1890 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1890 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 4, 1890

Nominee Charles Jonas Joseph B. Treat Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 159,710 124,736 Percentage 52.37% 40.90%

Lieutenant Governor before election George Washington Ryland Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Charles Jonas Democratic

The 1890 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate Charles Jonas defeated Republican nominee and fellow former member of the Wisconsin Senate Joseph B. Treat, Prohibition nominee William R. Nethercut and Union Labor nominee Nelson E. Allen.

General election

On election day, November 4, 1890, Democratic nominee Charles Jonas won the election by a margin of 34,974 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Joseph B. Treat, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Jonas was sworn in as the 16th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 5, 1891.

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Jonas	159,710	52.37
	Republican	Joseph B. Treat	124,736	40.90
	Prohibition	William R. Nethercut	13,361	4.38
	Union Labor	Nelson E. Allen	7,000	2.30
		Scattering	159	0.05
Total votes			304,966	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican