1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Presidential no 1851 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1851 1855 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1855 November 8, 1853 125px James T. Lewis Democratic Party (United States) 32,176 57.59% 125px Bertine Pinckney Whig Party (United States) 23,378 41.85% Lieutenant Governor Vacant James T. Lewis Democratic Party (United States) The 1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1853, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate James T. Lewis defeated Whig nominee and fellow incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Bertine Pinckney. Free soil nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Jonathan Daugherty initially ran for this office as well, but withdrew on October 29, 1853, in favor of Whig nominee Bertine Pinckney.https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-free-democrat-jonathan-daugherty/8002230/ Jonathan Daugherty (died 1856) newspapers.com October 29, 1853 2025-11-05 General election On election day, November 8, 1853, Democratic nominee James T. Lewis won the election by a margin of 8,798 votes against his opponent Whig nominee Bertine Pinckney, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Lewis was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1854.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1853&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1853 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org June 1, 2024 2025-11-05 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1853 Democratic Party (United States) James T. Lewis 32,176 57.59 Whig Party (United States) Bertine Pinckney 23,378 41.85 Free Soil Party Jonathan Daugherty (withdrawn) 270 0.48 Scattering 44 0.08 55,868 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1853 Wisconsin elections Category:1853 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1853 Category:1853 elections Category:1853 elections in North America Category:1853 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