1886 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1886 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1884 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1884 1888 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1888 November 2, 1886 125px George Washington Ryland Republican Party (United States) 131,063 45.75% 125px John Day Putnam Democratic Party (United States) 116,424 40.64% 125px George A. Lloyd Union Labor Party 21,772 7.60% 125px Charles Alexander Prohibition Party 17,188 6.00% Lieutenant Governor Sam Fifield Republican Party (United States) George Washington Ryland Republican Party (United States) The 1886 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate George Washington Ryland defeated Democratic nominee and former mayor of River Falls John Day Putnam, Union Labor nominee George A. Lloyd and Prohibition nominee Charles Alexander. General election On election day, November 2, 1886, Republican nominee George Washington Ryland won the election by a margin of 14,639 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John Day Putnam, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Ryland was sworn in as the 15th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 1887.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1886&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1886 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 31, 2024 2025-11-09 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1886 Republican Party (United States) George Washington Ryland 131,063 45.75 Democratic Party (United States) John Day Putnam 116,424 40.64 Union Labor Party George A. Lloyd 21,772 7.60 Prohibition Party Charles Alexander 4,308 1.35 Scattering 31 0.01 286,478 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1886 Wisconsin elections Category:1886 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1886 in the United States Category:1886 elections Category:1886 elections in North America Category:1886 elections in the United States Category:1880s Wisconsin elections Category:1880s in Wisconsin Category:1880s elections Category:1880s elections in North America Category:1880s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:19th century in Wisconsin Category:19th-century elections Category:19th-century elections in North America Category:19th-century elections in the United States