1958 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1958 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1957–1983).svg 1957 Presidential no 1956 Minnesota Attorney General election 1956 1960 Minnesota Attorney General election 1960 November 4, 1958 File:Miles Lord - Federal Portrait.jpg 150x150px Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 627,851 55.74% 3x4.svg Gaylord A. Saetre Republican Party (United States) 498,478 44.26% 1958 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County results Lord: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Saetre: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Attorney General Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1958 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1958, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Miles Lord defeated Republican nominee Gaylord A. Saetre.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319581099923600/ Attorney General, 1958 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-09 General election On election day, November 4, 1958, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Miles Lord won re-election by a margin of 129,373 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Gaylord A. Saetre, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Lord was sworn in for his third term on January 3, 1959.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=824865 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 7, 2020 2024-10-09 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1958 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Miles Lord (incumbent) 627,851 55.74 Republican Party (United States) Gaylord A. Saetre 498,478 44.26 1,126,129 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1958 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1958 in the United States