1938 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1938 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1936 Minnesota Attorney General election 1936 1940 Minnesota Attorney General election 1940 November 8, 1938 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 530,971 49.90% 100px William S. Ervin Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party 378,385 35.55% 125px John D. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 154,799 14.55% Attorney General William S. Ervin (Acting) Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1938 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former governor of Minnesota Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent acting attorney general William S. Ervin and Democratic nominee John D. Sullivan.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319381099923600/ Attorney General, 1938 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 8, 1938, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won the election by a margin of 152,586 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee William S. Ervin, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in as the 21st attorney general of Minnesota on January 2, 1939.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871962 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist 530,971 49.90 Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party William S. Ervin (incumbent) 378,385 35.55 Democratic Party (United States) John D. Sullivan 154,799 14.55 1,064,155 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1938 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1938 in the United States