1857 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1857 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Presidential no 1855 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1855 1859 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1859 November 3, 1857 125px Erasmus D. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) 45,053 50.10% 125px Carl Schurz Republican Party (United States) 44,844 49.86% Lieutenant Governor Arthur MacArthur Sr. Democratic Party (United States) Erasmus D. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) The 1857 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1857, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and incumbent mayor of La Crosse Erasmus D. Campbell defeated Republican nominee Carl Schurz. Democratic state convention The Democratic state convention was held in Madison on August 28, 1857, in order to nominate the state officers for the november election. Incumbent mayor of La Crosse Erasmus D. Campbell received 83 votes over former member of the Wisconsin Senate Henry M. Billings, who received 51 votes. Campbell was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jBCvxBTJQHYC/page/340/mode/2up THE STATE OF WISCONSIN archive.org 1875 2025-11-06 Results 1857 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nomination Erasmus D. Campbell Democratic Party (US) 83 61.94% Henry M. Billings Democratic Party (US) 51 38.06% 134 100.00% General election On election day, November 3, 1857, Democratic nominee Erasmus D. Campbell won the election by a margin of 209 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Carl Schurz, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Campbell was sworn in as the 6th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 4, 1858.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1857&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1857 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 31, 2024 2025-11-06 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1857 Democratic Party (United States) Erasmus D. Campbell 45,053 50.10 Republican Party (United States) Carl Schurz 44,844 49.86 Scattering 38 0.04 89,935 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1857 Wisconsin elections Category:1857 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1857 Category:1857 elections Category:1857 elections in North America Category:1857 elections in the United States Category:1850s Wisconsin elections Category:1850s in Wisconsin Category:1850s elections Category:1850s elections in North America Category:1850s 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