1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

5 November 1861
 
Nominee Ignatius L. Donnelly Thomas Cowan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 16,089 10,500
Percentage 60.50% 39.48%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Ignatius L. Donnelly
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Ignatius L. Donnelly
Republican

The 1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1861 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Ignatius L. Donnelly defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Cowan.