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1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
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November 8, 1853
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Nominee James T. Lewis Bertine Pinckney
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 32,176 23,378
Percentage 57.59% 41.85%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Vacant

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

James T. Lewis
Democratic

The 1853 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1853, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate James T. Lewis defeated Whig nominee and fellow incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Bertine Pinckney. Free soil nominee and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Jonathan Daugherty initially ran for this office as well, but withdrew on October 29, 1853, in favor of Whig nominee Bertine Pinckney.[1]

General election

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On election day, November 8, 1853, Democratic nominee James T. Lewis won the election by a margin of 8,798 votes against his opponent Whig nominee Bertine Pinckney, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Lewis was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1854.[2]

Results

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Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1853
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James T. Lewis 32,176 57.59
Whig Bertine Pinckney 23,378 41.85
Free Soil Jonathan Daugherty (withdrawn) 270 0.48
Scattering 44 0.08
Total votes 55,868 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Daugherty (died 1856)". newspapers.com. October 29, 1853. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ^ "1853 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. June 1, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
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