1873 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1873 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

4 November 1873

Nominee Alphonso Barto Ebenezer Ayres Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,352 35,639 Percentage 53.71% 46.29%

Lieutenant Governor before election William H. Yale Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Alphonso Barto Republican

The 1873 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1873 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 31st district Alphonso Barto defeated Democratic nominee Ebenezer Ayres.

General election

On election day, 4 November 1873, Republican nominee Alphonso Barto won the election by a margin of 5,713 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Ebenezer Ayres, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Barto was sworn in as the 7th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on 9 January 1874.

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1873

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alphonso Barto	41,352	53.71
	Democratic	Ebenezer Ayres	35,639	46.29
Total votes			76,991	100.00
	Republican hold