1896 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1896 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1894 Minnesota Attorney General election 1894 1898 Minnesota Attorney General election 1898 November 3, 1896 125px Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) 176,273 55.92% 125px John Arnold Keyes Democratic Party (United States) 138,966 44.08% Attorney General Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) The 1896 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1896, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Henry W. Childs defeated Democratic nominee John Arnold Keyes.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318961099923600/ Attorney General, 1896 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-06 General election On election day, November 3, 1896, Republican nominee Henry W. Childs won re-election by a margin of 37,307 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John Arnold Keyes, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Childs was sworn in for his third term on January 3, 1897.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=150860 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com December 11, 2004 2024-10-06 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1896 Republican Party (United States) Henry W. Childs (incumbent) 176,273 55.92 Democratic Party (United States) John Arnold Keyes 138,966 44.08 315,239 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1896 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1896 in the United States