1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1908 1912 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1912 November 8, 1910 EBERHART, A.O. HONORABLE LCCN2016858311 (cropped).jpg Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican Party of Minnesota 164,185 55.73% File:James Gray.jpg James Gray Democratic Party of Minnesota 103,779 35.23% 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsEberhart: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican Party of Minnesota Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican Party of Minnesota The 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1910. Republican incumbent Adolph Olson Eberhart defeated Democratic challenger James Gray. Eberhart was not running for a second term, but to be elected in his own right. He took office after his predecessor, John Albert Johnson, died in office. This was the last gubernatorial election in Minnesota in which the conventions were closed, and primaries were held privately among party delegates. Candidates George E. Barrett, pastor (Public Ownership) Charles F. Brandborg, Farmers' Alliance state committee member (Socialist Labor) Adolph Olson Eberhart, incumbent (Republican) James Gray, former mayor of Minneapolis (Democrat) Jorgen F. Heiberg, miller (Prohibition) Campaigns The Republican State Convention was held on June 17, 1910. Eberhart was nominated without any opposition.NO OPPOSITION TO EBERHART June 18, 1910 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19100618.1.2&srpos=5&e=------191-en-20--1--img-txIN-Eberhart----1910------- The Democratic State Convention was held on September 14, 1910. John Lind, who was previously the governor and still extremely popular within the Democratic party, was asked to run. He declined. On September 9, 1910, Lind met with various party leaders, including Frank A. Day, and they decided to endorse James Gray for governor. This came as a surprise, considering he had never been mentioned as a potential candidate. At the convention, he was unanimously selected as the party's nominee.GRAY DEMOCRATS' MAN FOR GOVERNOR September 15, 1910 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19100915.1.1&srpos=4&e=------191-en-20--1--img-txIN-Gray----1910------- Eberhart won the election in a landslide. He became the first candidate for governor to win every county in the state, an accomplishment only achieved two other times in the history of the state, in 1916 and 1974. Results 1910 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Republican Party (United States) Adolph Olson Eberhart (incumbent) 164,185 55.73% +11.85% Democratic Party (United States) James Gray 103,779 35.23% -16.70% Public Ownership Party (United States) George E. Barrett 11,173 3.79% +1.86% Prohibition Party (United States) J. F. Heiberg 8,959 3.04% +0.96% Socialist Labor Party of America C. W. Brandborg 6,510 2.21% n/a 60,406 20.50% 294,606 Republican Party (United States) See also List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive Minnesota Gubernatorial 1910 Category:November 1910 in the United States