1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1900

Nominee Jesse Stone Thomas H. Patterson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 263,993 160,044 Percentage 59.83% 36.27%

Lieutenant Governor before election Jesse Stone Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone Republican

The 1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jesse Stone defeated Democratic nominee Thomas H. Patterson, Prohibition nominee Thorvild Thorvilson and Social Democratic nominee George Dicke.

General election

On election day, November 6, 1900, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jesse Stone won re-election by a margin of 103,949 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas H. Patterson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stone was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1901.

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Stone (incumbent)	263,993	59.83
	Democratic	Thomas H. Patterson	160,044	36.27
	Prohibition	Thorvild Thorvilson	9,892	2.24
	Social Democratic	George Dicke	6,679	1.51
		Scattering	597	0.15
Total votes			441,205	100.00
	Republican hold