1857 Minnesota Attorney General election

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1857 Minnesota Attorney General election
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October 13, 1857 1859  →
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Nominee Charles H. Berry George Nourse
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote17,70316,804
Percentage50.96%48.38%
Attorney General before election

LaFayette Emmett (Territorial)
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Charles H. Berry
Democratic

The 1857 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on October 13, 1857, in order to elect the first attorney general of Minnesota upon Minnesota acquiring statehood on May 11, 1858. Democratic nominee Charles H. Berry defeated Republican nominee George Nourse. [1]

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General election

On election day, October 13, 1857, Democratic nominee Charles H. Berry won the election by a margin of 899 votes against his opponent Republican nominee George Nourse, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Berry was sworn in as the 1st attorney general of Minnesota on May 11, 1858. [2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1857
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Berry 17,703 50.96
Republican George Nourse16,80448.38
Write-in 2300.66
Total votes34,737 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Attorney General, 1857 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  2. ↑ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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