1894 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1894 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1892 November 6, 1894 1896  →

Nominee David Marston Clough Edwin E. Lommen John Ludwig Party Republican Populist Democratic Popular vote 148,914 66,026 65,025 Percentage 51.47% 22.82% 22.48%

Lieutenant Governor before election David Marston Clough Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor David Marston Clough Republican

The 1894 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor David Marston Clough defeated People's nominee Edwin E. Lommen, Democratic nominee John Ludwig and Prohibition nominee Charles M. Way. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1894, Republican nominee David Marston Clough won re-election by a margin of 82,888 votes against his foremost opponent People's nominee Edwin E. Lommen, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Clough was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1895. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Marston Clough (incumbent)	148,914	51.47
	Populist	Edwin E. Lommen	66,026	22.82
	Democratic	John Ludwig	65,025	22.48
	Prohibition	Charles M. Way	9,347	3.23
Total votes			289,312	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Lieutenant Governor, 1894 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
2. "MN Lieutenant Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-27.