1859 United States House of Representatives election in Minnesota

Minnesota became a new state in 1858 having already elected its first two members at-large in October 1857 to finish the current term. The state then held elections to the next term October 4, 1859.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Minnesota at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	James M. Cavanaugh	Democratic	1857	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Cyrus Aldrich (Republican) 27.54% Y William Windom (Republican) 27.10% James M. Cavanaugh (Democratic) 22.78% Christopher C. Graham (Democratic) 22.58%[1]
	William Wallace Phelps	Democratic	1857	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.

See also

• 1858 and 1859 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Minnesota
• 1858 United States Senate elections in Minnesota

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MN At-Large Race - Oct 04, 1859".