1861 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 1861 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1861, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Alexander Ramsey was reelected to a second term.

Candidates

Alexander Ramsey, incumbent
Judge Edward O. Hamlin, Mayor of St. Cloud

Campaigns

The Republican Convention renominated Ramsey without opposition.
Due to the ongoing civil war, the Democrats found themselves unpopular in the state. They chose to call their convention the "No Party" Convention. It was still generally referred to as the Democratic State Convention. The Convention took place on September 12, 1861. Hamlin was nominated by the convention for Governor after a vote of acclamation.