1998 Minnesota Attorney General election

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1998 Minnesota Attorney General election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2002  
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Nominee Mike Hatch Charlie Weaver Jr. Jim Mangan
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Reform
Popular vote960,558880,203116,504
Percentage47.8%43.8%5.8%

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Hatch:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Weaver:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Mangan:     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

Attorney General before election

Skip Humphrey
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Attorney General

Mike Hatch
Democratic (DFL)

The 1998 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFL Attorney General Skip Humphrey ran for governor, and DFLer Mike Hatch won the election to replace him. [1] The election marked the eighth attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970.

Contents

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

The primary was held on September 15. Lawyer Mike Hatch won the DFL nomination. [2] Hatch faced off against State Senator Ember Reichgott Junge and former United States Attorney David Lillehaug.

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Elimated in primary

Results

Results by county:
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Hatch
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Lillehaug
30-40% 1998 Minnesota attorney general Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Hatch
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  Lillehaug
  •   30–40%
1998 DFL Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Mike Hatch 212,278 46.18%
Democratic (DFL) David Lillehaug 135,63629.51%
Democratic (DFL) Ember Reichgott Junge 111,71524.31%
Total votes459,629 100%

Independent-Republican primary

The primary was held on September 15. State Representative Charlie Weaver Jr. won the Republican nomination over perennial candidate Sharon Anderson. [5]

Candidates

Nominated in primary

Elimated in primary

Results

Results by county:
Weaver
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Anderson
50-60%
Tie
50% 1998 Minnesota attorney general Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Weaver
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Anderson
  •   50–60%
  Tie
  •   50%
1998 Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlie Weaver Jr. 83,285 62.08%
Republican Sharon Anderson50,86337.92%
Total votes134,148 100%

Other candidates

Reform Party

Nominee

  • Jim Mangan

Results

1998 Reform Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney General [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform Jim Mangan 13,906 100.00%
Total votes13,906 100%

Libertarian Party

Nominee

General election

Results

1998 Minnesota Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL) Mike Hatch 960,558 47.83% −16.84%
Republican Charlie Weaver Jr. 880,20343.83%+15.49%
Reform Jim Mangan116,5045.80%N/A
Libertarian Ruth A. Mason49,1622.45%N/A
N/AWrite Ins1,7570.09%−2.85%
Total votes2,008,184 100.00%

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