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Election 1894 Results

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1894 Minnesota governor election

Knute Nelson (Republican) beat Sidney M. Owen (independent) in Minnesota in 1894, 49.9% to 29.7%, a margin of 20.3 points and 60,053 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1892, when Knute Nelson also won.

Republicans led in 63 of the 80 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 14 and Democrats in 3. The largest, Hennepin, cast 44,047 votes and went to the Republican by 39.1 points. The closest was McLeod, where 4 votes separated the top two.

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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
Knute Nelson won Republican 147,943 49.9%
Sidney M. Owen Populist 87,890 29.7%
George L. Becker Democratic 53,584 18.1%
All other candidates 6,843 2.3%
Total296,260

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 5,090 11.6% 22,293 50.6% 16,664 44,047 R+39.1
Ramsey 6,324 23.0% 13,277 48.3% 7,904 27,505 R+25.3
St. Louis 1,917 15.0% 7,581 59.4% 3,256 12,754 R+44.4
Stearns 3,657 50.2% 2,032 27.9% 1,598 7,287 D+22.3
Winona 2,494 35.4% 3,338 47.3% 1,221 7,053 R+12.0
Polk 520 7.6% 2,062 30.3% 4,222 6,804 Others
Otter Tail 595 8.9% 2,504 37.4% 3,597 6,696 Others
Goodhue 1,145 18.6% 4,226 68.5% 799 6,170 R+49.9
Blue Earth 1,598 25.9% 3,196 51.9% 1,367 6,161 R+25.9
Wright 980 18.9% 2,804 54.0% 1,407 5,191 R+35.1
Rice 1,088 21.7% 2,515 50.1% 1,413 5,016 R+28.4
Washington 742 14.8% 2,574 51.4% 1,693 5,009 R+36.6
Fillmore 418 8.5% 2,970 60.2% 1,547 4,935 R+51.7
Olmsted 1,375 30.1% 2,526 55.3% 670 4,571 R+25.2
Dakota 1,261 28.8% 1,623 37.1% 1,491 4,375 R+8.3
Le Sueur 1,332 30.7% 1,838 42.3% 1,172 4,342 R+11.7
Mower 711 17.1% 2,442 58.8% 997 4,150 R+41.7
Renville 417 10.2% 1,783 43.8% 1,870 4,070 Others
Wabasha 1,296 33.1% 1,826 46.6% 799 3,921 R+13.5
Faribault 750 21.0% 2,293 64.2% 531 3,574 R+43.2
Morrison 1,133 31.7% 1,815 50.8% 625 3,573 R+19.1
Freeborn 128 3.6% 2,371 67.1% 1,035 3,534 R+63.5
Meeker 428 12.6% 1,717 50.7% 1,243 3,388 R+38.0
Carver 1,136 33.9% 1,736 51.8% 478 3,350 R+17.9
Kandiyohi 67 2.0% 1,547 46.3% 1,726 3,340 Others
Steele 1,149 34.8% 1,740 52.7% 413 3,302 R+17.9
Brown 704 21.5% 1,303 39.8% 1,265 3,272 R+18.3
McLeod 1,298 40.0% 1,302 40.2% 641 3,241 R+0.1
Todd 668 20.6% 1,495 46.2% 1,076 3,239 R+25.5
Scott 1,457 47.0% 1,018 32.8% 626 3,101 D+14.2
Douglas 197 6.5% 1,546 50.9% 1,295 3,038 R+44.4
Houston 849 28.6% 1,726 58.2% 391 2,966 R+29.6
Sibley 828 28.5% 1,309 45.0% 772 2,909 R+16.5
Clay 248 8.9% 1,109 39.8% 1,429 2,786 Others
Nicollet 688 25.0% 1,345 48.9% 719 2,752 R+23.9
Waseca 478 17.7% 1,367 50.8% 848 2,693 R+33.0
Lyon 166 6.3% 1,272 48.2% 1,201 2,639 R+41.9
Dodge 334 12.9% 1,627 62.7% 634 2,595 R+49.8
Redwood 414 16.4% 1,321 52.3% 791 2,526 R+35.9
Lac Qui Parle 99 4.0% 1,285 52.1% 1,082 2,466 R+48.1
Jackson 428 17.7% 1,242 51.4% 744 2,414 R+33.7
Yellow Medicine 86 3.6% 1,195 49.7% 1,123 2,404 R+46.1
Swift 208 8.8% 1,022 43.3% 1,132 2,362 Others
Chisago 169 7.3% 1,838 78.9% 322 2,329 R+71.7
Nobles 632 27.7% 1,112 48.7% 539 2,283 R+21.0
Pope 90 4.0% 1,398 61.4% 788 2,276 R+57.5
Anoka 331 14.6% 1,226 53.9% 717 2,274 R+39.4
Becker 190 8.6% 1,125 50.7% 902 2,217 R+42.2
Norman 64 2.9% 824 37.2% 1,327 2,215 Others
Martin 412 18.6% 1,289 58.3% 511 2,212 R+39.6
Marshall 96 4.4% 837 38.5% 1,239 2,172 Others
Crow Wing 311 15.1% 1,144 55.4% 609 2,064 R+40.4
Chippewa 114 6.3% 910 50.2% 789 1,813 R+43.9
Rock 256 14.3% 1,162 64.8% 375 1,793 R+50.5
Murray 168 9.6% 770 44.0% 811 1,749 Others
Isanti 49 3.0% 1,046 63.3% 558 1,653 R+60.3
Grant 34 2.1% 822 49.9% 792 1,648 R+47.8
Watonwan 225 13.7% 1,082 66.0% 332 1,639 R+52.3
Pipestone 171 10.7% 743 46.6% 682 1,596 R+35.8
Cottonwood 67 4.3% 842 53.6% 661 1,570 R+49.4
Big Stone 218 14.0% 728 46.7% 614 1,560 R+32.7
Benton 405 26.1% 733 47.3% 411 1,549 R+21.2
Kittson 85 5.5% 610 39.5% 848 1,543 Others
Carlton 305 20.1% 857 56.5% 354 1,516 R+36.4
Itasca 339 23.8% 667 46.8% 420 1,426 R+23.0
Stevens 214 15.2% 715 50.8% 479 1,408 R+35.6
Traverse 266 19.6% 460 33.8% 633 1,359 Others
Sherburne 141 10.8% 777 59.7% 384 1,302 R+48.8
Wilkin 124 9.9% 546 43.5% 585 1,255 Others
Pine 307 24.7% 649 52.3% 285 1,241 R+27.6
Lincoln 83 6.8% 496 40.6% 644 1,223 Others
Wadena 197 16.6% 654 55.1% 335 1,186 R+38.5
Mille Lacs 123 10.5% 821 70.2% 225 1,169 R+59.7
Aitkin 118 11.0% 694 64.9% 258 1,070 R+53.8
Lake 70 11.2% 439 70.5% 114 623 R+59.2
Hubbard 85 15.5% 215 39.2% 249 549 Others
Kanabec 28 5.8% 248 51.6% 205 481 R+45.7
Cass 91 19.9% 227 49.6% 140 458 R+29.7
Beltrami 91 55.2% 54 32.7% 20 165 D+22.4
Cook 13 9.0% 70 48.6% 61 144 R+39.6

Counties as they stood in 1894; 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