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The 1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee August Bolte defeated Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, People's nominee J. H. Hillis, Prohibition nominee James M. Richey, National Democratic nominee Alfred F. Osterman and Socialist Labor nominee Christopher Rocker.^[1]

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Democratic nominee August Bolte won the election by a margin of 36,350 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bolte was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Missouri on 11 January 1897.^[2]

Results

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	August Bolte	340,974	50.56
	Republican	Abraham C. Pettijohn	304,624	45.17
	Populist	J. H. Hillis	23,824	3.53
	Prohibition	James M. Richey	2,341	0.35
	National Democratic	Alfred F. Osterman	1,955	0.29
	Socialist Labor	Christopher Rocker	634	0.10
Total votes			674,352	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "1896 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "MO Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2024.