1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

8 November 1881

Nominee Charles A. Gilman Edward P. Barnum Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 66,677 35,990 Percentage 62.89% 33.95%

Lieutenant Governor before election Charles A. Gilman Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Gilman Republican

The 1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1881 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Charles A. Gilman defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, Greenback Labor nominee Alexander P. Lane and Prohibition nominee George B. Kingsley.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1881, Republican nominee Charles A. Gilman won re-election by a margin of 30,687 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Gilman was sworn in for his second term on 10 January 1882.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1881

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles A. Gilman (incumbent)	66,677	62.89
	Democratic	Edward P. Barnum	35,990	33.95
	Greenback	Alexander P. Lane	2,591	2.44
	Prohibition	George B. Kingsley	768	0.72
Total votes			106,026	100.00
	Republican hold