1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 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 Minnesota Republican Party Elected Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Gilman Minnesota Republican Party

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

General election

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

Candidates

• Edward P. Barnum, Stearns County commissioner (Democratic)
• Charles A. Gilman, incumbent, former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Republican)
• George B. Kingsley, former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Prohibition)
• Alexander P. Lane, farmer (Greenback)

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