1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1892 3 November 1896 1900 →
 
Nominee August Bolte Abraham C. Pettijohn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 340,974 304,624
Percentage 50.56% 45.17%

Lieutenant Governor before election

John Baptiste O'Meara
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

August Bolte
Democratic

The 1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee August Bolte defeated Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, People's nominee J. H. Hillis, Prohibition nominee James M. Richey, National Democratic nominee Alfred F. Osterman and Socialist Labor nominee Christopher Rocker.[1]

  1. ^ "1896 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2024.