John C. Lawler

Offices

Indiana House
Washington County
In office
Nov 4, 1868 to Mar 4, 1869

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
Indiana House
Washington County
In office
Mar 24, 1869 to May 13, 1869

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Special Election
Left: Resigned
Indiana Senate
Jackson, Washington Counties
In office
Jan 25, 1901 to Nov 9, 1904

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Special Election
John C. Lawler spent 4 years, 3 months, 2 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1896–Lieutenant Governor LOST
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
50.93%
William Selkirk Haggard*, Republican, 320,887 votes
46.77%
John C. Lawler, Democratic, 294,717 votes
 1.37%
Adam P. Hanna, People's (Populist), 8,636 votes
 0.49%
William Edgerton, Prohibition, 3,065 votes
 0.39%
Sampson J. North, National, 2,485 votes
 0.05%
Harry C. Sharp, Socialist, 296 votes
Out of 630,086 votes casts, the margin of victory was 26,170 (4.16%)
1900–Lieutenant Governor LOST
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%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, John C. Lawler had a record of 0-2. That includes a record of 0-2 in 2 general elections.