1848 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1848 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Presidential no 1849 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1849 May 8, 1848 125px John Edwin Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 19,537 55.72% 125px John H. Rountree Whig Party (United States) 14,355 40.94% Lieutenant Governor Office Established John Edwin Holmes Democratic Party (United States) The 1848 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on May 8, 1848, in order to elect the first lieutenant governor of Wisconsin upon Wisconsin acquiring statehood on May 29, 1848. This election was held concurrent with a public referendum to ratify the Constitution of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Dodge and Jefferson counties John Edwin Holmes defeated Whig nominee and former member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Grant County John H. Rountree and Independent candidates Jacob Ly Brand and Warren Chase. General election On election day, May 8, 1848, Democratic nominee John Edwin Holmes won the election by a margin of 5,182 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee John H. Rountree, thereby attaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Holmes was sworn in as the 1st lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on June 7, 1848.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1848&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1848 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org June 1, 2024 2025-11-05 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1848 Democratic Party (United States) John Edwin Holmes 19,537 55.72 Whig Party (United States) John H. Rountree 14,355 40.94 Independent (United States) Jacob Ly Brand 986 2.81 Independent (United States) Warren Chase 130 0.37 Scattering 55 0.16 35,063 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1848 Wisconsin elections Category:1848 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:May 1848 Category:1848 elections Category:1848 elections in North America Category:1848 elections in the United States Category:1840s Wisconsin elections Category:1840s in Wisconsin Category:1840s elections Category:1840s elections in North America Category:1840s 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