1875 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1875 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 1875

Nominee James Wakefield Edward W. Durant Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 43,874 34,090 Percentage 54.73% 42.52%

Lieutenant Governor before election Alphonso Barto Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor James Wakefield Republican

The 1875 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1875, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate James Wakefield defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Edward W. Durant and Temperance nominee Jonah B. Tuttle.

General election

On election day, November 2, 1875, Republican nominee James Wakefield won the election by a margin of 9,784 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Edward W. Durant, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Wakefield was sworn in as the 8th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on January 7, 1876.

Candidates

• Edward W. Durant, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Democratic)
• James Wakefield, incumbent (Republican)
• Jonah B. Tuttle, Baptist clergyman (Prohibition, Anti-Monopoly)

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Wakefield	43,874	54.73
	Democratic	Edward W. Durant	34,090	42.52
	Prohibition	Jonah B. Tuttle	2,205	2.75
Total votes			80,169	100.00
	Republican hold