1879 Minnesota Attorney General election

1879 Minnesota Attorney General election

←  1877 November 4, 1879 1881  →

Nominee Charles M. Start P.M. Babcock Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 60,816 38,604 Percentage 57.28% 36.36%

Attorney General before election George P. Wilson Republican Elected Attorney General Charles M. Start Republican

The 1879 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1879, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Charles M. Start defeated Democratic nominee P.M. Babcock, Greenback Labor nominee Oscar Stephenson and Prohibition nominee Alfred W. Bangs. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 4, 1879, Republican nominee Charles M. Start won the election by a margin of 22,212 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee P.M. Babcock, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Start was sworn in as the 6th attorney general of Minnesota on January 7, 1880. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1879

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles M. Start	60,816	57.28
	Democratic	P.M. Babcock	38,604	36.36
	Greenback	Oscar Stephenson	4,064	3.83
	Prohibition	Alfred W. Bangs	2,697	2.53
Total votes			106,181	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Attorney General, 1879 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
2. "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-05.