1881 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1881 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 1881

Nominee Sam Fifield Wendell Abraham Anderson Harvey Clapp Party Republican Democratic Prohibition Popular vote 83,502 69,304 12,247 Percentage 48.59% 40.33% 7.13%

Lieutenant Governor before election James M. Bingham Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Sam Fifield Republican

The 1881 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1881, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Sam Fifield defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Wendell Abraham Anderson, Prohibition nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Harvey Clapp and Greenback nominee and former member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory David Giddings.

General election

On election day, November 8, 1881, Republican nominee Sam Fifield won the election by a margin of 14,198 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Wendell Abraham Anderson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Fifield was sworn in as the 14th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1882.

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1881

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Fifield	83,502	48.59
	Democratic	Wendell Abraham Anderson	69,304	40.33
	Prohibition	Harvey Clapp	12,247	7.13
	Greenback	David Giddings	6,711	3.91
		Scattering	74	0.04
Total votes			171,838	100.00
	Republican hold