1912 Minnesota Attorney General election

US state officer election February 2026 December 2025 ly 1912 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1910 Minnesota Attorney General election 1910 1914 Minnesota Attorney General election 1914 November 5, 1912 125px Lyndon A. Smith Republican Party (United States) 166,950 60.04% 125px William F. Donohue Democratic Party (United States) 83,997 30.21% 125px J.H. Morse Prohibition Party 27,140 9.75% Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith (Acting) Republican Party (United States) Lyndon A. Smith Republican Party (United States) The 1912 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1912, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Lyndon A. Smith defeated Democratic nominee William F. Donohue and Prohibition nominee J.H. Morse.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319121099923600/ Attorney General, 1912 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-07 General election On election day, November 5, 1912, Republican nominee Lyndon A. Smith won the election by a margin of 82,953 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee William F. Donohue, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Smith was sworn in for his first full term on January 3, 1913.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=872493 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 16, 2019 2024-10-07 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Lyndon A. Smith (incumbent) 166,950 60.04 Democratic Party (United States) William F. Donohue 83,997 30.21 Prohibition Party J.H. Morse 27,140 9.75 278,087 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1912 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1912 in the United States