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1888 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1888 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1886 6 November 1888 1890 →
 
Nominee Albert E. Rice Daniel Buck Theodore S. Reimstad
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 139,774 104,708 15,565
Percentage 53.65% 40.19% 5.97%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Albert E. Rice
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Albert E. Rice
Republican

The 1888 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Albert E. Rice defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate Daniel Buck, Prohibition nominee Theodore S. Reimstad and Union Labor nominee Milan N. Pond.[1]

General election

On election day, 6 November 1888, Republican nominee Albert E. Rice won re-election by a margin of 35,066 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Daniel Buck, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Rice was sworn in for his second term on 9 January 1889.[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1888
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Albert E. Rice (incumbent) 139,774 53.65
Democratic Daniel Buck 104,708 40.19
Prohibition Theodore S. Reimstad 15,565 5.97
Union Labor Milan N. Pond 497 0.19
Total votes 260,544 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governor, 1888 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Lieutenant Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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