1888 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1888 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election 1886 1890 Minnesota Attorney General election 1890 November 6, 1888 125px Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) 142,074 54.11% 125px Charles d'Autremont Democratic Party (United States) 104,202 39.69% 125px Charles E. Shannon Prohibition Party 15,629 5.95% Attorney General Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) The 1888 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1888, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee Charles d'Autremont, Prohibition nominee Charles E. Shannon and Union Labor nominee William Welch.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318881099923600/ Attorney General, 1888 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-06 General election On election day, November 6, 1888, Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp won re-election by a margin of 37,872 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Charles d'Autremont, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Clapp was sworn in for his second term on January 9, 1889.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058071 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-06 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1888 Republican Party (United States) Moses E. Clapp (incumbent) 142,074 54.11 Democratic Party (United States) Charles d'Autremont 104,202 39.69 Prohibition Party Charles E. Shannon 15,629 5.95 Union Labor Party William Welch 644 0.25 262,549 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1888 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1888 in the United States