1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

3 November 1896

Nominee John L. Gibbs James Madison Bowler Party Republican Democratic-People's Popular vote 178,381 141,240 Percentage 54.63% 43.25%

Lieutenant Governor before election Frank A. Day Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor John L. Gibbs Republican

The 1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives John L. Gibbs defeated Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler and Prohibition nominee Clarence Wedge.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Republican nominee John L. Gibbs won the election by a margin of 37,141 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Gibbs was sworn in as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on 5 January 1897.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John L. Gibbs	178,381	54.63
	Democratic-People's	James Madison Bowler	141,240	43.25
	Prohibition	Clarence Wedge	6,917	2.12
Total votes			326,538	100.00
	Republican hold