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1920 Minnesota Attorney General election
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1920 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1918 Minnesota Attorney General election 1918 1922 Minnesota Attorney General election 1922 November 2, 1920 125px Clifford L. Hilton Republican Party (United States) 446,736 59.41% 125px Thomas V. Sullivan Independent politician 251,488 33.44% 125px Raymond A. McQuat Democratic Party (United States) 53,738 7.15% Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton Republican Party (United States) Clifford L. Hilton Republican Party (United States)
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.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319201099923600/ Attorney General, 1920 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-07
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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=872499 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 16, 2019 2024-10-07
Results
Minnesota Attorney General election, 1920
Republican Party (United States)
Clifford L. Hilton (incumbent)
446,736
59.41
Independent politician
Thomas V. Sullivan
251,488
33.44
Democratic Party (United States)
Raymond A. McQuat
53,738
7.15
751,962
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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