1851 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1851 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 4, 1851
 
Nominee Timothy Burns James Hughes Benjamin Spaulding
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 24,605 16,793 2,918
Percentage 55.44% 37.84% 6.57%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Samuel Beall
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Timothy Burns
Democratic

The 1851 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Timothy Burns defeated Whig nominee James Hughes and Free soil nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Benjamin Spaulding.[1]

General election

On election day, November 4, 1851, Democratic nominee Timothy Burns won the election by a margin of 7,812 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee James Hughes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Burns was sworn in as the 3rd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 5, 1852.[2]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1851
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Burns 24,605 55.44
Whig James Hughes 16,793 37.84
Free Soil Benjamin Spaulding 2,918 6.57
Scattering 65 0.15
Total votes 44,381 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "State Official Canvass". Watertown Chronicle. December 24, 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1851 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. June 1, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
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