1884 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1884 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1881 November 4, 1884 1886  →

Nominee Sam Fifield A. C. Parkinson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,037 145,155 Percentage 50.65% 45.37%

Lieutenant Governor before election Sam Fifield Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Sam Fifield Republican

The 1884 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Sam Fifield defeated Democratic nominee A. C. Parkinson, Prohibition nominee A. A. Kelly and Greenback nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Milan Ford. This was the first Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election held following a constitutional amendment in 1882, which moved the state's elections from odd to even-numbered years.

General election

On election day, November 4, 1884, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Sam Fifield won re-election by a margin of 16,882 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee A. C. Parkinson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Fifield was sworn in for his second term on January 5, 1885. ^[1]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Fifield (incumbent)	162,037	50.65
	Democratic	A. C. Parkinson	145,155	45.37
	Prohibition	A. A. Kelly	8,406	2.63
	Greenback	Milan Ford	4,308	1.35
		Scattering	12	0.00
Total votes			319,918	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1884 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 31, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-07.