1920 Minnesota Attorney General election

1920 Minnesota Attorney General election

←  1918 November 2, 1920 1922  →

Nominee Clifford L. Hilton Thomas V. Sullivan Raymond A. McQuat Party Republican Independent Democratic Popular vote 446,736 251,488 53,738 Percentage 59.41% 33.44% 7.15%

Attorney General before election Clifford L. Hilton Republican Elected Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton Republican

The 1920 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Clifford L. Hilton defeated Independent candidate Thomas V. Sullivan and Democratic nominee Raymond A. McQuat. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 2, 1920, Republican nominee Clifford L. Hilton won re-election by a margin of 195,248 votes against his foremost opponent Independent candidate Thomas V. Sullivan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hilton was sworn in for his second full term on January 3, 1921. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent)	446,736	59.41
	Independent	Thomas V. Sullivan	251,488	33.44
	Democratic	Raymond A. McQuat	53,738	7.15
Total votes			751,962	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Attorney General, 1920 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
2. "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-07.