1900 Minnesota gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1900 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1893
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1898
Next Election:1902 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Next Year:1902
Election Date:November 6, 1900
Nominee1:Samuel Rinnah Van Sant
Party1:Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote1:152,905
Percentage1:48.67%
Nominee2:John Lind
Party2:DemocraticPeople's
Color2:3333FF
Popular Vote2:150,651
Percentage2:47.95%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:John Lind
Before Party:Democratic-People's
After Election:Samuel Rinnah Van Sant
After Party:Republican

The 1900 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1900. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Samuel Rinnah Van Sant narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Party of Minnesota Governor John Lind. This was the third of three successive elections in which Lind headed a coalition of the Democrats with the People's Party.

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