Lieutenant Governor, 1888 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1888 |
| Cycle: | 1888 |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert E. (A.E.) Rice Incumbent | Man | Republican | 139,774 | 53.64 | +13.46 |
| Daniel Buck | Man | Democrat | 104,708 | 40.18 | |
| Theodore Reimstad | Man | Prohibition | 15,565 | 5.97 | |
| Milan (M.N.) Pond | Man | Union Labor | 497 | 0.19 | |
| Scattering | Write-In | 55 | 0.02 |
Lieutenant Governor Rice was reelected to a second term.
Buck was an attorney from Mankato, Democratic nominee for Secretary of State in 1861, former state Representative (HD 17, 1866-1867), state Senator (SD 14, 1879-1883), and future Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice (1893-1899).
Reimstad was a professor from Minneapolis and Prohibition U.S. House nominee for the 5th CD in 1894.
Pond was a resident of Faribault.
Sources
- The Saint Paul Daily Globe, December 20, 1888 (p. 4).