Governor, 1871 Election
General
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Austin Incumbent | Man | Republican | 46,950 | 60.06 | +21.20 |
| Winthrop Young | Man | Democrat | 30,376 | 38.86 | |
| Samuel Mayall | Man | Temperance | 846 | 1.08 |
Governor Austin was reelected to a second term.
Young was a former Mayor of St. Anthony.
Mayall was a former Democratic member of the Maine House, Maine Senate, and a U.S. Representative from Maine (1853-1855). Judge Abner Lewis of Winona had been nominated by the Temperance Party but withdrew his name from the ballot.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Fourteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1872 (p. 15).