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The 1890 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1890 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee David Calhoun and Prohibition nominee Robert Taylor. [1]
On election day, 4 November 1890, Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp won re-election by a margin of 12,366 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee David Calhoun, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Clapp was sworn in for his third term on 9 January 1891. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Moses E. Clapp (incumbent) | 98,187 | 40.98 | |
| Democratic | David Calhoun | 85,821 | 35.82 | |
| Prohibition | Robert Taylor | 55,610 | 23.20 | |
| Total votes | 239,618 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Moses Edwin Clapp was an American lawyer and politician.
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The 1861 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1861 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Attorney General Gordon E. Cole defeated Democratic nominee Wheeler Hazard Peckham.
The 1863 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1863 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Attorney General Gordon E. Cole defeated Democratic nominee William H. Grant.
The 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1886 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee John H. Ives and Prohibition nominee W.M. Hatch.
The 1888 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee Charles d'Autremont, Prohibition nominee Charles E. Shannon and Union Labor nominee William Welch.
The 1892 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Henry W. Childs defeated Democratic nominee John Nethaway, People's nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district John L. MacDonald and Prohibition nominee Robert Taylor.
The 1902 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1902 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Wallace B. Douglas defeated Democratic nominee Frank D. Larrabee.
The 1904 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1904 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate Edward T. Young defeated Democratic nominee Thomas McDermott.
The 1906 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1906 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Edward T. Young defeated Democratic nominee John Dwan.
The 1908 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1908 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee George T. Simpson defeated Democratic nominee Marvin E. Mathews, Public Ownership nominee Alfred W. Uhl and Independence League nominee John T. P. Power.
The 1910 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1910 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general George T. Simpson defeated Democratic nominee John M. Freeman.
The 1940 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor nominee David J. Erickson and Democratic nominee John D. Sullivan.
The 1942 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1942 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor nominee David J. Erickson and Democratic nominee Patrick A. Burke.
The 1986 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1986 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee Lewis Freeman and Grassroots nominee Derrick P. Grimmer.
