Lieutenant Governor, 1881 Election
General
| Date: | November 8, 1881 |
| Cycle: | 1881 |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A. (C.A.) Gilman Incumbent | Man | Republican | 66,677 | 62.85 | +28.93 |
| Edward (E.P.) Barnum | Man | Democrat | 35,990 | 33.92 | |
| Alexander (A.P.) Lane | Man | Greenback | 2,591 | 2.44 | |
| George B. Kingsley | Man | Prohibition | 768 | 0.72 |
Lieutenant Governor Gilman was reelected to a second term.
Barnum, a resident of Sauk Centre, was Chairman of the Board of Stearns County Commissioners and Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 1879.
Lane was a reisdent of Champlin, the Republican nominee for state Auditor in 1857, and the Greenback nominee for Secretary of State in 1879.
Kingsley was an attorney and former justice of the peace from Blue Earth City and former state Representative (HD 14, 1858).
Sources
- The Saint Paul Daily Globe, January 4, 1882 (p. 2).