1910 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1910

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Nominee Samuel Y. Gordon Merrill C. Tifft Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 155,994 86,503 Percentage 56.39% 31.27%   Nominee Lewis M. Ayer J. D. Engle Party Public Ownership Prohibition Popular vote 18,363 15,788 Percentage 6.64% 5.71%

Lieutenant Governor before election Edward Everett Smith Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Samuel Y. Gordon Republican

The 1910 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1910. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Samuel Y. Gordon defeated Minnesota Democratic Party challenger Merrill C. Tifft, Public Ownership Party candidate Lewis M. Ayer, and Prohibition Party candidate J. D. Engle.

Results

1910 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Samuel Y. Gordon	155,994	56.39%	+0.71%
	Democratic	Merrill C. Tifft	86,503	31.27%	−5.54%
	Public Ownership	Lewis M. Ayer	18,363	6.64%	n/a
	Prohibition	J. D. Engle	15,788	5.71%	−0.81%
Majority			69,491	25.12%
Turnout			276,648
	Republican hold		Swing

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