Election by the state legislature by joint convention.
Senator Davis was reelected to a second term.
Lawler was an attorney from St. Paul and former U.S. Attorney (1886-1891). He was Mayor of St. Paul (1908-1910), Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator in 1912 and 1916, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1914, and Democratic nominee for the 4th CD in 1924.
Dickinson was a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice (1881-1893).
Owen was a resident of Minneapolis, editor of Farm, Stock and Home, and Democratic-People's nominee for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1900.
Clapp was an attorney from Fergus Falls and former Attorney General (1887-1893).
Scheffer was banker from St. Paul, Democratic nominee for Auditor in 1872, former Republican state Senator (SD 26, 1887-1891), and brother of former Republican Treasurer Charles Scheffer (1860-1868).
Merriam was a banker from St. Paul, former state Representative (HD 27, 1883-1885; HD 26, 1887-1889), and Governor (1889-1893).
Lind was a Swedish-born attorney and sitting Republican U.S. Representative (1887-1893). Lind was the Democratic-People's gubernatorial nominee in 1896, 1898, and 1900 serving as governor from 1899-1901. He would later get elected as a Democratic U.S. Representative (CD 05, 1903-1905).
Dickinson was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1881-1893).
Start was an attorney from Rochester, former Olmsted County Attorney, Attorney General (1880-1881), and eventual Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1895-1913).