1908 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1908

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1893

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1906

| previous_year = 1906

| next_election = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1910

| next_year = 1910

| election_date = November 3, 1908

| image1 = AOEberhart-official.jpg

| nominee1 = A. O. Eberhart

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 164,884

| percentage1 = {{percentage|164884|296130|2}}

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = J. J. Reiter

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic Party

| popular_vote2 = 109,010

| percentage2 = {{percentage|109010|296130|2}}

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| nominee3 = T. J. Anderson

| party3 = Prohibition Party

| popular_vote3 = 19,317

| percentage3 = {{percentage|19317|296130|2}}

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Lieutenant Governor

| before_election = A. O. Eberhart

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = A. O. Eberhart

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

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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

{{Election box begin | title=1908 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = A. O. Eberhart (incumbent)

|votes = 164,884

|percentage = 55.68%

|change = +2.80%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Minnesota Democratic Party

|candidate = J. J. Reiter

|votes = 109,010

|percentage = 36.81%

|change = -4.21%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Prohibition Party

|candidate = T. J. Anderson

|votes = 19,317

|percentage = 6.52%

|change = +0.42%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independence Party (United States)

|candidate = Roscoe Higbee

|votes = 2,919

|percentage = 0.99%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 55,874

|percentage = 18.87%

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 296,130

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}