1954 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1954 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg 1893 Presidential no 1952 Minnesota Attorney General election 1952 1956 Minnesota Attorney General election 1956 November 2, 1954 125px Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 587,883 52.74% 125px Bernhard LeVander Republican Party (United States) 526,761 47.26% 1954 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsLord: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%LeVander: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Attorney General Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican Party (United States) Miles Lord Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1954 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1954, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Miles Lord defeated Republican nominee Bernhard LeVander.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319541099923600/ Attorney General, 1954 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-09 General election On election day, November 2, 1954, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Miles Lord won the election by a margin of 61,122 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Bernhard LeVander, thereby gaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Lord was sworn in as the 22nd attorney general of Minnesota on January 3, 1955.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871931 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-09 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1954 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Miles Lord 587,883 52.74 Republican Party (United States) Bernhard LeVander 526,761 47.26 1,114,644 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Republican Party (United States) References Category:1954 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1954 in the United States