Henry Hastings (H.H.) Sibley Candidate

Born:	February 20, 1811 Detroit, Michigan Wayne County United States
Resided:	Mendota, Minnesota Dakota County St. Paul, Minnesota Ramsey County
Death:	February 18, 1891
Gender:	Man
Occupation:	Fur trader
Military Service:	U.S. Army, Dakot War of 1862 and Civil War (Brigadier General, 1862-1866).
Political Party:	Democrat
Offices Held:	Mackinaw County (Michigan) Justice of the Peace (1831). Wisconsin U.S. Territorial Delegate (1848-1849). Minnesota U.S. Territorial Delegate (1849-1853). Territorial Representative: HD 06 (1855-1856). Minnesota Governor (1858-1860). St. Paul School Board member (1868-1870). State Representative: HD 01 (1871-1872).
Notes:	Sibley was a University of Minnesota Regent from 1860 to 1869 and president of the Board from 1876 to 1891. He was elected Governor in 1857 from Mendota and State Representative in 1870 from St. Paul.
Sources:	Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. St. Paul Daily Globe, February 19, 1891 (p. 1).

Painting of Henry Hastings Sibley
Minnesota Historical Society.

Number of state/federal offices sought	Number of campaigns	Number of winning campaigns
3	4	1

Date	Election	Stage	Party	Votes	Percent	Result
10/25/1881	U.S. Senate	Special	Democrat	1	0.72%	Lost
01/18/1881	U.S. Senate	General	Democrat	4	2.99%	Lost
11/02/1880	U.S. House, District 03	General	Democrat	23,804	39.00%	Lost
10/13/1857	Governor	General	Democrat	17,790	50.34%	Won