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The 1920 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee George Comings defeated Socialist nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Henry Kleist and Prohibition nominee Frank R. Derrick. This election marked the first time since the creation of the office of lieutenant governor that the Democratic party failed to run a candidate.[1]
Republican primary
The Republican primary election was held on 7 September 1920. Candidate George Comings received a plurality of the votes (45.91%) against incumbent state senator Albert J. Pullen and former state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in the previous election Charles H. Everett, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[2][3]
Results
General election
On election day, 2 November 1920, Republican nominee George Comings won the election by a margin of 365,382 votes against his foremost opponent Socialist nominee Henry Kleist, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Comings was sworn in as the 24th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on 3 January 1921.[4]
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