1886 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota Presidential no 1883 Minnesota Attorney General election 1883 1888 Minnesota Attorney General election 1888 November 2, 1886 125px Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) 115,512 52.43% 125px John H. Ives Democratic Party (United States) 95,881 43.52% Attorney General William John Hahn Republican Party (United States) Moses E. Clapp Republican Party (United States) The 1886 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1886, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp defeated Democratic nominee John H. Ives and Prohibition nominee W.M. Hatch.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318861099923600/ Attorney General, 1886 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-06 General election On election day, November 2, 1886, Republican nominee Moses E. Clapp won the election by a margin of 19,631 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John H. Ives, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Clapp was sworn in as the 8th attorney general of Minnesota on January 5, 1887.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058070 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 19, 2024 2024-10-06 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1886 Republican Party (United States) Moses E. Clapp 115,512 52.43 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Ives 95,881 43.52 Prohibition Party W.M. Hatch 8,908 4.05 220,301 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1886 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1886 in the United States