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The 1994 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1994, to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFLer Skip Humphrey ran for re-election to a fourth term, ultimately defeating Republican nominee Sharon Anderson.Our Campaigns - MN Attorney General Race - Nov 08, 1994 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38583 2022-09-24 www.ourcampaigns.com The election marked the seventh attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970. Humphrey won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so since Senator Hubert Humphrey in 1976, and the most recent person to do so as of , although Governor Arne Carlson won all but three counties in the adjacent gubernatorial election, and U.S. senator Amy Klobuchar won all but two in 2012.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The primary was held on September 13. Incumbent attorney general Skip Humphrey won the DFL nomination.Anderson Growe Joan Canvassing Board Report State Canvassing Board Minnesota Secretary of State 1994 77–79 Humphrey faced only token opposition for renomination from LaRouchite candidates.
Candidates
Nominated in primary
Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III, incumbent attorney general, former state senator
Elimated in primary
Kent S. Herschbach, LaRouchite perennial candidate, truck driverLaRouchies take on Humphrey https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/07/31/LaRouchies-take-on-Humphrey/4762775627200/ 2022-09-25 UPI en
Lewis du Pont Smith, LaRouchite and heir of the du Pont family
Results
thumb|280px|Results by county: #7996e2 Humphrey #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 90-100%
1994 DFL Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney Generalhttps://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Files/GetDocument/16339 1994 Primary Election Results Minnesota Secretary of State 31 January 2021
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III 329,147 87.91%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Kent S. Herschbach 24,590 6.57%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Lewis du Pont Smith 20,668 5.52%
374,405
100%
Independent-Republican primary
The primary was held on September 13. Sharon Anderson won the Independent-Republican nomination over Republican Party-endorsed candidate Tom Neuville, an upset attributed to Anderson's "very electable name."Kimball Joe 2010-05-26 With electable name and past GOP primary success, Sharon Anderson is running again for attorney general https://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2010/05/electable-name-and-past-gop-primary-success-sharon-anderson-running-again-a/ 2022-09-26 MinnPost en-US
Candidates
Nominated in primary
Sharon Anderson, activist, perennial candidateSharon Anderson https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/sharon-anderson/89-480755465 2022-09-26 kare11.com en-USFeatherly Kevin 2018-08-09 Quirky candidate Anderson's running for AG—again – Minnesota Lawyer https://minnlawyer.com/2018/08/09/quirky-candidate-andersons-running-for-ag-again/ 2022-09-26 en-US
Elimated in primary
Thomas M. Neuville, state senatorOur Campaigns - Candidate - Thomas M. "Tom" Neuville https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=23433 2022-09-26 www.ourcampaigns.com
Andrew Olson, LaRouchite farmer
Results
thumb|280px|Results by county: #e27f7f Anderson #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #e2c87f Neuville #fff0c8 30–40% #ffe49e 40–50% #e2c87f 50–60% #d7b65d 60–70% #c29518 80–90% #7fafe2 Olson #c8e3ff 30–40%
1994 Independent-Republican Primary Election for Minnesota Attorney Generalhttps://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Files/GetDocument/16339 1994 Primary Election Results Minnesota Secretary of State 31 January 2021
Republican Party of Minnesota Sharon Anderson 148,660 40.01%
Republican Party of Minnesota Thomas M. Neuville 127,992 34.45%
Republican Party of Minnesota Andrew Olson 94,926 25.55%
371,578
100%
Other candidates
Grassroots Party
Nominee
Dean W. AmundsonAnderson Growe Joan Canvassing Board Report Minnesota Secretary of State 1994
General election
Results
1994 Minnesota Attorney General election
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Skip Humphrey (incumbent) 1,115,285 64.67%
Republican Party of Minnesota Sharon Anderson 488,753 28.34%Grassroots Party Dean W. Amundson 69,776 4.05% Grassroots PartyN/A Write Ins 50,681 2.94%
1,724,495 100.00%
References
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