1859 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1859 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Presidential no 1857 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1857 1861 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1861 November 8, 1859 125px Butler Noble Republican Party (United States) 59,606 52.87% 125px Alexander S. Palmer Democratic Party (United States) 53,059 47.06% Lieutenant Governor Erasmus D. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) Butler Noble Republican Party (United States) The 1859 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1859, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Butler Noble defeated Democratic nominee Alexander S. Palmer. This election marked the first time Democrats lost control over this office since it was established in 1848. General election On election day, November 8, 1859, Republican nominee Butler Noble won the election by a margin of 6,547 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Alexander S. Palmer, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor for the first time. Noble was sworn in as the 7th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1860.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1859&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1859 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 31, 2024 2025-11-06 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1859 Republican Party (United States) Butler Noble 59,606 52.87 Democratic Party (United States) Alexander S. Palmer 53,059 47.06 Scattering 72 0.07 112,737 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1859 Wisconsin elections Category:1859 in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1859 in the United States Category:1859 elections Category:1859 elections in North America Category:1859 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