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1904 Minnesota governor election

John A. Johnson (Democrat) beat Robert C. Dunn (Republican) in Minnesota in 1904, 48.7% to 46.1%, a margin of 2.6 points and 7,862 votes.

Minnesota changed party: in 1902 it went Republican, for Samuel R. Van Sant.

Republicans led in 44 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 39. The largest, Hennepin, cast 43,206 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.2 points. The closest was Waseca, where 3 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
John A. Johnson won Democratic 147,992 48.7%
Robert C. Dunn Republican 140,130 46.1%
All other candidates 15,680 5.2%
Total303,802

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 23,959 55.5% 15,677 36.3% 3,570 43,206 D+19.2
Ramsey 13,885 50.0% 12,771 46.0% 1,123 27,779 D+4.0
St. Louis 4,924 37.1% 7,759 58.5% 591 13,274 R+21.4
Otter Tail 3,245 49.5% 2,548 38.9% 756 6,549 D+10.6
Winona 3,164 51.1% 2,785 45.0% 238 6,187 D+6.1
Stearns 4,303 72.6% 1,469 24.8% 152 5,924 D+47.8
Goodhue 2,148 38.5% 3,285 58.9% 147 5,580 R+20.4
Blue Earth 2,817 51.3% 2,493 45.4% 176 5,486 D+5.9
Polk 2,321 45.6% 2,215 43.5% 558 5,094 D+2.1
Rice 2,681 57.7% 1,792 38.5% 177 4,650 D+19.1
Wright 2,072 46.7% 2,203 49.7% 161 4,436 R+3.0
Dakota 2,103 50.1% 1,928 45.9% 166 4,197 D+4.2
Todd 1,914 45.9% 2,048 49.1% 208 4,170 R+3.2
Olmsted 2,051 49.4% 1,976 47.6% 123 4,150 D+1.8
Morrison 2,300 56.2% 1,685 41.2% 107 4,092 D+15.0
Fillmore 1,436 35.4% 2,407 59.3% 217 4,060 R+23.9
Renville 2,068 51.3% 1,845 45.8% 119 4,032 D+5.5
Freeborn 1,708 43.7% 1,930 49.3% 274 3,912 R+5.7
Washington 1,841 48.0% 1,936 50.5% 55 3,832 R+2.5
Le Sueur 1,995 52.3% 1,676 44.0% 140 3,811 D+8.4
Faribault 1,597 42.2% 1,984 52.4% 204 3,785 R+10.2
Mower 1,569 43.4% 1,847 51.0% 203 3,619 R+7.7
Wabasha 1,774 49.9% 1,666 46.9% 113 3,553 D+3.0
Steele 1,735 50.9% 1,543 45.2% 133 3,411 D+5.6
Brown 1,840 56.0% 1,375 41.8% 71 3,286 D+14.2
Kandiyohi 1,510 46.5% 1,556 47.9% 181 3,247 R+1.4
Meeker 2,006 61.8% 1,145 35.3% 96 3,247 D+26.5
Martin 1,696 53.5% 1,274 40.2% 199 3,169 D+13.3
Lyon 1,268 41.8% 1,658 54.6% 111 3,037 R+12.8
Crow Wing 1,315 43.8% 1,398 46.6% 286 2,999 R+2.8
Clay 1,575 55.2% 1,081 37.9% 197 2,853 D+17.3
Douglas 1,440 50.6% 1,299 45.6% 109 2,848 D+5.0
Redwood 1,218 43.5% 1,500 53.6% 82 2,800 R+10.1
Jackson 1,190 43.1% 1,505 54.5% 69 2,764 R+11.4
Chisago 1,316 48.9% 1,338 49.7% 36 2,690 R+0.8
Carver 1,314 49.1% 1,326 49.5% 38 2,678 R+0.4
Sibley 1,492 57.4% 1,048 40.3% 61 2,601 D+17.1
Waseca 1,252 48.7% 1,249 48.6% 70 2,571 D+0.1
Beltrami 760 30.1% 1,612 63.9% 151 2,523 R+33.8
Pine 1,167 46.6% 1,214 48.5% 121 2,502 R+1.9
McLeod 1,284 51.8% 1,077 43.4% 118 2,479 D+8.4
Becker 1,226 49.6% 1,081 43.7% 167 2,474 D+5.9
Swift 1,285 52.0% 1,112 45.0% 76 2,473 D+7.0
Nicollet 1,858 75.9% 559 22.8% 30 2,447 D+53.1
Norman 943 39.0% 1,148 47.4% 329 2,420 R+8.5
Yellow Medicine 1,047 43.3% 1,243 51.4% 126 2,416 R+8.1
Chippewa 1,242 51.4% 1,084 44.9% 88 2,414 D+6.5
Nobles 1,153 47.8% 1,167 48.4% 93 2,413 R+0.6
Marshall 1,159 48.6% 1,022 42.9% 202 2,383 D+5.7
Scott 1,469 61.9% 862 36.3% 43 2,374 D+25.6
Lac Qui Parle 1,229 53.0% 972 41.9% 119 2,320 D+11.1
Itasca 750 32.8% 1,349 59.1% 185 2,284 R+26.2
Red Lake 999 45.5% 987 44.9% 210 2,196 D+0.5
Murray 923 43.7% 1,155 54.7% 35 2,113 R+11.0
Houston 557 27.5% 1,410 69.7% 57 2,024 R+42.1
Isanti 1,018 50.4% 905 44.8% 98 2,021 D+5.6
Pope 1,045 51.9% 925 46.0% 42 2,012 D+6.0
Anoka 764 38.4% 1,188 59.7% 38 1,990 R+21.3
Dodge 753 38.4% 1,092 55.7% 116 1,961 R+17.3
Mille Lacs 556 29.1% 1,315 68.7% 42 1,913 R+39.7
Watonwan 898 47.2% 937 49.2% 69 1,904 R+2.0
Benton 1,011 53.5% 834 44.2% 44 1,889 D+9.4
Carlton 607 32.7% 1,072 57.7% 178 1,857 R+25.0
Cottonwood 916 49.5% 864 46.7% 72 1,852 D+2.8
Big Stone 814 45.3% 892 49.7% 90 1,796 R+4.3
Hubbard 663 36.9% 1,050 58.5% 82 1,795 R+21.6
Stevens 839 48.6% 854 49.4% 34 1,727 R+0.9
Lincoln 716 41.6% 931 54.1% 75 1,722 R+12.5
Aitkin 634 38.3% 913 55.2% 107 1,654 R+16.9
Cass 489 31.1% 958 61.0% 123 1,570 R+29.9
Rock 785 50.8% 695 45.0% 65 1,545 D+5.8
Pipestone 681 44.2% 788 51.1% 73 1,542 R+6.9
Sherburne 611 40.9% 834 55.9% 48 1,493 R+14.9
Roseau 433 29.1% 845 56.8% 210 1,488 R+27.7
Wilkin 687 47.3% 691 47.6% 75 1,453 R+0.3
Wadena 636 44.1% 746 51.7% 60 1,442 R+7.6
Grant 686 48.6% 679 48.1% 47 1,412 D+0.5
Kittson 675 48.6% 614 44.2% 100 1,389 D+4.4
Traverse 586 48.5% 607 50.2% 15 1,208 R+1.7
Clearwater 481 43.6% 546 49.5% 75 1,102 R+5.9
Kanabec 534 48.9% 522 47.8% 36 1,092 D+1.1
Lake 330 36.7% 391 43.5% 178 899 R+6.8
Cook 51 21.3% 168 70.0% 21 240 R+48.8

Counties as they stood in 1904; 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