The 1872 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1872 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Liberal Republican nominee Charles Phillip Johnson defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district John Hubler Stover.
General election.
On election day, 5 November 1872, Liberal Republican nominee Charles Phillip Johnson won the election by a margin of 37,400 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John Hubler Stover, thereby retaining Liberal Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Johnson was sworn in as the 16th lieutenant governor of Missouri on 8 January 1873.
Results.
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