1956 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1956 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1954 Minnesota Attorney General election 1954 1958 Minnesota Attorney General election 1958 November 6, 1956 125px Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 694,694 50.21% 125px Keith Kennedy Republican Party (United States) 688,931 49.79% 1956 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County results Lord: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Kennedy: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Attorney General Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1956 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1956, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Miles Lord defeated Republican nominee Keith Kennedy.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319561099923600/ Attorney General, 1956 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-09 General election On election day, November 6, 1956, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Miles Lord won re-election by a margin of 5,763 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Keith Kennedy, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Lord was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1957.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871935 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-09 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1956 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Miles Lord (incumbent) 694,694 50.21 Republican Party (United States) Keith Kennedy 688,931 49.79 1,383,625 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1956 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1956 in the United States