Lieutenant Governor, 1873 Election

General

Date: November 4, 1873
Cycle: 1873
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Alphonso Barto Man Republican 41,352 53.71 +7.42
Ebenezer Ayres Man Democrat 35,639 46.29

Barto was an attorney from Sauk Centre and state Representative (HD 31, 1872-1874).

Ayres was a farmer from Cottage Grove, state Representative (HD 02, 1867-1868; HD 22, 1872-1873), Greenback nominee for Railroad Commissioner in 1877, Greenback-Labor nominee for Railroad Commissioner in 1879, and Greenback nominee for the 3rd CD in 1880.

Sources

  • The Minneapolis Daily Tribune, January 9, 1874 (p. 2). Freeborn County Standard, January 15, 1874 (p. 2).