Newton Whiting Gilbert

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 62nd General Assembly (1900-1902)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 63rd General Assembly (1902-1904)

Offices

Indiana Senate
LaGrange, Steuben Counties
In office
Nov 4, 1896 to Nov 7, 1900

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
4 years, 3 days
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Jan 14, 1901 to Jan 9, 1905

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
3 years, 11 months, 26 days
U.S. House
District 12
In office
Mar 4, 1905 to Nov 6, 1906

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
1 year, 8 months, 3 days
Newton Whiting Gilbert spent 9 years, 8 months, 2 days in office in Indiana, including 1 year, 8 months, 3 days at the federal level and 7 years, 11 months, 29 days at the state level.

Elections

1900–Lieutenant Governor WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1900
50.60%
Newton Whiting Gilbert*, Republican, 331,774 votes
46.65%
John C. Lawler, Democratic, 305,934 votes
 2.04%
Robert H. Clark, Prohibition, 13,409 votes
 0.34%
Joseph R. Backus, Social Democratic, 2,238 votes
 0.23%
Charles M. Walter, People's (Populist), 1,488 votes
 0.10%
Gustav A. Dryer, Socialist Labor, 652 votes
 0.04%
S. D. Perry, Union Reform, 248 votes
Out of 655,743 votes casts, the margin of victory was 25,840 (3.95%)
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1904–U.S. House (District 12) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1904
50.48%
Newton Whiting Gilbert*, Republican, 23,203 votes
46.39%
James M. Robinson (i), Democratic, 21,322 votes
 1.96%
George C. Ulmer, Prohibition, 902 votes
 1.17%
James F. Morse, Socialist, 537 votes
Out of 45,964 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,881 (4.09%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Newton Whiting Gilbert had a record of 2-0. That includes a record of 2-0 in 2 general elections.