1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1894 6 November 1896 1898 →
 
Nominee John L. Gibbs James Madison Bowler
Party Republican Democratic-People's
Popular vote 178,381 141,240
Percentage 54.63% 43.25%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Frank A. Day
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John L. Gibbs
Republican

The 1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives John L. Gibbs defeated Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler and Prohibition nominee Clarence Wedge.[1]

  1. ^ "Election Returns" (PDF). lrl.mn.gov. November 3, 1896. Retrieved July 7, 2023.