1900 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1900 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1900 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Lyndon A. Smith defeated Democratic-People's nominee Thomas J. Meighen, Prohibition nominee C.B. Wilkinson and Midroad Populist nominee Erick G. Wallinder.^[1]

General election

On election day, 6 November 1900, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won re-election by a margin of 43,084 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-People's nominee Thomas J. Meighen, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Smith was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1901.^[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyndon A. Smith (incumbent)	169,503	55.34
	Democratic-People's	Thomas J. Meighen	126,419	41.27
	Prohibition	C.B. Wilkinson	8,364	2.73
	Midroad Populist	Erick G. Wallinder	2,008	0.66
		Scattering	2	0.00
Total votes			306,296	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Election Returns" (PDF). lrl.mn.gov. November 6, 1900. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Lieutenant Governor". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[QNJ-1] "Election Returns" (PDF). lrl.mn.gov. November 6, 1900. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[GBN-2] "Lieutenant Governor". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

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