Lieutenant Governor, 1886 Election
General
| Date: | November 2, 1886 |
| Cycle: | 1886 |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert E. (A.E.) Rice | Man | Republican | 114,038 | 51.75 | +7.72 |
| John Frank | Man | Democrat | 97,028 | 44.03 | |
| James P. Pinkham | Man | Prohibition | 9,271 | 4.21 |
Rice was a former editor and merchant from Wilmar and state Senator (SD 40, 1874-1876, 1878-1883; HD 36, 1883-1887).
Frank was a farmer from Le Roy and former state Representative (HD 03, 1883-1885).
Pinkham, a minister from Minneapolis, later was the Prohibition U.S. House nominee U.S. for the 4th CD in 1888. an at-large Minnesota delegation member to the 1888 Prohibition Party National Convention, and Prohibition nominee for Governor in 1890.
Sources
- The Worthington Advance, January 6, 1887 (p. 2). The Rochester Post, January 7, 1887 (p. 1). Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties, November 2, 1886.