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1883 Minnesota gubernatorial election presidential 1881 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1881 1886 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1886 no November 6, 1883 File:Bvt Brig Gen Lucius F Hubbard USA.jpg Lucius Frederick Hubbard Republican Party (United States) 72,462 53.37% File:Adolph Biermann.jpg Adolph Biermann Democratic Party (United States) 58,251 42.90% 1883 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHubbard: #e27f7f 50−60% #d75d5d 60−70% #d72f30 70−80% #c21b18 80−90% #A80000 90−100%Biermann: #7996e2 50−60% #6674de 60−70% #584cde 70−80%No data/vote: #808080 Governor Lucius Frederick Hubbard Republican Party (United States) Lucius Frederick Hubbard Republican Party (United States)
The 1883 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1883, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent governor Lucius Frederick Hubbard was elected to a second term.
Candidates
Adolph Biermann, auditor of Olmsted County (Democrat)
Charles Evans Holt, Civil War veteran (Prohibition)
Lucius Frederick Hubbard, incumbent (Republican)
Campaigns
Hubbard was renominated unanimously and with no opposition at the Republican State Convention, on June 27, 1883.THE SAME OLD THING June 28, 1883 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18830628.1.2&e=------188-en-20--21--img-txIN-Convention----1883-------
The Democratic State Convention was held on August 17, 1883. Biermann was unanimously elected by the convention, after the original nominee, William W. McNair, declined to continue his campaign. McNair refused to run due to fears of another Republican victory.BIERMANN TO BE BEATEN August 18, 1883 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18830818.1.8&srpos=3&e=------188-en-20--1--img-txIN-Biermann----1883-------
The Scandinavian vote began to shift away from the Republican party in this election. However, an influx of Irish voters, strongly Republican, would offset this, and therefore both demographics were largely unable to change the results of this election.A PRIMER FOR POLITICIANS November 3, 1883 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp18831103.1.7&srpos=5&e=------188-en-20--1--img-txIN-Biermann----1883-------
Results
Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1883http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=62055 Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 06, 1883 May 5, 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)
Lucius Frederick Hubbard (incumbent)
72,462
53.37
Democratic Party (United States)
Adolph Biermann
58,251
42.90
Prohibition Party (United States)
Charles E. Holt
4,294
3.63
Write-Ins
138
0.10
135,145
100
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
References
External links
Minnesota Historical Election Archive
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