0% 147 2,425 R+48.1
Brown 1,418 58.7% 916 37.9% 82 2,416 D+20.8
Nicollet 1,108 48.1% 1,164 50.5% 33 2,305 R+2.4
Dodge 712 31.4% 1,307 57.7% 247 2,266 R+26.3
Morrison 1,340 61.1% 835 38.1% 17 2,192 D+23.0
Douglas 789 36.4% 1,280 59.0% 101 2,170 R+22.6
Clay 902 43.3% 1,100 52.8% 82 2,084 R+9.5
Anoka 914 45.7% 1,019 50.9% 68 2,001 R+5.2
Wadena 944 47.7% 981 49.6% 53 1,978 R+1.9
Chisago 503 25.6% 1,389 70.7% 72 1,964 R+45.1
Lac Qui Parle 600 31.9% 1,279 68.1% 1,879 R+36.1
Todd 894 48.9% 849 46.4% 85 1,828 D+2.5
Swift 842 47.7% 890 50.5% 32 1,764 R+2.7
Becker 484 28.5% 1,070 62.9% 147 1,701 R+34.5
Crow Wing 908 56.2% 708 43.8% 1,616 D+12.4
Martin 495 31.4% 952 60.3% 131 1,578 R+29.0
Lyon 352 22.8% 1,109 71.8% 84 1,545 R+49.0
Pope 388 25.4% 1,086 71.1% 53 1,527 R+45.7
Norman 634 41.8% 716 47.3% 165 1,515 R+5.4
Marshall 574 38.3% 911 60.7% 15 1,500 R+22.5
Nobles 503 35.6% 758 53.6% 152 1,413 R+18.0
Redwood 409 29.1% 838 59.6% 160 1,407 R+30.5
Yellow Medicine 314 22.5% 1,027 73.5% 56 1,397 R+51.0
Murray 422 31.7% 836 62.7% 75 1,333 R+31.1
Jackson 352 26.6% 936 70.7% 36 1,324 R+44.1
Chippewa 543 41.5% 679 51.9% 86 1,308 R+10.4
Rock 267 21.5% 839 67.6% 135 1,241 R+46.1
Sherburne 549 44.5% 679 55.0% 6 1,234 R+10.5
Isanti 228 18.6% 937 76.2% 64 1,229 R+57.7
Watonwan 313 27.0% 761 65.6% 86 1,160 R+38.6
Traverse 649 57.5% 440 39.0% 39 1,128 D+18.5
Carlton 600 54.4% 502 45.6% 1,102 D+8.9
Big Stone 512 46.5% 516 46.9% 72 1,100 R+0.4
Grant 298 27.6% 689 63.9% 91 1,078 R+36.3
Stevens 461 42.9% 576 53.6% 37 1,074 R+10.7
Benton 809 75.5% 254 23.7% 8 1,071 D+51.8
Cottonwood 192 19.4% 698 70.4% 101 991 R+51.1
Pipestone 349 35.7% 604 61.8% 25 978 R+26.1
Kittson 374 41.2% 494 54.5% 39 907 R+13.2
Lincoln 251 28.9% 588 67.7% 29 868 R+38.8
Wilkin 414 49.2% 407 48.4% 20 841 D+0.8
Pine 443 64.5% 244 35.5% 687 D+29.0
Aitkin 354 62.4% 213 37.6% 567 D+24.9
Mille Lacs 198 43.8% 244 54.0% 10 452 R+10.2
Kanabec 81 25.5% 237 74.5% 318 R+49.1
Cass 103 32.5% 214 67.5% 317 R+35.0
Lake 47 17.3% 225 82.7% 272 R+65.4
Hubbard 129 55.1% 105 44.9% 234 D+10.3
Itasca 178 87.3% 26 12.7% 204 D+74.5
Cook 23 42.6% 31 57.4% 54 R+14.8

Counties as they stood in 1886; 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