11/03/1863 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court
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General |
George F. (G.F.) Potter (Republican) won with 19,337 votes (61.05%) and a winning margin of +22.10
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Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
George F. (G.F.) Potter
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Man |
Republican |
19,337
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61.05
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Jacob Mainzer
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Man |
Democrat |
12,336
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38.95
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Potter was an attorney from Houston County.
Mainzer was an attorney from St. Paul.
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11/03/1863 |
Auditor
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General |
Charles McIlrath (Republican) won with 19,261 votes (61.24%) and a winning margin of +22.48
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Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Charles McIlrath
Incumbent
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Man |
Republican |
19,261
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61.24
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John (J.H.) McKinney
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Man |
Democrat |
12,190
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38.76
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Auditor McIlrath was reelected to a second term.
McKinney was the former Receiver at the U.S. Land Office in Chatfield and Brownsville.
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11/03/1863 |
Attorney General
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General |
Gordon E. Cole (Republican) won with 19,575 votes (61.35%) and a winning margin of +22.70
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Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Gordon E. Cole
Incumbent
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Man |
Republican |
19,575
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61.35
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William H. Grant
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Man |
Democrat |
12,332
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38.65
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Attorney General Cole was reelected to a third term.
Grant was an attorney from St. Paul.
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11/03/1863 |
Secretary of State
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General |
David Blakely (Republican) won with 19,643 votes (60.73%) and a winning margin of +21.46
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Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
David Blakely
Incumbent
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Man |
Republican |
19,643
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60.73
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Amos Coggswell
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Man |
Democrat |
12,701
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39.27
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Governor Alexander Ramsey appointed David Blakely of St. Paul after Republican Secretary of State James Baker resigned on November 17, 1862 to serve in the Union Army as a colonel of the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Blakely was a newspaper publisher who served as the Clerk of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1861-1862.
Cogswell was a farmer from Aurora, former Republican state Representative (HD 15, 1859-1861) and Speaker of the House, and future state Senator (SD 12, 1872-1876).
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11/03/1863 |
Governor
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General |
Stephen Miller (Republican) won with 19,628 votes (60.64%) and a winning margin of +21.28
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Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Stephen Miller
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Man |
Republican |
19,628
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60.64
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Henry T. Welles
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Man |
Democrat |
12,739
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39.36
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Miller, a resident of St. Cloud, received the rank of a Brigadier General of United States Volunteers during the Civil War. He was later elected to the state House from Worthington (HD 38, 1873-1874).
Welles was a resident of Minneapolis and involved in real estate. He was the first Mayor of St. Anthony Falls (1855) and first President of the Minneapolis Town Council (1858).
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