1946 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1946 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1944 Minnesota Attorney General election 1944 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election 1948 November 5, 1946 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 526,331 61.77% 125px Walter C. Boland Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 325,764 38.23% 1946 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsBurnquist: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #C21B18 80-90%Boland: #7996e2 50-60% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1946 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Walter C. Boland.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319461099923600/ Attorney General, 1946 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 5, 1946, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 200,567 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Walter C. Boland, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his fifth term on January 3, 1947.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871913 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 526,331 61.77 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Walter C. Boland 325,764 38.23 852,095 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Attorney General election Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Minnesota Attorney General election