Lieutenant Governor, 1877 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1877 |
| Cycle: | 1877 |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James B. Wakefield Incumbent | Man | Republican | 55,346 | 58.92 | +19.27 |
| Albert Alonzo (A.A.) Ames | Man | Democrat | 37,245 | 39.65 | |
| Phineas (P.A.) Jewell | Man | Prohibition | 1,346 | 1.43 |
Lieutenant Governor Wakefield was reelected to a second term.
Ames was a physician and Mayor of Minneapolis who served multiple nonconsecutive terms in that office over several decades (1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02). Ames was also the Democratic U.S. House nominee for the 4th CD seat in 1882, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1886, and independent candidate for Governor in 1896.
Jewell was a resident of Lake City, candidate for Supreme Court Associate Justice in 1871, and Temperance nominee for Clerk of the Supreme Court in 1875.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twentieth Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1878 (p. 18). The Minneapolis Tribune, January 11, 1878 (p. 1). The Worthington Advance, January 17, 1878 (p. 4).