1904 Minnesota Attorney General election

1904 Minnesota Attorney General election

←  1902 November 8, 1904 1906  →

Nominee Edward T. Young Thomas McDermott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 180,346 87,528 Percentage 67.33% 32.67%

Attorney General before election William J. Donahower (Acting) Republican Elected Attorney General Edward T. Young Republican

The 1904 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 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. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 8, 1904, Republican nominee Edward T. Young won the election by a margin of 92,818 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Thomas McDermott, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Young was sworn in as the 12th attorney general of Minnesota on January 4, 1905. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward T. Young	180,346	67.33
	Democratic	Thomas McDermott	87,528	32.67
Total votes			267,874	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Attorney General, 1904 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
2. "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-06.