The 1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1898. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate John Lind defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William Henry Eustis. This is the second of three successive elections in which John Lind ran as a candidate for a coalition formed from the Democrats and the People's Party.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic-People's | John Lind | 131,980 | 52.26% | +4.15% | |
Republican | William Henry Eustis | 111,796 | 44.26% | −4.91% | |
Prohibition | George W. Higgins | 5,299 | 2.10% | +0.57% | |
Midroad-Populist | Lionel C. Long | 1,802 | 0.71% | n/a | |
Socialist Labor | William Barrett | 1,685 | 0.67% | +0.34% | |
Majority | 20,184 | 8.00% | |||
Turnout | 252,562 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
External links
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
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