1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election Minnesota Presidential no 1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1877 1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1881 November 4, 1879 125px Charles A. Gilman Republican Party (United States) 59,763 56.23% 125px Edward P. Barnum Democratic Party (United States) 38,736 36.44% Lieutenant Governor James Wakefield Republican Party (United States) Charles A. Gilman Republican Party (United States) The 1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1879, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 31st district Charles A. Gilman defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, Greenback Labor nominee Isaac M. Westfall and Prohibition nominee S.B. Williams.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318791099921600/ Lieutenant Governor, 1879 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-09-27 General election On election day, November 4, 1879, Republican nominee Charles A. Gilman won the election by a margin of 21,027 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gilman was sworn in as the 9th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on January 10, 1880.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1057897 MN Lieutenant Governor ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-09-27 Candidates Edward P. Barnum, Stearns County commissioner (Democratic) Charles A. Gilman, speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Republican) Isaac M. Westfall, former member of the Minnesota Senate (Greenback) Samuel B. Williams, farmer (Prohibition) Results Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1879 Republican Party (United States) Charles A. Gilman 59,763 56.23 Democratic Party (United States) Edward P. Barnum 38,736 36.44 Greenback Party Isaac M. Westfall 4,148 3.90 Prohibition Party S.B. Williams 3,642 3.43 106,289 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1879 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1879 in the United States