1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

4 November 1879

Nominee Charles A. Gilman Edward P. Barnum Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 59,763 38,736 Percentage 56.23% 36.44%

Lieutenant Governor before election James Wakefield Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Gilman Republican

The 1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1879 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 31st district Charles A. Gilman defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, Greenback Labor nominee Isaac M. Westfall and Prohibition nominee A.B. Williams.

General election

On election day, 4 November 1879, Republican nominee Charles A. Gilman won the election by a margin of 21,027 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gilman was sworn in as the 9th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on 10 January 1880.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1879

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles A. Gilman	59,763	56.23
	Democratic	Edward P. Barnum	38,736	36.44
	Greenback	Isaac M. Westfall	4,148	3.90
	Prohibition	A.B. Williams	3,642	3.43
Total votes			106,289	100.00
	Republican hold