The 1894 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1894.
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the state affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Minnesota and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855, the party is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, E ...
incumbent
Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was a Norway, Norwegian-born United States, American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served in sta ...
easily defeated
People's Party challenger
Sidney M. Owen
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and
Democratic Party of Minnesota
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candidate
George Loomis Becker
George Loomis Becker (February 4, 1829 – January 6, 1904) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the sixth mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Early life and education
Becker was born in Locke, New York, in 1829. He atten ...
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Results
See also
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List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections
{{ElectionsMN
Results and election information for past Minnesota governor races. The first election was in 1857 ahead of Minnesota becoming a state. Elections were set for every two years beginning in 1859. In 1886 elections were moved from odd ...
External links
* http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
* http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
Gubernatorial
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1894
Events January
* January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
* January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States.
* Ja ...
November 1894
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