1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1898. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate John Lind defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William Henry Eustis. This is the second of three successive elections in which John Lind ran as a candidate for a coalition formed from the Democrats and the People's Party. This was also the first time since 1857, and only the second time ever, that a Democrat was elected governor of Minnesota.

1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election

← 1896 November 8, 1898 1900 →

Nominee John Lind William Henry Eustis Party Democratic–People's Republican Popular vote 131,980 111,796 Percentage 52.26% 44.26%

County results Lind:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Eustis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election David Marston Clough Republican Elected Governor John Lind Democratic-People's

Results

1898 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-People's	John Lind	131,980	52.26%	+4.15%
	Republican	William Henry Eustis	111,796	44.26%	−4.91%
	Prohibition	George W. Higgins	5,299	2.10%	+0.57%
	Midroad-Populist	Lionel C. Long	1,802	0.71%	n/a
	Socialist Labor	William Barrett	1,685	0.67%	+0.34%
Majority			20,184	8.00%
Turnout			252,562
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657