1900 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1900 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1898 November 6, 1900 1902  →

Nominee Lyndon A. Smith Thomas J. Meighen Party Republican Democratic-People's Popular vote 169,503 126,419 Percentage 55.34% 41.27%

Lieutenant Governor before election Lyndon A. Smith Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Lyndon A. Smith Republican

The 1900 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Lyndon A. Smith defeated Democratic-People's nominee Thomas J. Meighen, Prohibition nominee C.B. Wilkinson and Midroad Populist nominee Erick G. Wallinder. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1900, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won re-election by a margin of 43,084 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-People's nominee Thomas J. Meighen, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Smith was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1901. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyndon A. Smith (incumbent)	169,503	55.34
	Democratic-People's	Thomas J. Meighen	126,419	41.27
	Prohibition	C.B. Wilkinson	8,364	2.73
	Midroad Populist	Erick G. Wallinder	2,008	0.66
		Scattering	2	0.00
Total votes			306,296	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Election Returns" (PDF). lrl.mn.gov. November 6, 1900. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
2. "Lieutenant Governor". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-07.