Milton Stapp

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 13th General Assembly (1828-1829)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 14th General Assembly (1829-1830)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 15th General Assembly (1830-1831)

Offices

Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 2, 1822 to Dec 1, 1823
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
12 months, 4 days
Indiana Senate
Jefferson, Jennings Counties
In office
Dec 1, 1823 to Dec 4, 1826
Assumed: General Election
3 years, 4 days
Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 3, 1827 to Dec 1, 1828
Assumed: General Election
12 months, 4 days
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 3, 1828 to Dec 7, 1831

Party: Independent
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
3 years, 4 days
Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 7, 1835 to Dec 3, 1838

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
2 years, 11 months, 27 days
Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 2, 1844 to Dec 7, 1846

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
2 years, 5 days
Milton Stapp spent 13 years, 8 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1831–Governor LOST
General Election–Monday, August 1, 1831
45.61%
Noah Noble*, 23,518 votes
40.73%
James Gray Read, 21,002 votes
 13.54%
Milton Stapp, 6,984 votes
 0.12%
James Scott, 61 votes
 0.00%
Robert Hanna, 1 votes
Out of 51,566 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,516 (4.88%)
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In the 1 races for which we have results, Milton Stapp had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.