1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota presidential no 1890 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1890 1894 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1894 November 8, 1892 File:Knute Nelson 1894 Portrait.jpg 150x150px Knute Nelson Republican Party of Minnesota 109,220 42.68% Daniel William Lawler, 1915 (cropped).jpg Daniel W. Lawler Democratic Party of Minnesota 94,600 36.96% IgnatiusDonnelly1898 (cropped).jpg Ignatius L. Donnelly People's Party (United States) 39,862 15.58% 1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsNelson: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Becker: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Donnelly: #c5eaf2 30–40% #afdde9 40–50% #87cdde 50–60% Governor William Rush Merriam Republican Party of Minnesota Knute Nelson Republican Party of Minnesota The 1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1892. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Knute Nelson defeated Democratic Party of Minnesota challenger Daniel W. Lawler and People's Party candidate Ignatius L. Donnelly. Candidates William J. Dean, Civil War veteran (Prohibition) Ignatius L. Donnelly, former lieutenant governor (Populist) Daniel W. Lawler, attorney (Democratic) Knute Nelson, representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district (Republican) Campaigns Prior to the beginning of the Republican State Convention, Nelson was already the expected winner. 77.2% of delegates (548 of the 709) were already pledged to vote for him before the convention began. There were also delegates pledged to Andrew Ryan McGill and Gideon S. Ives.THEY WANT HIM July 27, 1892 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18920727.1.5&srpos=6&e=------189-en-20--1--img-txIN-Nelson----1892------- When the Republican State Convention was held on July 9, 1892, Ives dropped out of the race, leading to a vote between Nelson and McGill. Nelson would be victorious (though the vote was closer than expected) and secure the nomination.OPINIONS DIFFER July 10, 1892 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18920710.1.2&srpos=6&e=------189-en-20--1--img-txIN-Nelson+Convention----1892------- Daniel Lawler launched his campaign on July 29, 1892, and the Ramsey County Democratic delegates moved to make him the Democratic nominee at the State Convention. Lawler, in a move away from the Democrat's two previous conservative candidates, presented himself as a reformer.ALL FOR LAWLER July 29, 1892 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18920729.1.5&srpos=8&e=------189-en-20--1--img-txIN-Lawler+Convention----1892------- Lawler was unable to escape a reputation of being called 'Hill's Candidate', in reference to James J. Hill, the wealthy railway director. Hill campaigned for Lawler, especially among the historically Republican Irish-Americans, and the increasingly competitive Scandinavian-Americans.DONNELLY BOASTFUL November 6, 1892 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18921106.1.7&srpos=3&e=------189-en-20--1--img-txIN-Donnelly----1892------- This election would be the first that the Populists participated in. Longtime progressive Ignatius Donnelly was their first nominee. In the previous election, Farmer's Alliance candidate Sidney M. Owen succeeded in coming in a strong third place, getting 24% of the vote, which was the highest percentage received by a third party in a Minnesota gubernatorial election up to that point.Governor, 1890 Minnesota Historical Election Archive https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318901099920600/ Donnelly's strategy was to build off of that voter base. Donnelly proved to be somewhat overconfident, making fun of Nelson's prediction that Donnelly would get 35,000 votes, with Donnelly making his own prediction that he would get 100,000 votes. Nelson's prediction, though intended as an insult, would be very close to the actual results. Results 1892 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Republican Party (United States) Knute Nelson 109,220 42.68% +6.10% Democratic Party (United States) Daniel W. Lawler 94,600 36.96% +1.33% People's Party (United States) Ignatius L. Donnelly 39,862 15.58% n/a Prohibition Party (United States) William J. Dean 12,239 4.78% +1.28% 14,620 5.72% 255,921 Republican Party (United States) See also List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive Minnesota Gubernatorial 1892 Category:November 1892 in the United States