1865 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1865 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 7, 1865
Lieutenant Governor before election; Charles D. Sherwood; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Thomas H. Armstrong; Republican

The 1865 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1865, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Thomas H. Armstrong defeated Democratic nominee Charles W. Nash.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 7, 1865, Republican nominee Thomas H. Armstrong won the election by a margin of 3,825 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Charles W. Nash, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Armstrong was sworn in as the 5th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on January 8, 1866.^[2]

Results

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1865
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Armstrong	17,502	56.13
	Democratic	Charles W. Nash	13,677	43.87
Total votes			31,179	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Lieutenant Governor, 1865 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "MN Lieutenant Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-26.

[GBN-1] "Lieutenant Governor, 1865 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-26.

[GHN-2] "MN Lieutenant Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-26.

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