1886 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1886 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 November 1886

Nominee Albert E. Rice John Frank Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 114,038 97,028 Percentage 51.76% 44.04%

Lieutenant Governor before election Charles A. Gilman Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Albert E. Rice Republican

The 1886 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1886 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota Senate Albert E. Rice defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives John Frank and Prohibition nominee James P. Pinkham.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1886, Republican nominee Albert E. Rice won the election by a margin of 17,010 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John Frank, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Rice was sworn in as the 10th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on 4 January 1887.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Rice	114,038	51.76
	Democratic	John Frank	97,028	44.04
	Prohibition	James P. Pinkham	9,271	4.20
Total votes			220,337	100.00
	Republican hold