1859 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1859 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

11 October 1859

Nominee Ignatius L. Donnelly Sylvanus Lowry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 20,917 17,670 Percentage 54.21% 45.79%

Lieutenant Governor before election William Holcombe Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Ignatius L. Donnelly Republican

The 1859 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 11 October 1859 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Ignatius L. Donnelly defeated Democratic nominee Sylvanus Lowry.

General election

On election day, 11 October 1859, Republican nominee Ignatius L. Donnelly won the election by a margin of 3,247 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Sylvanus Lowry, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Donnelly was sworn in as the 2nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota on 2 January 1860.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1859

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ignatius L. Donnelly	20,917	54.21
	Democratic	Sylvanus Lowry	17,670	45.79
Total votes			38,587	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic