Lieutenant Governor, 1865 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1865
Cycle: 1865
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Thomas H. Armstrong Man Republican 17,502 56.13 +12.27
Charles W. Nash Man Democrat 13,677 43.87

Armstrong was an attorney from High Forest, former Democrat, state Representative (HD 12, 1864-1866), and future state Senator (SD 05, 1875-1879).

Nash was an attorney from Hastings and former state Senator (SD 07, 1862-1864).

Sources

  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1866 (p. 14).