1873 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1873 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1871 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1871 1875 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1875 November 4, 1873 125px Charles D. Parker Democratic Party (United States) 80,212 54.40% 125px Robert H. Baker Republican Party (United States) 67,208 45.58% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Charles D. Parker Democratic Party (United States) The 1873 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1873, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Charles D. Parker defeated Republican nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate Robert H. Baker. Parker was the first Democrat elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin since Erasmus D. Campbell in 1857. General election On election day, November 4, 1873, Democratic nominee Charles D. Parker won the election by a margin of 13,004 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Robert H. Baker, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Parker was sworn in as the 12th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 5, 1874.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1873&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1873 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 31, 2024 2025-11-07 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1873 Democratic Party (United States) Charles D. Parker 80,212 54.40 Republican Party (United States) Robert H. Baker 67,208 45.58 Scattering 27 0.02 147,447 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:1873 Wisconsin elections Category:1873 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1873 in the United States Category:1873 elections in the United States Category:1870s Wisconsin elections Category:1870s in Wisconsin Category:1870s elections in the United States Category:Government of Wisconsin Category:19th century in Wisconsin Category:19th-century elections in the United States