1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1875 6 November 1877 1879  
  RepWakefield.jpg Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) in Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.png
Nominee James Wakefield Albert Alonzo Ames
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote55,34637,245
Percentage58.92%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]

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General election

On election day, 6 November 1877, Republican nominee James Wakefield won re-election by a margin of 18,101 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Albert Alonzo Ames, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Wakefield was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1878. [2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1877
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Wakefield (incumbent) 55,346 58.92
Democratic Albert Alonzo Ames 37,24539.65
Prohibition Phineas A. Jewell1,3461.43
Total votes93,937 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Lieutenant Governor, 1877 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. "MN Lieutenant Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.