Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1898

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1898

November 8, 1898

Nominee John Lind William Henry Eustis Party Democratic-People's Republican Popular vote 131,980 111,796 Percentage 52.26% 44.26%

County Results

Governor before election David Marston Clough Republican Elected Governor John Lind Democratic-People's

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.

Results

1898 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 B. Hammond	1,685	0.67%	+0.34%
Majority			20,184	8.00%
Turnout			252,562
	Democratic-People's gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657