1898 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1898 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1898 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith defeated Democratic-People's nominee and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in the 1896 election James Madison Bowler, Prohibition nominee Addison H. Gilmore and Midroad Populist nominee and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district Kittel Halvorson.[1]

1898 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1896 8 November 1898 1900 →
 
Nominee Lyndon A. Smith James Madison Bowler
Party Republican Democratic-People's
Popular vote 129,226 104,483
Percentage 52.23% 42.23%

Lieutenant Governor before election

John L. Gibbs
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Lyndon A. Smith
Republican

General election

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On election day, 8 November 1898, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won the election by a margin of 24,743 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Smith was sworn in as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on 3 January 1899.[2]

Results

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Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1898[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lyndon A. Smith 129,226 52.23
Democratic-People's James Madison Bowler 104,483 42.23
Prohibition Addison H. Gilmore 7,942 3.21
Midroad Populist Kittel Halvorson 5,764 2.33
Total votes 247,415 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Election Returns" (PDF). lrl.mn.gov. November 8, 1898. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lieutenant Governor". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "MN Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.