1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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| election_name = 1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

| country = Minnesota

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1877 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1877

| next_election = 1881 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1881

| election_date = 4 November 1879

| image1 = 125px

| nominee1 = Charles A. Gilman

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 59,763

| percentage1 = 56.23%

| image2 = 125px

| nominee2 = Edward P. Barnum

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 38,736

| percentage2 = 36.44%

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| title = Lieutenant Governor

| before_election = James Wakefield

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Charles A. Gilman

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

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The 1879 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1879 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 31st district Charles A. Gilman defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Barnum, Greenback Labor nominee Isaac M. Westfall and Prohibition nominee A.B. Williams.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318791099921600/ |title=Lieutenant Governor, 1879 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=27 September 2024}}