1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election Missouri Presidential no 1892 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 1892 1900 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 1900 November 3, 1896 125px August Bolte Democratic Party (United States) 340,974 50.56% 125px Abraham C. Pettijohn Republican Party (United States) 304,624 45.17% 1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBolte: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Pettijohn: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Lieutenant Governor John Baptiste O'Meara Democratic Party (United States) August Bolte Democratic Party (United States) The 1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee August Bolte defeated Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, People's nominee J. H. Hillis, Prohibition nominee James M. Richey, National Democratic nominee Alfred F. Osterman and Socialist Labor nominee Christopher Rocker.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1896&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1896 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org March 8, 2017 2024-10-22 General election On election day, November 3, 1896, Democratic nominee August Bolte won the election by a margin of 36,350 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bolte was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Missouri on January 11, 1897.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=407785 MO Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com December 18, 2007 2024-10-22 Results Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896 Democratic Party (United States) August Bolte 340,974 50.56 Republican Party (United States) Abraham C. Pettijohn 304,624 45.17 People's Party (United States) J. H. Hillis 23,824 3.53 Prohibition Party James M. Richey 2,341 0.35 National Democratic Party (United States) Alfred F. Osterman 1,955 0.29 Socialist Labor Party of America Christopher Rocker 634 0.10 674,352 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1896 Missouri elections Category:1896 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1896 in the United States