1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election presidential 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1863 1867 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1867 no November 7, 1865 160x160px William Rainey Marshall Republican Party (United States) 17,318 55.58% 160x160px Henry Mower Rice Democratic Party (United States) 13,842 44.42% 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results: Marshall: #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40818 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #a80000 90–100% Rice: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0d0596 90–100% Unknown/no vote: #808080 Governor Stephen Miller Republican Party (United States) William Rainey Marshall Republican Party (United States) The 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1865, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Stephen Miller did not seek a second term. Candidates Henry Mower Rice, former senator (Democrat) William Rainey Marshall, Civil War veteran (Republican) Campaigns The Republican State Convention took place on September 6, 1865. It took 22 ballots to elect Marshall as its nominee. The other candidates were John T. Averill and Charles Duncan Gilfillan. Averill led the first two ballots, and Marshall led in all subsequent ones.Gen. Marshall Elected on 22nd Ballot September 7, 1865 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18650907-01.1.1&srpos=1&e=------186-en-20--1--img-txIN-Marshall----1865------- The Democratic State Convention took place on August 16. It was described as a "Copperhead Fizzle". The convention opened with no leading candidates, simply choosing them from among themselves once there, with no pre-existing plan or campaigns.Meeting of the Democratic State Convention August 17, 1865 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18650817-01.1.1&srpos=20&e=------186-en-20--1--img-txIN-Convention----1865------- Once nominated, Rice's campaign struggled to convince the public that he was loyal to the Union and had no confederate sympathies.MR. RICE'S LOYALTY October 21, 1865 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18651021-01.1.1&srpos=5&e=------186-en-20--1--img-txIN-H.M.+Rice----1865------- Results Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1865https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=57310 Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 07, 1865 May 7, 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) William Rainey Marshall 17,318 55.58 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Mower Rice 13,842 44.42 31,160 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial Category:November 1865 in the United States