1875 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1875 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1873 Minnesota Attorney General election 1873 1877 Minnesota Attorney General election 1877 November 2, 1875 125px George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) 45,091 54.64% 125px Richard A. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 34,683 42.03% Attorney General George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) George P. Wilson Republican Party (United States) The 1875 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1875, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general George P. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Richard A. Jones and Temperance nominee Cornelius M. McCarthy.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318751099923600/ Attorney General, 1875 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-05 General election On election day, November 2, 1875, Republican nominee George P. Wilson won re-election by a margin of 10,408 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Richard A. Jones, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Wilson was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1876.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058064 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-05 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1875 Republican Party (United States) George P. Wilson (incumbent) 45,091 54.64 Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Jones 34,683 42.03 Prohibition Party Cornelius M. McCarthy 2,749 3.33 82,523 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1875 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1875 in the United States