1867 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1867 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

5 November 1867

Nominee Thomas H. Armstrong Arba Maynard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 35,056 29,283 Percentage 54.49% 45.51%

Lieutenant Governor before election Thomas H. Armstrong Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Thomas H. Armstrong Republican

The 1867 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1867 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Thomas H. Armstrong defeated Democratic nominee Arba Maynard.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1867, Republican nominee Thomas H. Armstrong won re-election by a margin of 5,773 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Arba Maynard, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Armstrong was sworn in for his second term on 8 January 1868.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1867

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Armstrong (incumbent)	35,056	54.49
	Democratic	Arba Maynard	29,283	45.51
Total votes			64,339	100.00
	Republican hold