The 1888 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Albert E. Rice defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate Daniel Buck, Prohibition nominee Theodore S. Reimstad and Union Labor nominee Milan N. Pond.
General election.
On election day, 6 November 1888, Republican nominee Albert E. Rice won re-election by a margin of 35,066 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Daniel Buck, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Rice was sworn in for his second term on 9 January 1889.
Results.
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