1855 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1855 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Presidential no 1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1853 1857 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1857 November 6, 1855 125px Arthur MacArthur Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 38,040 51.97% 125px Charles Sholes Republican Party (United States) 35,160 48.03% Lieutenant Governor James T. Lewis Democratic Party (United States) Arthur MacArthur Sr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1855 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1855, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee Arthur MacArthur Sr. defeated Republican nominee and incumbent Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Charles Sholes.https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-free-democrat-wisconsin-state-elec/56900785/ Wisconsin State Election 1855 newspapers.com December 19, 1855 2025-11-05 General election On election day, November 6, 1855, Democratic nominee Arthur MacArthur Sr. won the election by a margin of 2,880 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Charles Sholes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. MacArthur was sworn in as the 5th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 6, 1856.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1855&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1855 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org June 1, 2024 2025-11-05 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1855 Democratic Party (United States) Arthur MacArthur Sr. 38,040 51.97 Republican Party (United States) Charles Sholes 35,160 48.03 Scattering 8 0.00 73,208 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1855 Wisconsin elections Category:1855 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1855 Category:1855 elections Category:1855 elections in North America Category:1855 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