1942 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1942 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1940 Minnesota Attorney General election 1940 1944 Minnesota Attorney General election 1944 November 3, 1942 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 432,695 58.94% 125px David J. Erickson Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party 187,074 25.48% 125px Patrick A. Burke Democratic Party (United States) 114,385 15.58% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1942 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor nominee David J. Erickson and Democratic nominee Patrick A. Burke.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319421099923600/ Attorney General, 1942 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 3, 1942, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 245,621 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee David J. Erickson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his third term on January 4, 1943.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85557 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com May 1, 2004 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 432,695 58.94 Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party David J. Erickson 187,074 25.48 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick A. Burke 114,385 15.58 734,154 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1942 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1942 in the United States