1861 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1861 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Presidential no 1859 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1859 1863 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1863 November 5, 1861 125px Edward Salomon National Union Party (United States) 49,605 50.04% 125px Henry M. Billings Democratic Party (United States) 44,114 44.50% 125px William C. Allen Independent (United States) 5,131 5.18% Lieutenant Governor Butler Noble Republican Party (United States) Edward Salomon Republican Party (United States) The 1861 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1861, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee Edward Salomon defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Henry M. Billings and independent candidate and former county Judge of Walworth County, Wisconsin William C. Allen.https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-wisconsin-electi/57123078/ Wisconsin election canvass 1861 newspapers.com December 3, 1861 2025-11-06https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AXU6B3ZTECZLNP8P/full/ADUOAG4WPM5D7O8Z Vote for governor search.library.wisc.edu 1862 2025-11-06 General election On election day, November 5, 1861, Republican nominee Edward Salomon won the election by a margin of 5,491 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Henry M. Billings, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Salomon was sworn in as the 8th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 6, 1862.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1861&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1861 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 31, 2024 2025-11-06 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1861 National Union Party (United States) Edward Salomon 49,605 50.04 Democratic Party (United States) Henry M. Billings 44,114 44.50 Independent (United States) William C. Allen 5,131 5.18 Scattering 275 0.28 99,125 100.00 National Union Party (United States) References Category:1861 Wisconsin elections Category:1861 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1861 in the United States Category:1861 elections Category:1861 elections in North America Category:1861 elections in the United States Category:1860s Wisconsin elections Category:1860s in Wisconsin Category:1860s elections Category:1860s elections in North America Category:1860s 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