Lieutenant Governor, 1871 Election
General
| Date: | November 7, 1871 |
| Cycle: | 1871 |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H. (W.H.) Yale Incumbent | Man | Republican | 47,039 | 60.82 | +21.81 |
| David L. (D.L.) Buell | Man | Democrat | 30,169 | 39.01 | |
| William A. Bentley | Man | Temperance | 132 | 0.17 |
Lieutenant Governor Yale was reelected to a second term.
Buell was a lawyer from Caledonia, former state Representative (HD 13, 1863-1864), and sitting state Senator (SD 13, 1866-1867, 1868, 1870-1872; SD 01, 1872-1873, 1879-1881).
Bentley was a physician and surgeon from Empire City who would later serve in the state House (HD 28, 1877-1878).
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Fourteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1872 (p. 15).