1898 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1898 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1896 November 8, 1898 1900  →

Nominee Jesse Stone Peter V. Deuster Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 180,038 126,306 Percentage 55.09% 38.65%

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

The 1898 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Jesse Stone defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th district Peter V. Deuster, People's nominee Spencer Palmer, Prohibition nominee Willis W. Cooper, Social Democratic nominee Edward P. Hassinger and Socialist Labor nominee Herman C. Gauger.

General election

On election day, November 8, 1898, Republican nominee Jesse Stone won the election by a margin of 53,732 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Peter V. Deuster, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stone was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1899. ^[1]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Stone	180,038	55.09
	Democratic	Peter V. Deuster	126,306	38.65
	Populist	Spencer Palmer	8,267	2.53
	Prohibition	Willis W. Cooper	7,846	2.40
	Social Democratic	Edward P. Hassinger	2,535	0.78
	Socialist Labor	Herman C. Gauger	1,543	0.47
		Scattering	248	0.08
Total votes			326,783	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1898 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-09.