1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Charles A. Gilman Edward P. Barnum
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 59,763 38,736
Percentage 56.23% 36.44%

Lieutenant Governor before election

James Wakefield
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Charles A. Gilman
Republican

The 1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1879 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 31st district Charles A. Gilman defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, Greenback Labor nominee Isaac M. Westfall and Prohibition nominee A.B. Williams.[1]

General election

On election day, 4 November 1879, Republican nominee Charles A. Gilman won the election by a margin of 21,027 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gilman was sworn in as the 9th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on 10 January 1880.[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1879
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles A. Gilman 59,763 56.23
Democratic Edward P. Barnum 38,736 36.44
Greenback Isaac M. Westfall 4,148 3.90
Prohibition A.B. Williams 3,642 3.43
Total votes 106,289 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governor, 1879 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Lieutenant Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.