1877 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1877 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1875 Minnesota Attorney General election 1875 1879 Minnesota Attorney General election 1879 November 6, 1877 125px George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) 56,328 58.92% 125px Richard A. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 37,042 38.75% Attorney General George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) The 1877 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1877, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general George P. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee John R. Jones, Prohibition nominee James E. Child and Greenback nominee Nathan C. Martin. Squire L. Pierce was the original Greenback nominee, but he declined the nomination. Despite this, Pierce still received 208 votes in the election.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318771099923600/ Attorney General, 1877 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-05 General election On election day, November 6, 1877, Republican nominee George P. Wilson won re-election by a margin of 19,286 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John R. Jones, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Wilson was sworn in for his third term on January 7, 1878.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058065 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-05 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1877 Republican Party (United States) George P. Wilson (incumbent) 56,328 58.92 Democratic Party (United States) John R. Jones 37,042 38.75 Prohibition Party James E. Child 1,162 1.22 Greenback Party Nathan C. Martin 856 0.90 Greenback Party Squire L. Pierce 208 0.21 95,596 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1877 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1877 in the United States