1898 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1898 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1896 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1896 1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1900 November 8, 1898 125px Jesse Stone Republican Party (United States) 180,038 55.09% 125px Peter V. Deuster Democratic Party (United States) 126,306 38.65% Lieutenant Governor Emil Baensch Republican Party (United States) Jesse Stone Republican Party (United States) The 1898 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Jesse Stone defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th district Peter V. Deuster, People's nominee Spencer Palmer, Prohibition nominee Willis W. Cooper, Social Democratic nominee Edward P. Hassinger and Socialist Labor nominee Herman C. Gauger. General election On election day, November 8, 1898, Republican nominee Jesse Stone won the election by a margin of 53,732 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Peter V. Deuster, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stone was sworn in as the 18th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1899.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1898&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1898 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-09 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1898 Republican Party (United States) Jesse Stone 180,038 55.09 Democratic Party (United States) Peter V. Deuster 126,306 38.65 People's Party (United States) Spencer Palmer 8,267 2.53 Prohibition Party Willis W. Cooper 7,846 2.40 Social Democratic Party of America Edward P. Hassinger 2,535 0.78 Socialist Labor Party of America Herman C. Gauger 1,543 0.47 Scattering 248 0.08 326,783 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1898 Wisconsin elections Category:1898 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1898 in the United States Category:1898 elections in the United States Category:1890s Wisconsin elections Category:1890s in Wisconsin Category:1890s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:1898 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:19th century in Wisconsin Category:19th-century elections in North America Category:19th-century elections Category:19th-century elections in the United States