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1908 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1908

← 1906 November 3, 1908 1910 →
 
Nominee A. O. Eberhart J. J. Reiter T. J. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 164,884 109,010 19,317
Percentage 55.68% 36.81% 6.52%

Lieutenant Governor before election

A. O. Eberhart
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

A. O. Eberhart
Republican

The 1908 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart of the Republican Party of Minnesota defeated Minnesota Democratic Party challenger Julius J. Reiter and Prohibition Party candidate T. J. Anderson.

Results

1908 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican A. O. Eberhart (incumbent) 164,884 55.68% +2.80%
Democratic J. J. Reiter 109,010 36.81% −4.21%
Prohibition T. J. Anderson 19,317 6.52% +0.42%
Independence Roscoe Higbee 2,919 0.99% n/a
Majority 55,874 18.87%
Turnout 296,130
Republican hold Swing