1872 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1872 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1870 5 November 1872 1874 →
 
Nominee Charles Phillip Johnson John Hubler Stover
Party Liberal Republican Republican
Popular vote 157,846 120,446
Percentage 56.72% 43.28%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Joseph J. Gravely
Liberal Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Charles Phillip Johnson
Liberal Republican

The 1872 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1872 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Liberal Republican nominee Charles Phillip Johnson defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district John Hubler Stover.