| Election Name: | 1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1877 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1877 |
| Next Election: | 1881 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1881 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1879 |
| Nominee1: | John S. Pillsbury |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 57,524 |
| Percentage1: | 54.18% |
| Nominee2: | Edmund Rice |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 41,524 |
| Percentage2: | 39.11% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John S. Pillsbury |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John S. Pillsbury |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1879 to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent John S. Pillsbury was reelected to a third term.
Ara Barton was the initial Greenback nominee, but he declined the nomination and was replaced by William Meigher.