1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election presidential 1869 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1869 1873 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1873 no November 7, 1871 160x160px Horace Austin Republican Party (United States) 46,950 60.06% 160x160px Winthrop Young Democratic Party (United States) 30,376 38.86% 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsAustin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%Young: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%No data/vote: #808080 Governor Horace Austin Republican Party (United States) Horace Austin Republican Party (United States) The 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1871, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Horace Austin was reelected to a second term. Candidates Horace Austin, incumbent (Republican) Samuel Mayall, former member of the House of Representatives (Prohibition) Winthrop Young, former mayor of St. Anthony (Democrat) Campaigns Incumbent Horace Austin ran a campaign focused on controlling the railroad barons, promising to "Shake the railroads over hell".March of the Governors https://rchs.com/publishing/march-of-the-governors-podcasts/ Democratic nominee Winthrop Young largely resorted to accusations of corruption against Austin, such as claiming Austin had taken bribes of "several thousand dollars".AN INFAMOUS SLANDER BROUGHT TO THE TEST OF A PLAIN PROPOSITION October 27, 1871 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18711027.1.1&srpos=20&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Winthrop+Young----------- Young's campaign collapsed in the final week of the campaign, as a "land-grabber" scandal broke. The scandal claimed he was collaborating in secret with Anti-Austin Republicans to sabotage Austin's campaign. The goal was to reverse Austin's veto of the Land Division bill, which would have allowed the conspirators to buy 500,000 acres of land from the state.THE LAND GRAB CONSPIRACY November 2, 1871 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18711102.1.1&srpos=1&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Winthrop+Young----------- Young denied any involvement in the conspiracy, or even that such an conspiracy existed. He stated he was not in support of the Land Division bill. Despite this, in his acceptance speech at the Democratic State Convention, he spoke of supporting it.WINTHROP YOUNG'S DENIAL PROVED TO BE A FALSEHOOD November 3, 1871 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18711103.1.1&srpos=9&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Winthrop+Young----------- By election day, Young's campaign consisted largely of personal insults and attacks against Austin.WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF GOVERNOR AUSTIN'S SLANDERERS November 4, 1871 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18711104.1.1&srpos=2&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Winthrop+Young----------- Results Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1871http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=61544 Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 07, 1871 May 6, 2016http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1353/chapter-10_mn-votes-2015.pdf Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) - Chapter 10 Minnesota Elections 2015-04-01 2016-05-07 Republican Party (United States) Horace Austin (incumbent) 46,950 60.06 Democratic Party (United States) Winthrop Young 30,376 38.86 Prohibition Party (United States) Samuel Mayall 846 1.08 78,172 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial Category:November 1871 in the United States