1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 1869

Nominee William H. Yale James A. Wiswell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 29,456 21,745 Percentage 55.94% 41.29%

Lieutenant Governor before election Thomas H. Armstrong Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor William H. Yale Republican

The 1869 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1869, in order 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.

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.

Candidates

• James A. Wiswell, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Democratic)
• John H. Stevens, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Prohibition)
• William H. Yale, Member of the Minnesota State Senate (Republican)

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1869

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William H. Yale	29,456	55.94
	Democratic	James A. Wiswell	21,745	41.29
	Prohibition	John H. Stevens	1,428	2.71
		Scattering	30	0.06
Total votes			52,659	100.00
	Republican hold