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1914 Minnesota Attorney General election
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1914 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1912 Minnesota Attorney General election 1912 1916 Minnesota Attorney General election 1916 November 3, 1914 125px Lyndon A. Smith Republican Party (United States) 195,372 63.82% 125px William F. Donohue Democratic Party (United States) 94,025 30.71% 125px August V. Rieke Bull Moose Party 16,736 5.47% Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith Republican Party (United States) Lyndon A. Smith Republican Party (United States)
The 1914 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Lyndon A. Smith defeated Democratic nominee Neil Cronin and Progressive nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate August V. Rieke.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319141099923600/ Attorney General, 1914 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-07
General election
On election day, November 3, 1914, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won re-election by a margin of 101,347 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Neil Cronin, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Smith was sworn in for his second full term on January 3, 1915.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=913377 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 7, 2020 2024-10-07
Results
Minnesota Attorney General election, 1914
Republican Party (United States)
Lyndon A. Smith (incumbent)
195,372
63.82
Democratic Party (United States)
Neil Cronin
94,025
30.71
Bull Moose Party
August V. Rieke
16,736
5.47
306,131
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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