1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election Minnesota Presidential no 1859 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1859 1863 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1863 November 5, 1861 125px Ignatius L. Donnelly Republican Party (United States) 16,089 60.45% 125px Thomas Cowan Democratic Party (United States) 10,500 39.45% Lieutenant Governor Ignatius L. Donnelly Republican Party (United States) Ignatius L. Donnelly Republican Party (United States) The 1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1861, to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Ignatius L. Donnelly defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Cowan.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318611099921600/ Lieutenant Governor, 1861 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-09-26 General election On election day, November 5, 1861, Republican nominee Ignatius L. Donnelly won re-election by a margin of 5,589 votes against his opponent, Democratic nominee Thomas Cowan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Donnelly was sworn in for his second term on January 2, 1862.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1057887 MN Lieutenant Governor ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-09-26 Candidates Thomas Cowan, attorney (Democrat) Ignatius Donnelly, incumbent (Republican) Results Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1861 Republican Party (United States) Ignatius L. Donnelly (incumbent) 16,089 60.45 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Cowan 10,500 39.45 Scattering 21 0.08 Christopher Columbus Andrews (write-in) 4 0.02 N. V. Bennett 1 0.00 26,615 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1861 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1861 in the United States