1871 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1871 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1869 November 7, 1871 1873  →

Nominee Milton Pettit John A. Rice Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 77,751 68,807 Percentage 53.03% 46.93%

Lieutenant Governor before election Thaddeus C. Pound Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Milton Pettit Republican

The 1871 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1871, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Milton Pettit defeated Democratic nominee and fellow incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate John A. Rice. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 7, 1871, Republican nominee Milton Pettit won the election by a margin of 8,944 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John A. Rice, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Pettit was sworn in as the 11th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 1, 1872. ^[2]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1871

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milton Pettit	77,751	53.03
	Democratic	John A. Rice	68,807	46.93
		Scattering	61	0.04
Total votes			146,619	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Official Directory". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
2. "1871 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 31, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-07.