1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1896 election in Minnesota February 2026 December 2025 ly 1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election Minnesota Presidential no 1894 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1894 1898 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1898 November 3, 1896 125px John L. Gibbs Republican Party (United States) 178,381 54.63% 125px James Madison Bowler Democratic-People's 141,240 43.25% Lieutenant Governor Frank A. Day Republican Party (United States) John L. Gibbs Republican Party (United States) The 1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives John L. Gibbs defeated Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler and Prohibition nominee Clarence Wedge.https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1896-11-03-g-man.pdf Election Returns lrl.mn.gov November 3, 1896 2023-07-07 General election On election day, November 3, 1896, Republican nominee John L. Gibbs won the election by a margin of 37,141 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gibbs was sworn in as the 14th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on January 5, 1897.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/search/ Lieutenant Governor electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2023-07-07 Results Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=150874 MN Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com December 11, 2004 2023-07-07 Republican Party (United States) John L. Gibbs 178,381 54.63 Democratic-People's James Madison Bowler 141,240 43.25 Prohibition Party (United States) Clarence Wedge 6,917 2.12 326,538 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1896 Minnesota elections Category:November 1896 in the United States Category:Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1896 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections