1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1898 6 November 1900 1902 →

Nominee Jesse Stone Thomas H. Patterson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 263,993 160,044 Percentage 59.83% 36.27%

Lieutenant Governor before election Jesse Stone Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone Republican

The 1900 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1900 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jesse Stone defeated Democratic nominee Thomas H. Patterson, Prohibition nominee Thorvild Thorvilson and Social Democratic nominee George Dicke.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1900, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jesse Stone won re-election by a margin of 103,949 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas H. Patterson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stone was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1901.^[1]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Stone (incumbent)	263,993	59.83
	Democratic	Thomas H. Patterson	160,044	36.27
	Prohibition	Thorvild Thorvilson	9,892	2.24
	Social Democratic	George Dicke	6,679	1.51
		Scattering	597	0.15
Total votes			441,205	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1900 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.