1861 Election Cycle
Governor Alexander Ramsey, Lieutenant Governor Ignatius Donnelly, Secretary of State James Baker, Attorney General Gordon Cole, and Treasurer Charles Scheffer all won reelection by north of 20 points giving the Republican Party back-to-back sweeps of these constitutional offices.
Elections
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11/05/1861 | Governor | General | Alexander Ramsey (Republican) won with 16,274 votes (60.80%) and a winning margin of +21.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governor Ramsey was reelected to a second term but he resigned on July 10, 1863 after getting elected to the U.S. Senate where he served from 1863-1875. Republican Lieutenant Governor Henry Swift took office and served until January 11, 1864. |
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11/05/1861 | Treasurer | General | Charles Scheffer (Republican) won with 16,079 votes (60.25%) and a winning margin of +20.69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Sheffer's tally includes 26 votes for "Charles Schiffer." Fischer's tally includes 38 votes for "C.P. Flischer," five votes for "E.P. Fischer," and one vote for "C.P. Fisk." Treasurer Scheffer was reelected to a second term. |
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11/05/1861 | Attorney General | General | Gordon E. Cole (Republican) won with 16,112 votes (60.45%) and a winning margin of +21.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attorney General Cole was reelected to a second term. See more details » |
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11/05/1861 | Secretary of State | General | James H. Baker (Republican) won with 16,035 votes (60.12%) and a winning margin of +20.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary of State Baker was reelected to a second term but resigned on November 17, 1862 to serve in the Union Army as a colonel of the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Governor Alexander Ramsey appointed David Blakely of St. Paul to the office. Blakely was a newspaper publisher who served as the Clerk of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1861-1862. |
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11/05/1861 | Lieutenant Governor | General | Ignatius Donnelly (Republican) won with 16,089 votes (60.45%) and a winning margin of +21.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Among the scattering votes are 11 for "Thomas Corwin." Lieutenant Governor Donnelly was reelected. Donnelly resigned on March 3, 1863 following his election and being seated as U.S. Representative to the 2nd CD in the 1862 cycle. Republican state Senator Henry Swift filled the seat and served from March 4, 1863 to July 10, 1863. At which point Swift succeeded Republican Governor Alexander Ramsey who resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate. The state was then without a Lieutenant Governor until the next term began on January 11, 1864. |