| 12/15/1859 |
U.S. Senate
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General |
Morton S. Wilkinson (Republican) won with 79 votes (69.91%) and a winning margin of +40.71
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Morton S. Wilkinson
|
Man |
Republican |
79
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69.91
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James Shields
Incumbent
|
Man |
Democrat |
33
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29.20
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Willis A. Gorman
|
Man |
Democrat |
1
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0.88
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Elected by the state legislature in a joint convention.
Wilkinson was an attorney from Stillwater, former territorial Representative (HD 02, 1849-1850), and former Ramsey County Register of Deeds (1851-1853).
Gorman was a former Minnesota Territorial Governor (1853-1857).
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| 10/11/1859 |
Treasurer
|
General |
Charles Scheffer (Republican) won with 21,335 votes (55.04%) and a winning margin of +10.09
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Charles Scheffer
|
Man |
Republican |
21,335
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55.04
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Samuel B. Abbe
|
Man |
Democrat |
17,425
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44.96
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Scheffer was a banker from Stillwater and the brother of future Democratic state Senator Albert Scheffer (SD 26, 1887-1891).
Abbe was a trader from Crow Wing County.
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| 10/11/1859 |
Attorney General
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General |
Gordon E. Cole (Republican) won with 21,186 votes (54.58%) and a winning margin of +9.16
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Gordon E. Cole
|
Man |
Republican |
21,186
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54.58
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John B. Brisbin
|
Man |
Democrat |
17,630
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45.42
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Cole was an attorney from Faribault who later served in the state Senate (SD 08, 1866-1867) and state House (HD 20, 1883-1885).
Brisbin was a St. Paul attorney, President of the Territorial Council (District 2, 1856-1857), the seventh mayor of St. Paul, and a state Representative (HD 21, 1863-1864).
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| 10/11/1859 |
Secretary of State
|
General |
James H. Baker (Republican) won with 20,732 votes (53.47%) and a winning margin of +6.95
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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James H. Baker
|
Man |
Republican |
20,732
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53.47
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Francis Baasen
Incumbent
|
Man |
Democrat |
18,039
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46.53
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With Bassen's loss, Democrats would lose the next 48 elections to the office of Secretary of State until Joseph Donovan's victory in 1954.
Baker was a former Ohio Secretary of State (1856-1858) who later settled in Mankato and served as Railroad Commissioner (1882-1887).
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| 10/11/1859 |
Lieutenant Governor
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General |
Ignatius Donnelly (Republican) won with 20,917 votes (54.21%) and a winning margin of +8.41
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Ignatius Donnelly
|
Man |
Republican |
20,917
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54.21
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Sylvannus Lowry
|
Man |
Democrat |
17,670
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45.79
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Donnelly was an attorney, farmer, and author from Nininger who would later serve as a Republican U.S. Representative (1863-1869), Anti-Monopolist state Senator (SD 20, 1874-1878), Democratic state Senator (SD 20, 1878-1879), independent state Representative (HD 25, 1887-1889), Farmer’s Alliance state Senator (SD 24, 1891-1895), People’s state Representative (HD 24, 1897-1899), and People’s nominee for Vice President (1900).
Lowry was a newspaper editor from St. Cloud, Territorial Council member (District 5, 1852-1853), former St. Cloud Mayor (1856), and future state Senator (SD 03, 1862).
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