1914 Minnesota Attorney General election

1914 Minnesota Attorney General election

←  1912 November 3, 1914 1916  →

Nominee Lyndon A. Smith William F. Donohue August V. Rieke Party Republican Democratic Progressive Popular vote 195,372 94,025 16,736 Percentage 63.82% 30.71% 5.47%

Attorney General before election Lyndon A. Smith Republican Elected Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith Republican

The 1914 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Lyndon A. Smith defeated Democratic nominee Neil Cronin and Progressive nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate August V. Rieke. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 3, 1914, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won re-election by a margin of 101,347 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Neil Cronin, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Smith was sworn in for his second full term on January 3, 1915. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyndon A. Smith (incumbent)	195,372	63.82
	Democratic	Neil Cronin	94,025	30.71
	Progressive	August V. Rieke	16,736	5.47
Total votes			306,131	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Attorney General, 1914 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
2. "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-07.