1882 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1882 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

7 November 1882

Nominee John Daggett Alvah R. Conklin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 87,944 71,640 Percentage 53.46% 43.55%

Lieutenant Governor before election John Mansfield Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor John Daggett Democratic

The 1882 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1882 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Democratic nominee John Daggett defeated Republican nominee Alvah R. Conklin, Prohibition nominee William Sims and Greenback nominee William J. Sweasy.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1882, Democratic nominee John Daggett won the election by a margin of 16,304 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Alvah R. Conklin, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Mansfield was sworn in as the 16th lieutenant governor of California on 3 January 1883.

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Daggett	87,944	53.46
	Republican	Alvah R. Conklin	71,640	43.55
	Prohibition	William Sims	3,783	2.30
	Greenback	William J. Sweasy	1,138	0.69
Total votes			164,505	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican