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1894 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1892 Minnesota Attorney General election 1892 1896 Minnesota Attorney General election 1896 November 6, 1894 125px Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) 150,529 52.43% 125px William Brackenridge Democratic Party (United States) 66,905 23.30% 125px John L. MacDonald People's Party (United States) 60,265 21.00% Attorney General Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) Henry W. Childs Republican Party (United States) 1893
The 1894 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1894, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Henry W. Childs defeated Democratic nominee William Brackenridge, People's nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district John L. MacDonald and Prohibition nominee Robert Taylor.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318941099923600/ Attorney General, 1894 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-06
General election
On election day, November 6, 1894, Republican nominee Henry W. Childs won re-election by a margin of 83,624 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee William Brackenridge, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Childs was sworn in for his second term on January 31, 1895.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=152977 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com September 12, 2023 2024-10-06
Results
Minnesota Attorney General election, 1894
Republican Party (United States)
Henry W. Childs (incumbent)
150,529
52.43
Democratic Party (United States)
William Brackenridge
66,905
23.30
People's Party (United States)
John L. MacDonald
60,265
21.00
Prohibition Party
Robert Taylor
9,400
3.27
287,099
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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