1898_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election Knowpia

1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	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

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.

Results edit

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