1982 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1982 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1957–1983).svg 1957 Presidential no 1978 Minnesota Attorney General election 1978 1986 Minnesota Attorney General election 1986 November 2, 1982 File:Hubert Humphrey III (cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey III Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1,082,539 61.72% 3x4.svg 150x150px Elliot C. Rothenberg Republican Party (United States) 653,162 37.24% 1982 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsHumphrey: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Rothenberg: #E27F7F 50–60% Attorney General Warren Spannaus Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Hubert Humphrey III Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1982 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1982, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota Senate Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Elliot C. Rothenberg and Conservative People's nominee Samuel A. Faulk.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319821099923600/ Attorney General, 1982 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-09 General election On election day, November 2, 1982, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Hubert Humphrey III won the election by a margin of 429,377 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Elliot C. Rothenberg, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party control over the office of attorney general. Humphrey was sworn in as the 27th attorney general of Minnesota on January 3, 1983.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38580 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com April 2, 2004 2024-10-09 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1982 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Hubert Humphrey III 1,082,539 61.72 Republican Party (United States) Elliot C. Rothenberg 653,162 37.24 Conservative People's Samuel A. Faulk 18,278 1.04 1,753,979 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1982 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1982 in the United States