1896 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1896 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1894 November 3, 1896 1898  →

Nominee Emil Baensch Horatio H. Hoard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 265,704 167,640 Percentage 60.01% 37.86%

Lieutenant Governor before election Emil Baensch Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Emil Baensch Republican

The 1896 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Emil Baensch defeated Democratic nominee Horatio H. Hoard, Prohibition nominee Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton and Socialist Labor nominee Henry Reese.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1896, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Emil Baensch won re-election by a margin of 98,064 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Horatio H. Hoard, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Baensch was sworn in for his second term on January 4, 1897. ^[1]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emil Baensch (incumbent)	265,704	60.01
	Democratic	Horatio H. Hoard	167,640	37.86
	Prohibition	Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton	8,123	1.83
	Socialist Labor	Henry Reese	1,299	0.29
		Scattering	4	0.01
Total votes			442,770	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1896 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-09.