1994 Minnesota Attorney General election

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1994 Minnesota Attorney General election
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 1990November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  
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Nominee Skip Humphrey Sharon Anderson
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote1,115,285488,753
Percentage64.7%28.3%

1994 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg
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Humphrey:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Anderson:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No votes

Attorney General before election

Skip Humphrey
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Skip Humphrey
Democratic (DFL)

The 1994 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1994 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFLer Skip Humphrey ran for reelection to a fourth term, ultimately defeating Republican nominee Sharon Anderson. [1] The election marked the seventh attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970. Humphrey won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so since Governor Wendell Anderson in 1974. No candidate has done so since, although Governor Arne Carlson won all but three in the adjacent gubernatorial election, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar won all but two in 2012.

Contents

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

The primary was held on September 13. Incumbent attorney general Skip Humphrey won the DFL nomination. [2] Humphrey faced only token opposition for renomination from LaRouchite candidates. [3]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Elimated in primary

Results

Results by county:
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Humphrey
70-80%
80-90%
90-100% 1994 Minnesota attorney general Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Humphrey
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90-100%
1994 DFL Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III 329,147 87.91%
Democratic (DFL) Kent S. Herschbach24,5906.57%
Democratic (DFL) Lewis du Pont Smith20,6685.52%
Total votes374,405 100%

Independent-Republican primary

The primary was held on September 13. Sharon Anderson won the Independent-Republican nomination over Republican Party-endorsed candidate Tom Neuville, an upset attributed to Anderson's "very electable name." [2] [5]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Elimated in primary

Results

Results by county:
Anderson
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Neuville
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
80-90%
Olson
30-40% 1994 Minnesota attorney general Independent-Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Anderson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Neuville
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  Olson
  •   30–40%
1994 Independent-Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Anderson 148,660 40.01%
Republican Thomas M. Neuville 127,99234.45%
Republican Andrew Olson94,92625.55%
Total votes371,578 100%

Other candidates

Grassroots Party

Nominee

  • Dean W. Amundson [10]

General election

Results

1994 Minnesota Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL) Skip Humphrey (incumbent)1,115,28564.67%
Republican Sharon Anderson488,75328.34%
Grassroots PartyDean W. Amundson69,7764.05%
N/AWrite Ins50,6812.94%
Total votes1,724,495 100.00%

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