1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Wakefield Albert Alonzo Ames
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 55,346 37,245
Percentage 58.92% 39.65%

Lieutenant Governor before election

James Wakefield
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

James Wakefield
Republican

The 1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1877 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor James Wakefield defeated Democratic nominee and former Mayor of Minneapolis Albert Alonzo Ames and Prohibition nominee Phineas A. Jewell.[1]

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governor, 1877 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 27 September 2024.