1898 Minnesota Attorney General election

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1898 Minnesota Attorney General election
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Nominee Wallace B. Douglas John F. Kelly
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote137,50596,731
Percentage56.67%39.87%
Attorney General before election

Henry W. Childs
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Wallace B. Douglas
Republican

The 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1898, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Wallace B. Douglas defeated Democratic nominee John F. Kelly and Prohibition nominee Daniel W. Doty. [1]

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General election

On election day, November 8, 1898, Republican nominee Wallace B. Douglas won the election by a margin of 40,774 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John F. Kelly, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Douglas was sworn in as the 10th attorney general of Minnesota on January 3, 1899. [2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wallace B. Douglas 137,505 56.67
Democratic John F. Kelly96,73139.87
Prohibition Daniel W. Doty8,4043.46
Total votes242,640 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Attorney General, 1898 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. ↑ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
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