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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
governor races. The first election was in 1857 ahead of Minnesota becoming a state. Elections were set for every two years beginning in 1859. In 1886 elections were moved from odd years to even years. In 1962 the governor's term increased to 4 years.
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1857 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1859 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1861 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1867 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1869 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1873 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1877 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1881 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1883 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1886 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1888 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1890 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1890 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1890. Republican Party of Minnesota incumbent William Rush Merriam defeated Democratic Party of Minnesota challenger Thomas Wilson and Farmers' Alliance candidate Sidney M. Ow ...
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1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1894 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1896 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1900 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1902 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1904 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1910. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Adolph Olson Eberhart defeated Democratic Party of Minnesota challenger James Gray.
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1912 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1912 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1912. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Adolph Olson Eberhart defeated Democratic Party of Minnesota challenger Peter M. Ringdal.
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1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1922 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1922 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1922. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate J. A. O. Preus defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger Magnus Johnson.
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1924 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1926 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1928 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1932 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1934 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1938 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1942 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1944 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1946 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1948 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1950 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1952 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota incumbent C. Elmer Anderson.
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1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1960 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1962 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1966 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. The 1974 election was the first election where the Governor and Lieutenant Governor ran on the same ticket. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Wendell A ...
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1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1990 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura defeated Republican Party challenger Norm Coleman and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party challenger Hubert H. "Skip" Humphr ...
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2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candi ...
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2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota as incumbent Democratic governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was congressman Ti ...
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2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election'
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