1950 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1950 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1948 Minnesota Attorney General election 1948 1952 Minnesota Attorney General election 1952 November 7, 1950 125px Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) 575,736 57.28% 125px Orville Freeman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 429,320 42.72% 1950 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsBurnquist: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80%Freeman: #7996e2 50-60% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) The 1950 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1950, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Orville Freeman.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319501099923600/ Attorney General, 1950 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-08 General election On election day, November 7, 1950, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 146,416 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Orville Freeman, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his seventh term on January 8, 1951.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871925 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-08 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1950 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) 575,736 57.28 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Orville Freeman 429,320 42.72 1,005,056 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1950 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1950 in the United States