| 11/04/1879 |
Lieutenant Governor
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General |
Charles A. (C.A.) Gilman (Republican) won with 59,763 votes (56.23%) and a winning margin of +19.78
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Charles A. (C.A.) Gilman
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Man |
Republican |
59,763
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56.23
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Edward (E.P.) Barnum
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Man |
Democrat |
38,736
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36.44
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Isaac (I.M.) Westfall
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Man |
Greenback-Labor |
4,148
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3.90
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A.B. Williams
|
Man |
Prohibition |
3,642
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3.43
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The official canvass did not include the results of Watonwan County due to the county auditor mislabeling the envelope when submitting county and state election results to the Secretary of State. The results above include the tally from Watonwan.
This marked the 10th consecutive GOP victory for the office.
Gilman was an attorney from St. Cloud, former state Senator (SD 03, 1868-1870), and state Representative (HD 31, 1875-1880; HD 45, 1915-1917).
Barnum, a resident of Sauk Centre, was Chairman of the Board of Stearns County Commissioners.
Westfall was a physician from Rochester and former State Senator (SD 10, 1874-1876).
Williams was a minister.
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| 11/04/1879 |
Attorney General
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General |
Charles M. (C.M.) Start (Republican) won with 60,816 votes (57.28%) and a winning margin of +20.92
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Charles M. (C.M.) Start
|
Man |
Republican |
60,816
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57.28
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P.M. Babcock
|
Man |
Democrat |
38,604
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36.36
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Oscar Stephenson
|
Man |
Greenback-Labor |
4,064
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3.83
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Alfred W. Bangs
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Man |
Prohibition |
2,697
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2.54
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The official canvass did not include the results of Watonwan County due to the county auditor mislabeling the envelope when submitting county and state election results to the Secretary of State. The results above include the tally from Watonwan.
Start was an attorney from Rochester and Olmsted County Attorney who resigned on March 12, 1881 after being appointed to the Third Judicial District Court. Governor John Pillsbury appointed Republican attorney William Hahn to fill the vacated seat. In 1894, Start was elected Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Babcock was a Hennepin County attorney.
Stephenson was an attorney from Ramsey County, former Ramsey County probate judge, and former Democratic state Representative (HD 02, 1859-1861).
Bangs was later elected to the South Dakota Senate as a Democrat (1889-1890).
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| 11/04/1879 |
Railroad Commissioner
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General |
William R. Marshall (Republican) won with 60,651 votes (56.95%) and a winning margin of +20.12
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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William R. Marshall
Incumbent
|
Man |
Republican |
60,651
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56.95
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William Colville
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Man |
Democrat |
39,229
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36.84
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Ebenezer Ayres
|
Man |
Greenback-Labor |
4,043
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3.80
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Charles Griswold
|
Man |
Prohibition |
2,568
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2.41
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The official canvass did not include the results of Watonwan County due to the county auditor mislabeling the envelope when submitting county and state election results to the Secretary of State. The results above include the tally from Watonwan.
Commissioner Marshall was reelected to a fourth term.
Colville was an attorney from Red Wing, former Republican state Representative (HD 09, 1865-1866), former Republican Attorney General (1866-1868), and sitting Democrat state Representative (HD 16, 1878-1879).
Ayres was a farmer from Cottage Grove, former state Representative (HD 02, 1867-1868; HD 22, 1872-1873), Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1873, Greenback nominee for Railroad Commissioner in 1877, and Greenback nominee for the 3rd CD in 1880.
Griswold was a reverend from Anoka.
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| 11/04/1879 |
Treasurer
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General |
Charles Kittelson (Republican) won with 60,599 votes (56.93%) and a winning margin of +20.00
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Charles Kittelson
|
Man |
Republican |
60,599
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56.93
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Lyman E. Cowdery
|
Man |
Democrat |
39,312
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36.93
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Joseph Goar
|
Man |
Greenback-Labor |
3,964
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3.72
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John M. Dunham
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Man |
Prohibition |
2,573
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2.42
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The official canvass did not include the results of Watonwan County due to the county auditor mislabeling the envelope when submitting county and state election results to the Secretary of State. The results above include the tally from Watonwan.
Kittelson was a resident of Albert Lea and Freeborn County Treasurer.
Cowdery was the former register of deeds for Olmsted county and sitting Mayor of Rochester.
Goar was a farmer from Morristown and Greenback nominee for Railroad Comissioner in 1881.
Dunham was a resident of Hennepin County.
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| 11/04/1879 |
Secretary of State
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General |
Fred Von Baumbach (Republican) won with 60,430 votes (56.71%) and a winning margin of +19.68
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Fred Von Baumbach
|
Man |
Republican |
60,430
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56.71
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Felix A. (F.A.) Borer
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Man |
Democrat |
39,464
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37.03
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Alexander (A.P.) Lane
|
Man |
Greenback-Labor |
4,139
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3.88
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Isaac C. (I.C.) Stearns
|
Man |
Prohibition |
2,528
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2.37
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The official canvass did not include the results of Watonwan County due to the county auditor mislabeling the envelope when submitting county and state election results to the Secretary of State. The results above include the tally from Watonwan.
Baumbach was Auditor of Douglas County.
Borer was an attorney from Le Sueur County.
Lane was a resident of Champlin and the Republican nominee for state Auditor in 1857.
Stearns was a farmer from Zumbrota and a former state Reprsentative (HD 06, 1859-1861).
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