List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

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 years to even years. In 1962 the governor's term increased to 4 years.

*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1857
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1859
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1861
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1863
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1865
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1867
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1869
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1871
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1873
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1875
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1877
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1879
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1881
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1883
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1886
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1888
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1890
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1892
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1894
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1896
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1898
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1900
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1902
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1904
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1906
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1908
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1910
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1912
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1914
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1916
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1918
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1920
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1922
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1924
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1926
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1928
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1930
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1932
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1934
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1938
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1940
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1942
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1944
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1946
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1948
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1950
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1952
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1954
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1956
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1958
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1960
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1962
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1966
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1970
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1978
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1982
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1986
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1990
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1994
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1998
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002
*Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2006

* [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/mn_leg_man_06_chapt7.pdf pdf file of election results]