1944 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1944 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1942 Minnesota Attorney General election 1942 1946 Minnesota Attorney General election 1946 November 7, 1944 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 649,780 59.76% 125px Erling Swenson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 437,633 40.24% 1944 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsBurnquist: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #C21B18 80-90%Swenson: #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1944 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate Erling Swenson.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319441099923600/ Attorney General, 1944 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 7, 1944, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 212,147 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Erling Swenson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his fourth term on January 2, 1945.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85629 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com May 1, 2004 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 649,780 59.76 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Erling Swenson 437,633 40.24 1,087,413 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1944 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1944 in the United States