1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election presidential 1873 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1873 1877 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1877 no November 2, 1875 File:JohnSargentPillsbury.jpg John S. Pillsbury Republican Party (United States) 47,073 56.08% File:3x4.svg David L. Buell Democratic Party (United States) 35,275 42.03% 1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Pillsbury: #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40818 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #a80000 90–100%Buell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Unknown/no vote: #808080 Governor C. K. Davis Republican Party (United States) John S. Pillsbury Republican Party (United States) The 1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1875, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Republican Cushman Kellogg Davis did not seek another term. Candidates David L. Buell, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Democrat) Ramson F. (R.F.) Humiston, founder of Worthington, Minnesota (Prohibition) John S. Pillsbury, businessman (Republican) Campaigns On July 7, 1875, the Party-Colored Convention was held, a coalition of Democrats, Liberal Republicans, Anti-Monopolists, and all those opposed to the Republican Party of Minnesota. Democrat David L. Buell (who had previously lost the Democratic nomination in 1873) was nominated on the first ballot.PRISMATIC POLITICS July 8, 1875 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18750708.1.2&srpos=1&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Democratic+State+Convention----1875------- His reputation with the public soured in early september, as his alleged business practices became known. Buell was a moneylender and was said to set interest rates as high as he could, to take additional money from his clients. These claims were disproven, but did harm his reputation.Concerning David L. Buell September 7, 1875 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18750907.1.2&srpos=4&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Buell----1875------- Pillsbury, upon announcing he was running, was seen as a long-shot and unlikely candidate.The Minneapolis Papers June 13, 1875 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18750613.1.1&srpos=5&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Pillsbury----1875------- He was nominated by the Republican State Convention on July 28, 1875, on the first ballot, after defeating primary challengers Horace Austin and Jacob H. Stewart.THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN July 29, 1875 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18750729.1.2&srpos=12&e=------187-en-20--1--img-txIN-Pillsbury----1875------- Results Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1875http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=61546 Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 02, 1875 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) John S. Pillsbury 47,073 56.08 Democratic Party (United States) David L. Buell 35,275 42.03 Prohibition Party (United States) R. F. Humiston 1,589 1.89 83,937 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive 1875 Minnesota gubernatorial Category:November 1875 in the United States