1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee William H. Yale James A. Wiswell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 29,456 21,745
Percentage 55.97% 41.32%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Thomas H. Armstrong
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

William H. Yale
Republican

The 1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1869 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 11th district William H. Yale defeated Democratic nominee James A. Wiswell and Temperance nominee and former member of the Minnesota State Senate John H. Stevens.[1]

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governor, 1869 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2024.