1877 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1877 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1866 Presidential no 1875 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1875 1879 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1879 November 6, 1877 125px James M. Bingham Republican Party (United States) 77,926 43.78% 125px Romanzo E. Davis Democratic Party (United States) 71,656 40.25% 125px Henry L. Eaton Greenback Party 25,745 14.46% Lieutenant Governor Charles D. Parker Democratic Party (United States) James M. Bingham Republican Party (United States) The 1877 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1877, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly James M. Bingham defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Romanzo E. Davis, Greenback nominee E. H. Benton and Independent candidate B. H. Brown.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A5I72MHGLI4VMO8O/full/AFH5PUUG2E6IN28A Official Directory search.library.wisc.edu 2025-11-07 General election On election day, November 6, 1877, Republican nominee James M. Bingham won the election by a margin of 6,270 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Romanzo E. Davis, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bingham was sworn in as the 13th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 7, 1878.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1877&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1877 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 31, 2024 2025-11-07 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1877 Republican Party (United States) James M. Bingham 77,926 43.78 Democratic Party (United States) Romanzo E. Davis 71,656 40.25 Greenback Party E. H. Benton 25,745 14.46 Independent (United States) B. H. Brown 2,165 1.22 Scattering 515 0.29 178,007 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References lieutenant gubernatorial Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin collapsed