1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election Minnesota Presidential no 1867 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1867 1871 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1871 November 2, 1869 125px William H. Yale Republican Party (United States) 29,456 55.94% 125px James A. Wiswell Democratic Party (United States) 21,745 41.29% Lieutenant Governor Thomas H. Armstrong Republican Party (United States) William H. Yale Republican Party (United States) The 1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1869, to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 11th district William H. Yale defeated Democratic nominee James A. Wiswell and Temperance nominee and former member of the Minnesota State Senate John H. Stevens.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318691099921600/ Lieutenant Governor, 1869 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-09-26 General election On election day, November 2, 1869, Republican nominee William H. Yale won the election by a margin of 7,711 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic nominee James A. Wiswell, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Yale was sworn in as the 6th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on January 7, 1870.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1057892 MN Lieutenant Governor ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-09-26 Candidates John H. Stevens, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Prohibition) James A. Wiswell, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Democratic) William H. Yale, member of the Minnesota State Senate (Republican) Results Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1869 Republican Party (United States) William H. Yale 29,456 55.94 Democratic Party (United States) James A. Wiswell 21,745 41.29 Prohibition Party John H. Stevens 1,428 2.71 Scattering 30 0.06 52,659 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1869 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1869 in the United States