1861 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1861 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1859 Minnesota Attorney General election 1859 1863 Minnesota Attorney General election 1863 November 5, 1861 125px Gordon E. Cole Republican Party (United States) 16,112 60.64% 125px Wheeler Hazard Peckham Democratic Party (United States) 10,533 39.53% Attorney General Gordon E. Cole Republican Party (United States) Gordon E. Cole Republican Party (United States) The 1861 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1861, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Attorney General Gordon E. Cole defeated Democratic nominee Wheeler Hazard Peckham.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318611099923600/ Attorney General, 1861 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-04 General election On election day, November 5, 1861, Republican nominee Gordon E. Cole won re-election by a margin of 5,579 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Wheeler Hazard Peckham, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Cole was sworn in for his second term on January 2, 1862.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058057 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-04 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1861 Republican Party (United States) Gordon E. Cole (incumbent) 16,112 60.64 Democratic Party (United States) Wheeler Hazard Peckham 10,533 39.53 3 0.01 26,648 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1861 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1861 in the United States