1869 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1869 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 1869

Nominee Thaddeus C. Pound Hamilton H. Gray Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,608 59,728 Percentage 53.29% 45.73%

Lieutenant Governor before election Wyman Spooner Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Thaddeus C. Pound Republican

The 1869 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1869, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Thaddeus C. Pound defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Hamilton H. Gray.

General election

On election day, November 2, 1869, Republican nominee Thaddeus C. Pound won the election by a margin of 9,880 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Hamilton H. Gray, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Pound was sworn in as the 10th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 1870.

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1869

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thaddeus C. Pound	69,608	53.29
	Democratic	Hamilton H. Gray	59,728	45.73
		Scattering	1,284	0.98
Total votes			130,620	100.00
	Republican hold