1874 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1874 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

3 November 1874

Nominee Norman Jay Colman Samuel W. Headlee Party Democratic Populist Popular vote 149,090 111,414 Percentage 57.23% 42.77%

Lieutenant Governor before election Charles Phillip Johnson Liberal Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Norman Jay Colman Democratic

The 1874 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1872 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Norman Jay Colman defeated People's nominee Samuel W. Headlee.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1874, Democratic nominee Norman Jay Colman won the election by a margin of 37,676 votes against his opponent People's nominee Samuel W. Headlee, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Colman was sworn in as the 17th lieutenant governor of Missouri on 12 January 1875.

Results

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1874

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norman Jay Colman	149,090	57.23
	Populist	Samuel W. Headlee	111,414	42.77
Total votes			260,504	100.00
	Democratic gain from Liberal Republican

See also

• 1874 Missouri gubernatorial election