Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1902

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Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1902
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 1900November 4, 1902 1904  

 
Nominee Ray W. Jones Robert A. Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote151,660 91,655
Percentage57.41%34.70%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Lyndon A. Smith
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Ray W. Jones
Republican

The 1902 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1902. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Ray W. Jones of the Republican Party of Minnesota defeated Minnesota Democratic Party challenger Robert A. Smith.

Republican Party of Minnesota Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Republican Party of Minnesota is a conservative political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.

Ray Williams Jones was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Remsen, New York, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governors Samuel Van Sant and John Albert Johnson from January 5, 1903 to January 5, 1907. Married Pauline B. Spitzley. He died in 1919 in Seattle, Washington.

The Minnesota Democratic Party was a political party in Minnesota that existed from the formation of Minnesota Territory in 1849 until 1944, when the party merged with the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party to form the modern Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

Results

1902 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Ray W. Jones 151,660 57.41% %
Democratic Robert A. Smith 91,65534.70% %
Prohibition Hans H. Aaker 7,9723.02% %
People's John B. Hompe 7,7362.93% %
Socialist Michael A. Brattland 5,1431.95% %
Majority 60,00522.71%
Turnout 264,166
Republican hold Swing


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