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The 1896 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives John L. Gibbs defeated Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler and Prohibition nominee Clarence Wedge.^[1]

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Republican nominee John L. Gibbs won the election by a margin of 37,141 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-People's nominee James Madison Bowler, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Gibbs was sworn in as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on 5 January 1897.^[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John L. Gibbs	178,381	54.63
	Democratic-People's	James Madison Bowler	141,240	43.25
	Prohibition	Clarence Wedge	6,917	2.12
Total votes			326,538	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Election Returns" (PDF). lrl.mn.gov. November 3, 1896. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Lieutenant Governor". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "MN Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. December 11, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.