| 11/08/1864 |
State House, District 10
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General |
John B. Downer (Union Republican) won with 1,288 votes (65.38%) and a winning margin of +30.76
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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John B. Downer
|
Man |
Union Republican |
1,288
|
65.38
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William A. (W.A.) Johnson
|
Man |
Democrat |
682
|
34.62
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| 11/08/1864 |
Supreme Court Chief Justice
|
General |
Thomas (Thos.) Wilson (Nonpartisan) won with 25,216 votes (59.41%) and a winning margin of +18.94
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Thomas (Thos.) Wilson
Incumbent
|
Man |
Nonpartisan |
25,216
|
59.41
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Andrew G. (A.G.) Chatfield
|
Man |
Nonpartisan |
17,175
|
40.46
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Associate Justice Wilson was elected to a second term and first as Chief Justice. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Stephen Miller following the resignation of Isaac Atwater on July 1, 1864. Wilson was an attorney from Winona, eventual state Representative (HD 08, 1881-1883), state Senator (SD 15, 1883-1887), and U.S. Representative (CD 01, 1887-1889). Wilson resigned in July 1869 to run for the U.S. Senate. Governor William Marshall appointed St. Paul attorney James Gilfillan to fill the vacancy on July 14, 1869.
Chatfield was an attorney from Belle Plaine, former New York state legislator, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1853-1858), Democratic nominee for the 1st CD in 1862, and nominee for Treasurer in 1867.
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| 11/08/1864 |
Supreme Court Associate Justice
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General |
Samuel J.R. (S.J.R.) McMillan (Nonpartisan) won with 24,994 votes (29.53%) and a winning margin of +9.03
John M. (J.M.) Berry (Nonpartisan) won with 24,951 votes (29.48%) and a winning margin of +8.98
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Samuel J.R. (S.J.R.) McMillan
Incumbent
|
Man |
Nonpartisan |
24,994
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29.53
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John M. (J.M.) Berry
|
Man |
Nonpartisan |
24,951
|
29.48
|
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Edward O. (E.O.) Hamlin
|
Man |
Nonpartisan |
17,351
|
20.50
|
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Eli Wilder
|
Man |
Nonpartisan |
17,345
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20.49
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Associate Justice McMillian was elected to a second term. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Stephen Miller following the resignation of Charles Flandrau on July 1, 1864. McMillan was a First Judicial District Judge from St. Paul.
Berry was an attorney from Faribault, Territorial Representative (HD 08, 1857), candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1857, and sitting state Senator (SD 08, 1863-1865).
Hamlin was an attorney, the first Mayor of St. Cloud, former Judge of the Fourth District Court (1858), Democratic nominee for Governor in 1861, candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1871, and candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1869.
Wilder was an attorney from Red Wing, former Judge of the Court of Common Please in Ohio, and Democratic nominee for the 2nd CD in 1876.
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| 11/08/1864 |
President / Vice President
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General |
Abraham Lincoln (Union Republican) won with 25,055 votes (59.06%) and a winning margin of +18.12
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Abraham Lincoln
Incumbent
with Andrew Johnson
|
Man |
Union Republican |
25,055
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59.06
|
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George McClellan
with George Pendleton
|
Man |
Democrat |
17,367
|
40.94
|
Lincoln and Johnson each received Minnesota's four Electoral College votes. Minnesota was Lincoln's fourth most decisive win in the nine-state Midwest region behind Kansas (61.4 points), Missouri (39.4 points), and Iowa (28.2 points).
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| 11/08/1864 |
State Senate, District 10
|
General |
Melville C. Smith (Union Republican) won with 1,314 votes (66.43%) and a winning margin of +32.86
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Melville C. Smith
|
Man |
Union Republican |
1,314
|
66.43
|
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Elijah Stout
|
Man |
Democrat |
664
|
33.57
|
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